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.
The search for a 23-year-old woman who went overboard from a cruise ship off the coast of Australia ended on Wednesday after her body was located by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced major changes in key senior executive leadership positions at two of its wholly-owned brands. Effective January 1, 2023, Andrea DeMarco, current Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will serve as President of Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Frank A. Del Rio, current Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Oceania Cruises, will serve as President of Oceania Cruises, succeeding Howard Sherman.
Silversea Cruises announced that the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Roberto Martinoli, will assume a new corporate roll and will serve as a senior advisor to Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty. Starting January 1, 2023 Barbara Muckermann, who is currently Chief Commercial Officer, will take over the postion as Silversea's next president and CEO.
The World Voyager came to the rescue of a small sailing boat in distress and provided assistance to four distressed mariners on December 13, while crossing the Atlantic.
A video has spread on social networks, showing a general manager of a local construction company in Finland together with his employees vandalizing the cruise ferry MS Baltic Princess, during a party cruise in the Baltic Sea.
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.
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.
