The Marine Hotel Association’s new Culinary Advisory Council will be awarding scholarships to talented culinary professionals working aboard cruise ships in a first-of-its kind initiative. The not-for-profit MHA will host its annual Conference & Trade Show, taking place at Naples Grand Resort in Naples, Florida, April 2-4.
CLIA strengthened its structure by appointing Sascha Gil as Vice President in charge of sustainability. The Cruise Lines International Association, which is the main voice of the cruise sector worldwide has chosen an experienced professional to further encourage environmental innovation in the sector.
On board the AIDA fleet, a traditional raffle is held every year for a good cause on Christmas and New Year cruises.
At the end of 2022, donations were collected in various campaigns, which will enable many children around the world to access education in the new year with AIDA Cruise & Help:
In spite of the popularity of e-muster drills, which have been implemented as part of the COVID protocols by all major cruise lines, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has decided to go back to the old way.
NCL also released the following operational announcement:
Celebrity Cruises' newest cruise ship Celebrity Ascent, has reached a major construction milestone at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.
During the peak "wave" booking season, Princess Cruises is restructuring its sales team in order to meet the surge in demand. The line saw a "double-digit" increase in sales in January, according to new UK and European sales director Nick Hughes, who revealed a 47% increase in bookings on January 17 compared to the same day last year.
As part of the 71st annual Miss Universe Pageant, Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy awarded Miss Ukraine Victoria Apanasenko the "Spirit of Carnival" for embodying the company's values of fun, friendship, diversity, and inclusion. The Spirit of Carnival award was presented during the Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans.
On January 15, 2023, Costa Cruises ship Costa Toscana, arrived in Doha, Qatar as part of the first cruise tour in the Arabian Gulf.
The cruise ship will offer 3 to 7-day voyages, and can accommodate about 6,500 passengers. They feature water parks, swimming pools, hot tubs, restaurants, and lounges.
Shipboard employees of Tallink, Estonia's largest ferry company, went on a warning strike to protest for a 20% wage increase and refusing to repeat the 7-10 percent increase granted two years ago.
After Genting Hong Kong collapsed, Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thai launched the new cruise company Resorts World Cruises, which will use one of Genting's former cruise ships for sailings out from Hong Kong
