Construction of Celebrity Ascent, the fourth Edge-class cruise ship, officially began this week at the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique following a traditional coin welding ceremony to the ship’s keel.
The undocking of the newest P&O Cruises ship Arvia is scheduled for August 27th at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Undocking will start in the morning at around 9:00 am. The new building then moors at the equipment pier at the shipyard port, where the masts and funnel will be fitted onto the ship by crane and installed. Until the transfer, the interior work on board in will continue and further technical tests and approvals will be carried out.
Royal Caribbean Lifeguards have had a busy start to the year. This year, they have assisted over 160 guests in pools on board across the fleet. However, it is not always at the pools that lifeguards jump into action.
Christian Reuther (43) will take over the new position of Vice President of Entertainment for AIDA Cruises on October 1, 2022. In his new position, Reuther has overall responsibility for the strategic development of entertainment on board the AIDA fleet.
In the newly created position, Christian Reuther will report to Steffi Heinicke, Senior Vice President Guest Experience.
A Coast Guard aircrew evacuated a crew member from the cruise ship MSC Seaside while the vessel was sailing 30 miles from Capo Teulada, Italy.
According to reports, an Indian sailor needed urgent medical attention on land, and the captain alerted the Port Authority in Cagliari requesting an emergency medical evacuation.
Starting September 7, 2022, Royal Caribbean International will increase the onboard gratuities that guests will pay for the service they receive from crewmembers.
Gratuities for guests occupying standard cabins (Junior Suites and below) range from $14.50 to $16.00 per day per person. The previous Suite gratuity rate of $17.50 will increase to $18.50 per day per person.
For the second time in less than a month, the Carnival cruise ship Paradise has come to the rescue of Cuban migrants. Passengers aboard the Carnival Paradise heard an announcement from the captain and then the cruise ship circled a makeshift raft with six people on board.
MSC Sesacape, the newest, and most technologically advanced cruise ship in MSC Cruises fleet, has successfully completed the first intensive navigation tests and is ready to take on the role of flagship. She is the fourth unit of the Seaside class and the second Seaside Evo built in Italy by Fincantieri shipyards.
MSC Cruises has announced some changes for the winter 2022-2023 cruise season. MSC Virtuosa will replace MSC Preziosa in Hamburg and take over cruises to Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Le Havre and Southampton.
Sailing starts on Sundays at the Steinwerder Cruise Center in Hamburg. Meanwhile, MSC Virtuosa will sail the metropolitan route in direct competition with AIDAprima.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has confirmed that its chairman has resigned from his position and from the company's board.
Chief Executive Peter Deere said Fred Olsen Junior resigned in July, after 35 years in the cruise industry. Mr Deere expressed gratitude to Olsen Jr. for "his support and long service to our company."
