Royal Caribbean Group announced that it has received court approval to purchase the ultra-luxury cruise ship Endeavour. The former Crystal Cruises ship built in 2021, will be renamed Silver Endeavor and will join the RCG subsidiary Silversea Cruises.
A cruise ship docked in Edinburgh to take on 700 Ukrainian refugees could pose a risk of an onboard Covid outbreak, health experts warn. Hundreds of refugees fleeing the conflict with Russia will soon receive housing, but it will not be on dry land. The huge cruise ship arrived in Leyte on July 13 before welcoming hundreds of Ukrainians on board.
Royal Caribbean International is canceling the European season of the Serenade of the Seas in summer 2023.
The ship was scheduled to depart from Stockholm and Copenhagen on cruises through the Baltic Sea. The cancellation follows other cruise lines such as Princess Cruises and Celebrity Cruises, which are using fewer ships in Northern Europe next year.
The cruise ship Margaritaville at Sea Paradise has been cleared by the U.S. Coast Guard to sail, and its Certificate of Compliance renewed following some repairs.
The Port of Tarragona expects to receive 70,000 cruise passengers, 10,000 more than initially planned, thanks to the eight new scales of MSC Cruises, according to the Port Authority.
Holland America Line will celebrate its 150th anniversary on April 18, 2023 - making it one of the longest-running cruise lines in the world. To commemorate the milestone, the cruise line is planning special events and activities, including two commemorative transatlantic crossings.
Over 600 Trinidad and Tobago nationals will take to the sea for their first time as employees of Royal Caribbean. Just over a month since thousands flocked to Royal Caribbean's recruitment drives in Trinidad and Tobago, the cruise line has confirmed that 602 candidates have been hired so far.
CLIA Brazil announced that eight cruise ships would serve the local market in the 2022-2023 season. The number of ships available to Brazilians will configure the best cycle of the last ten years, according to estimates by the entity. The calendar, in addition, will be one of the most extensive with a duration of six months.
AIDA Cruises is continuing its longstanding commitment as a main sponsor of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival until 2024. With the signing of the new agreement, the Rostock cruise line and the regional classic festival are building on the partnership that has existed for more than 20 years and at the same time are announcing the highlight of the next joint season.
Princess Cruises, the longest-running cruise line operating out of the Port of Los Angeles – is offering an all-new summer season of round-trip cruises from Los Angeles in 2023. This will be the line's first-ever summer season to Mexico, Hawaii, and the Coast of California, with Emerald Princess sailing on a series of voyages ranging from five to 16 days between May and August 2023.
