Epic ocean race will set off next year, between the Cunard’s ocean liner Queen Mary 2 and four Ultime trimarans. This transatlantic race will start on 25 June, 2017 from Saint-Nazaire, France across the North Atlantic and finish at the entrance of the New York harbour. The amazing idea, by Damien Grimont, supported by the French Minister of Defense, was finalized following The Bridge Association signing agreement with Cunard Line to charter their flagship, Queen Mary 2 for this epic ocean race.

A couple sailing on cruise ship got into struggle late Tuesday November 8, with a armed robber in New Orleans Riverfront, reports WDSU News. According to the police, the couple was walking back to the cruise ship, when they were approached by a man at 100 block of Canal Street wearing dark-colored clothing and a bandana on his face.

The Legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli arrived yesterday at the port of Sorrento, and with speedboat boarded the luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit, anchored in front of the coast of the Italian peninsula. Bocelli will perform for 540 guests on board on a gala evening. This is second time world’s most beloved tenor and best-selling classical artist has joined Silver Spirit for unforgettable performance, and exclusive evening of arias at sea.

Its official, Donnie Wahlberg is the new Guinness world record holder for most selfies taken in three minutes. The new record was set last week on board the cruise ship Carnival Triumph during the eight annual New Kids on the Block cruise. The fans gathered around the ships open deck forming long line in order to take a selfie with the actor and singer.

A Great white shark breached the dive cage near Guadalupe with a diver inside, and exited from the top. Miraculously the diver exited unscathed. This must be the luckiest diver in the world.

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Royal Princess emerged from the dry dock in Palermo with a giant hull logo. The cruise ship is the first in Princess Fleet to receive this distinctive logo, one of the largest in the cruise line industry.

Miss USA  Deshauna Barber, will serve as a godmother of Carnival Vista . The christening of Carnival Cruise Lines latest cruise ship will take place in New York on November 4, 2016

Back in the mid-80s the NBA Legend Michael Jordan boarded the Norwegian Cruise Line flagship SS Norway, purchased by NCL in 1979. Back then “SS Norway” sailed the Caribbean from Miami, Key West, Cozumel, Roatán and Great Stirrup Cay. Not much is known about this cruise that MJ took, except this photograph released by Jay Hairston on the social networks as a proof that Jordan was onboard.

In order to tackle shortage of urn spaces in Honk Kong several entrepreneurs plan to build the world’s first columbarium at sea. According to the main investor H.K. Ship Art Club, this project will cost around $65 million reports South China Morning Post.

The German silver medalist in eight rowing team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Hannes Ocik, , visited his sponsor Aida in Rostock, Germany. The Company spokesman Hansjörg Kunze, who is also Olympic bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in the 5,000 meter race, congratulated the athlete on his success.