After completing its transpacific voyage from the US, the Norwegian Spirit arrived in Sydney Australia on a beautiful sunny day. The Norwegian Spirit sailed by the iconic Opera House and Harbor Bridge before docking at the Sydney Harbour as NCL’s first cruise ship to return down under in three years.
This month Netflix released the documentary "The Volcano: Rescue in Whakaari" telling the story of the deadly volcano eruption in New Zealand, through the testimonies of survivors and rescuers. The tragedy on White Island claimed the lives of 22 people, most of them passengers sailing aboard the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas.
Carnival Cruise Line will bring the fun at sea at the annual New Year’s Eve celebration as the official sponsor of Times Square New Year's Eve, musical sponsor, and countdown clock sponsor for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" on ABC. Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy will joinn the celebrations by lighting the iconic New Year's Eve Ball in New York's Times Square, together with nearly 100,000 passengers sailing on Carnival's 24 ships.
Norwegian Cruise Line will reduce cleaning services in guest staterooms aboard all of its ships in 2023. According to a letter sent to crew, the company will adjust the current daily stateroom (turn-down) service provided to guests in all categories below a Suite level. Guests staying in Studio, Inside, Oceanview, Balcony, and Club Balcony Suite will receive once-daily stateroom service.
Carnival Corporation's European-based brands, AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises have switched their low-emission LNG-powered cruise ships to diesel fuel due to high prices of liquefied natural gas, reports Suddeutsche Zeitung.
Two Carnival Cruise Line ships achieved high scores during the unannounced U.S.P.H. inspections, which took place at the Port of Long Beach, California.
Costa Cruises and the Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas Enel, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote sustainable maritime mobility using electrification solutions.
Oceania Regatta is the fifth cruise ship to cancel port calls in New Zealand due to biosecurity laws. So far the strict biofouling laws in New Zealand have forced, Queen Elizabeth, Regent Seven Seas Explorer, Viking Orion, and Coral Princess, to cancel ports.
Two MSC Cruises ships departed simultaneously from the port of Genoa, Italy on a world cruise for the first time in history.
Aida Cruises announced the farewell season of the cruise ship AIDAaura which will depart the fleet in September 2023, after more than 20 years in service.
The ship will offer 14-day voyages to South Africa and Namibia during its farewell season, beginning on January 9, 2023, in Cape Town.
