Holland America Line’s newest flagship MS Rotterdam received royal treatment at a festivity of Dutch heritage on May 30, 2022, in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her Royal Highness Princess Margrit of the Netherlands served as a godmother and officially named the ship in front of invited guests and guests.
The launch of the EXPLORA I took place on 30 May 2022 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, the first of four cruise ships commissioned by the MSC Group for the new luxury brand Explora Journeys.
The boutique cruise line Azamara, a leader in Destination Immersion experiences, announced that the entire fleet of four ships has officially returned to the high seas. The full fleet welcomes guests on board with intensive routes around the world, impressive land programs, and more overnight stays in each port, allowing passengers to fully immerse themselves in each destination.
Disney's latest cruise ship is expected to arrive in Port Canaveral in just a few weeks, and details of many events celebrating its arrival have just been released.
Details about the christening ceremony and the first voyage of the newest vessel have just been released, as well as details about her arrival at her home port in Sunshine State.
Last week, Hamburg-based company TUI Cruises, which operates the Mein Schiff vessels, announced easing of the health protocols for cruise guests - these will apply to all voyages from this week.
Celebrity Cruises will be eliminating embarkation quarantine of the new joining crew, effective at each ship’s next turnaround. The decision to ease the health protocols comes after Celebrity Cruises sister brand recently conducted a no-embarkation quarantine pilot with hundreds of crew. The data showed that given the effectiveness of vaccines and pre-arrival protocols, the elimination of embarkation quarantine does not present additional risk.
Royal Caribbean International's Harmony of the Seas hit the dock extension as it entered Jamaica's Falmouth Harbor on Thursday. The incident happen just hours after a Carnival Cruise ship caught fire in Grand Turk.
Royal Caribbean said that the damage on the ship was small and that it would not affect the current sailing.
Carnival Cruise Line has reached a remarkable milestone since its restart of cruises in the summer of 2021. The cruise line has welcomed two million guests.
MSC Cruises guests stopping in Brindisi will be able to choose from an even richer range of shore excursions. In fact, on the occasion of the weekly call of the MSC Armonia, a new excursion has been made available to cruise passengers for all those who wish to take a guided tour of the city. The unprecedented excursion will be available for all 26 weekly calls that the ship has yet to make during the summer season, which will end on November 14.
Carnival Corporation & plc, with its nine cruise brands, joined the global community Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, a nonprofit, independent research and development center committed to expediting the transition toward a net-zero future for the global maritime industry.
