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Orkneys attempts to manage cruise ship visits
The Orkney Islands, located off the North Coast of Scotland, is one of the latest area to address the number of cruise ship visits. The local council is to introduce a new cruise booking and confirmation policy [Read more...]
Stena Line to introduce STENA NORDICA on Fishguard-Rosslare Service
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has confirmed its plans to secure the future stability of its Fishguard-Rosslare service by redeploying another ferry from its fleet. The Stena Nordica, which has been operating in the Baltic Sea, is a familiar [Read more...]
Resorts World Cruises Adds Kaohsiung as New Destination and Homeport
21 February 2023 – On 13 January, Resorts World Cruises announced Resorts World One will commence high seas cruises from Hong Kong, starting 10 March 2023. With Taiwan lifting all travel restrictions on Hong Kong and Macao residents, [Read more...]
LUXURY CRUISE MARKET HOLDS MUCH PROMISE FOR GREEK AND EAST MED HIDDEN GEM DESTINATIONS
The appeal of Greece and the East Mediterranean as an ideal region for luxury cruising will be one of the main highlights of the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF), scheduled to take place in Thessaloniki on the [Read more...]
Princess Returns to Japan
In a Press Release from Princess Cruises on 2nd December, it was announced that following the recent decision by the Japanese government to allow the return of international cruise ships to the country, Princess Cruises will begin homeport [Read more...]
Windstar moves to Miami
Windstar Cruises is to move from Seattle to Miami, taking up residence at 8400 NW 36 St. The boutique cruise line will make the switch by June, 2022 and has signed a lease on the 5th floor in [Read more...]
USCG handles thousands of pax
On 3rd April, the cruise ships ‘Zaandam’ and’ Rotterdam’ disembarked more than 1,200 passengers in Port Everglades, Florida. These developments, combined with one remaining disembarkation that was being co-ordinated at the time, involved the processing of more than [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean invests in new cruise destination
Royal Caribbean's new joint venture, Holistica Destinations, has announced a $300 mill investment in Freeport, Grand Bahama. This will be used to redevelop the Freeport cruise ship terminal into a destination which will include a hotel, convention centre, [Read more...]
Svalbard- all ships to comply with Polar Code next year
The Norwegian Maritime Administration (NMA) is to introduce new regulations applying to ships sailing in the territorial waters surrounding Svalbard next year. This willensure that all passenger ships are constructed, equipped and operated in a way that provides [Read more...]
Kenyan cruise terminal to open next year
Construction of a $3.5 mill cruise ship terminal at Mombasa is due to be completed in August next year. Kenyan Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala (pictured) told local media that the terminal will be completed in time for [Read more...]