Royal Caribbean Cruises recently announced that it has entered into a $2.2 billion 364-day secured term loan facility, further enhancing the company's liquidity position. The facility can be extended at the company's option for an additional 364 days. The company has borrowed the full amount…

Royal Caribbean Cruises has extended the suspension of sailings of its global fleet until May 12, 2020. In light of the developing Covid-19 pandemic, the cruise line – which also operates Celebrity Cruises, Azamara and Silversea Cruises – had originally scrapped all sailings until early…

Cruise operators are increasingly offering bite-sized breaks along the coast of Australia for domestic travellers keen to explore the island continent. GlobalData’s ship technology writer, Varsha Saraogi takes a look at this growing market and how cruise lines can capitalise on it. Saraogi says: “Cruising…

Ark Travels has registered most number of accredited personnel in 2019 in India by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). 11 of the travel personnel from Ark Travels have been conferred with the accreditation from CLIA, after completing the required training, making the Indian travel agency…

Genting Cruise Lines introduced the future of cruising with Global Dream, Dream Cruises’ first global class ship arriving in Asia in 2021, at this year’s South Asia Tourism and Travel Exchange (SATTE) trade expo in Delhi. Catering to India’s growing multi-generation travellers who are seeking…

Costa Cruises has taken delivery of Costa Smeralda, its new flagship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The handover ceremony took place at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland, where the ship was built. With over 180,000 gross tonnage and over 2,600 rooms, Costa Smeralda…

As the peak cruise booking time around Christmas and New Year approaches, TIRUN Travel Marketing, the exclusive representative of Celebrity Cruises in India, has doubled the commissions of its travel agents for all bookings made for Celebrity Edge and the upcoming Celebrity Apex. The commission…

Costa Victoria, one of the fascinating ships of the Costa fleet, arrived at Mumbai on November 8, where she will be homeporting for the 4th Indian season. The start of her Indian season was celebrated in the presence of Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Union Minister of…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Oceania Cruises (OCI) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC),has announced a number of strategic organisational enhancements in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). Designed to provide a more distinct focus for…

Close on the heels of announcing its partnerships with top retailers in the Middle East like Lulu and EUROSTAR, ZEE5 continues to deepen its presence across the market with yet another partnership announcement, this time with India’s first multi-destination cruise line, Jalesh Cruises, to roll…

In the last decade, cruising as a segment has picked up steam in India market. Princess Cruises, one of the premium international cruise lines, has witnessed a sustainable growth in India over past decade. The cruise line has also witnessed that as the market is…

TIRUN Travel Marketing, the exclusive India representative of Royal Caribbean International, has initiated a massive pan-India roadshow to spread the word about Royal Caribbean International’s cruises to Singapore in 2019-2020. As a part of this journey, the roadshow recently held at Junkyard Café Delhi, to…

Being one of the most successful cruise-liner to be home ported out of Mumbai, Costa Cruises has announced the fourth season of scheduled cruising out of Mumbai. This November, the cruise-liner is set to deploy Costa Victoria, a 2300 passenger capacity ship. “We are the…

Being one of the most successful cruise-liner to be home ported out of Mumbai, Costa Cruises has announced the fourth season of scheduled cruising out of Mumbai. This November, the cruise-liner is set to deploy Costa Victoria, a 2300 passenger capacity ship. “We are the…

TIRUN Travel marketing, the exclusive India representative of Royal Caribbean International (RCI), announced the upcoming Singapore cruise season. This year, the international cruise liner has dedicated two of its ships, the Quantum of the Seas and the Voyager of the Seas, anchored at the Singapore…