Oceania Cruises’ full fleet of 6 ships has now returned to operation, following the departure of the Nautica on April 1, 2022. The ship’s officers, staff and crew were thrilled to welcome back guests on board in Civitavecchia, Rome for a 10 Night Western Mediterranean cruise.
Royal Caribbean International has held a keel-laying ceremony for the highly anticipated cruise ship, Icon of the Seas at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku. The traditional ceremony marks the start of construction of the Icon of the Seas, and involved a 3,000-ton crane lifting the first massive steel block that is placed into the new ship's building dock placing a newly minted coin under the keel for good luck.
After five months of extensive refurbishment at the Croatian shipyard Viktor Lenac in Rijeka, the cruise ship Ambience, operated by the start-up British company Ambassador Cruise Line, is finally ready for its inaugural season. Ambience departed the shipyard last week and is expected to arrive at it’s homeport Tilbury ahead of its 4 Night Maiden Voyage To Hamburg scheduled for April 20.
Celebrity Cruises has officially taken ownership of Celebrity Beyond, the third in the Edge-class which will be 20 meters longer than the first two with new and re-designed spaces. Celebrity Beyond has been constructed at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard and Captain Kate McCue, America’s first female cruise ship captain, will take the helm of the vessel.
P&O Cruises has announced cancelation of sailings on the Arcadia through July 5. The difficult decision comes as a result of lower crew numbers across the fleet and plans to transfer Arcadia’s crew to other ships in order to ease the pressure and workload.
The godmother of the second LNG cruise ship from AIDA Cruises, eleven-time world champion in track cycling, Kristina Vogel baptized AIDAcosma on April 9, 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. Accompanied by Captain Vincent Cofalka, Kristina Vogel lit up a colorful globe on the Ocean Deck of AIDAcosma. At the same time, the baptismal bottle smashed against the hull of the ship.
After a two-year absence, the province of British Columbia, Canada, was set to welcome its first cruise ship in more than two years. Holland America Line's Koningsdam arrived in Victoria on Saturday, April 9 and then sailed to Vancouver on Sunday, April 10.
NCL’s Pride of America is back into service after two years without cruising during the pandemic following the state's end of the Safe Travels Program. The ship set sail on April 9 offering round-trip voyages from Honolulu, with overnight stops in Maui and Kauai.
Pacific Explorer, P&O Cruises Australia flagship is only days away from entering Sydney Harbour, marking the restart of cruising in Australia. Pacific Explorer’s arrival after an absence of more than two years will be embraced by cruise suppliers as a sign that their businesses and livelihoods will soon be in recovery mode with the resumption of cruising based on comprehensive protocols to support its
