After completing its inaugural season in the Caribbean the world’s largest cruise ship Wonder of the Seas, set sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday, April 20, to the Mediterranean.
MSC Seascape's opening season in the U.S and Caribbean, ceremony will be held December 7, 2022 in the heart of New York City at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal and godmother Sophia Loren will name her 18th MSC Cruises ship.
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss became the first cruise ship to open this year’s Alaska cruise season, from the port of Seattle. NCL has a long history of cruising from Seattle to Alaska, having initiated the route in 2001 and Norwegian Bliss is first of five Norwegian Cruise Line vessels to cruise The Last Frontier through October 2022.
AIDA Cruises becomes the first cruise line that will not require a mandatory PCR test before embarkation. For all AIDA trips starting from April 28, 2022, a PCR test is no longer required when checking in at the port terminal. In the future, only a quick antigen test one day before departure will be required for all guests over the age of 3 to participate in the planned trip.
Virgin Voyages is happy to announce that their 4th ladyship will be officially joining the epic fleet by the name Brilliant Lady.
Princess Cruises announced that the tradition of the maritime naming ceremony will be in the port of Los Angeles on April 29. Television stars and show hosts will gather as godparents to officially name the newest Princess Cruises ship – Discovery Princess.
A crew member of the cruise ship Costa Luminosa was medically evacuated at the port of Funchal yesterday evening after suffering a heart attack. Funchal Port Authority was informed by the ship’s Captain, after the vessel departed on April 25, requesting to return to port in order to disembark a crew member in need of urgent hospital treatment.
The boutique cruise line Azamara announced the naming ceremony of its newest ship Azamara Onward will be held on May 2 in Monte Carlo, followed by a 11-night cruise to Venice. Godmother will be Beth Santos, founder and CEO of the global community and lifestyle Wanderful.
Carnival Corporation shakes up things on the top replacing Arnold Donal who led Carnival to record results before Covid-19 with Josh Weinstein as president and chief executive on 1 August. Weinstein, currently chief operations officer, will become only the third person to lead the cruise giant founded by chairman Micky Arison.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has committed to striving for net-zero emissions to all its operations and value chain by the year 2050. NCLH operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, which have a combined fleet of 28 ships.
