On December 6, 2022, Norwegian Cruise Line announced the increase of daily services charges, which provide gratuities to key onboard crew members. In a letter sent to guests and travel agents the company said that starting January 1, 2023, will be making a nominal adjustment to the daily service charges.
After a three-year pause, TUI Cruises returns to Asia with the cruise ship Mein Schiff 5. The vessel reached its home port Singapore on December 6, and was greeted with a tugboat salute by a water cannon and representatives of the local authorities on the first call.
The cruise ship Aidabella collided with the dock at the Hamburg cruise terminal in Germany, causing dents, paint scrapes, and damage to stern. The incident happened at around 8 a.m.
At the christening ceremony in New York City MSC Cruises welcomed MSC Seascape, the 21st cruise ship to its fleet of innovative and glamourous ships. The naming ceremony took place at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in recognition of New York becoming MSC Cruise's newest U.S. homeport in April 2023, offering wider variety of North American itineraries for guests.
As part of its Green Cruising strategy, AIDA Cruises has reached another important milestone in the gradual decarbonization of its fleet. Continuing the successful cooperation with the Dutch biofuel pioneer GoodFuels the cruise line announced today that AIDAprima was refueled for the first time with 100 percent sustainable biofuel in the port of Rotterdam on December 8.
P&O Cruises announced that the naming ceremony of its newest cruise ship Arvia will take place in a beachside ceremony in Barbados on Thursday March 16, 2023. The 5,200-passenger cruise ship will launch just before the Christmas holidays.
Royal Caribbean has held the naming ceremony for its latest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, at Port Canaveral, Florida. In a ceremony fit for the world's newest wonder the ship was named by its Godmother and Wonder Mom Marie McCrea from Pennsylvania. The evening ceremony also marked the start of a new chapter for Wonder as it makes waves as Port Canaveral's new, year-round family vacation.
Two German cruise passengers were attacked in a violent robbery while sightseeing in Recife, Brazil, where their ship had docked. One of the passengers was stabbed in the head during the incident and was taken to a local hospital, G1 Globo reports.
Royal Caribbean Group announced the signing of a maritime declaration with the Finnish government, represented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the shipyard Meyer Turku Oy, to chart the way forward for innovative and sustainable shipbuilding in Finland. The agreement is set to advance innovation, strengthen competitiveness and bolster the maritime industry into the future.
Swan Hellenic has acquired the third state-of-the-art expedition cruise ship named SH Diana, from Helsinki Shipyard. With the latest acquisition the cruise line will expand its fleet with three ships of the same class in 2023. The sister ships SH Minerva and SH Vega, which have been delivered in 2021 and 2022, are already operating in the polar regions.
