Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel with a 54-year history of breaking boundaries, has announced that, Norwegian Prima was floated out from her drydock at Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (Venice), Italy, marking a major construction milestone and the first time the…

Cordelia cruises have announced the resumption of sailing operations from September 2021. While their maiden cruise was cancelled by the deadly second wave, the team is upbeat and cautiously optimistic that they can travel freely again. “The second wave led to the cancellation of our…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has officially commemorated its cruise comeback with a double debut: Norwegian Jade was not only the first of its 17-ship fleet to welcome guests after 500 days, she also made NCL history as the first vessel to homeport in Athens (Piraeus).…

Understanding that water transport being economical as well as eco-friendly mode of transport, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under Sagamala programme has undertaken Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax projects across several routes. The Ministry has identified a total of 71 projects of which 7 are completed and…

Towards the end of 2020, the cruising industry had started gearing up to welcome travellers with all stringent health and safety protocols in place. The cruise players started building confidence amongst their patrons to restart sailing. Destinations across the globe began to ease their travel…

Crystal River Cruises has announced its final deployment for 2021, featuring 35 voyages ranging from seven to 11 nights and exploring the historic cities, cultural treasures and UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Rhine, Danube and Moselle rivers. Sister ships Crystal Ravel and Crystal Debussy…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, has announced the creation of its long-term climate action strategy and goal to reach carbon neutrality through reducing carbon intensity, identifying and…

Union Minister of State (I/C) for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya in the presence of Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant inaugurated the second floating jetty at Old Goa virtually today on the occasion of Goa statehood yesterday. Mandaviya expressed hope that the floating…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) introduces Norwegian Prima, which has become the Brand’s most in-demand ship ever, with record bookings on the first day and week of sales. With voyages beginning August 2022, Norwegian Prima, the first of six ships within NCL’s all new Prima Class,…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today opened for sale the first of six ships within its highly anticipated next class of vessels, Prima Class, the Brand’s first new class of ships in nearly 10 years. With voyages beginning in summer 2022, Norwegian Prima, the first of…

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is set to connect virtually with its in-market cruise stakeholders from India. Based on the theme “Charting our Pathway to Cruise Recovery”, CruiseWorld India 2021 aims to re-engage with key cruise line and cruise agent stakeholders, after almost a year.…

Minister of State for Ports, Shipping & Waterways (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the Cruise service from Hazira Port of Surat to Diu today via video conferencing. ‘I feel very happy to announce that before 2014, there were 139 cruise calls at the Indian Ports…

The Danish boutique expedition cruise operator Albatros Expeditions, part of Albatros Travel Group, has announced that following the successful sea trials for the brand-new expedition cruise vessel, Ocean Victory, they are convinced the ship will deliver the lowest Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions per passenger in…

In a joint virtual press conference with Dionisio D’Aguilar, Minister of Tourism & Aviation for The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Crystal Cruises has announced its plans to restart cruising with new close-to-home Bahamas Escapes beginning July 3, 2021 with a series of 16 seven-night, round-trip…

Dream Cruises and Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore (MBCCS) have welcomed Singapore’s 100,000th cruise passenger since the commencement of safe pilot cruises in the city. Starting with World Dream’s first sailing from November 6, 2020 has been a worry-free journey for guests aboard, with their…