MSC Cruises and Fincantieri have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of four ultra-luxury cruise ships for a total value in excess of €2 billion. The ships, the first of which will be delivered in Spring 2023, will have gross tonnage of…

MSC Cruises, the Swiss-based world’s largest privately owned cruise line and brand market leader in Europe, South America, the Gulf and South Africa has announced that sales for MSC Grandiosa’s maiden voyage departing on November 10, 2019, from Hamburg (Germany) to the Mediterranean are now…

The 2018/19 cruise season kicked off in Qatar with the Boudicca docking at Doha Port last week. The season, which continues until April 2019, is expected to see nearly double the number of cruise ships that arrived in the 2017/18 season. Of the 43 ships…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) has announced it will be returning to Turkey with eleven itineraries departing in 2019. This captivating country has long been popular with travellers interested in rich culture, history, awe-inspiring architecture and exotic food. Having recently undergone a multi-million dollar enhancement,…

Princess Cruises has unveiled new details revealing features onboard its new ship Sky Princess, including a first look at its first-ever Sky Suites. The accommodations are centrally located on the top decks of Sky Princess and feature the largest private balconies ever offered by the…

K. J. Alphons, Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism informed the Lok Sabha that a total of 1,62,660 cruise passengers visited India at six major ports namely Mumbai Port, Chennai Port, Cochin Port, Kolkata Port, New Mangalore Port and Mormugao Port during the year 2017-18,.…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced the important next step in its efforts to reduce its environmental impact by eliminating single-use plastic straws across its fleet of 26 ships and two island destinations, Great Stirrup Cay and Harvest Caye. The company anticipates that it will eliminate…

Hurtigruten, the world leader in exploration travel, celebrated 125 years of its operation on July 2, 2018. Exactly 125 years ago, Hurtigruten Founder Richard With brought the steamer MS Vesteraalen into service along the coast of Norway, establishing a regular sea link for locals and…

MSC Cruises is all set to bring MSC Lirica to the Indian waters this December. The cruiseliner has announced a scheduled sailing from Dubai to Mumbai on December 22 and Mumbai to Dubai on December 31. Speaking about the sailing Kunal Sampat, General Manager- India,…

TIRUN Travel Marketing, the exclusive India representative of Royal Caribbean International (RCI) announced the arrival of the award-winning cruise line’s ship Spectrum of the Seas and its inaugural season in Southeast Asia in May 2019. As the ship readies to homeport in Asia, RCI has…

Dream Cruises is collaborating with Sony Pictures Animation to host thematic sailings of Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, the latest instalment of the animated movie franchise, aboard Genting Dream and World Dream this summer. From 25 May to 31 August 2018, guests will enjoy…

Costa Cruises is continuing to expand and renew its fleet of ships. At Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard, construction has begun on a new 135,500-ton ship with 2,116 cabins, due for delivery in 2020. Like its twin Costa Venezia, it will be designed specifically for the Chinese…

TIRUN, the exclusive India representative of Royal Caribbean International, recently announced the return of Voyager of the Seas to Singapore. Voyager of the Seas is one of the most innovative cruise ships in Southeast Asia. It is back in Singapore, for her longest-running Southeast Asian…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that mega projects being implemented in the UAE are reinforcing the country’s profile globally as a model for sustainable growth driven by diversification, innovation and productive…

Launched in 2017, MSC Meraviglia, the company’s largest operational vessel till date has witnessed a grand response from India market. With guest capacity of 5,714, MSC Meraviglia is both the biggest ship to ever be built by a European ship owner – MSC Cruises -…