Costa Cruises is awaiting the arrival of Costa Smeralda in October 2019, the first Costa ship to be fuelled, both at port and while at sea by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the cleanest fossil fuel in the world. She will represent an environmental breakthrough that…

Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line unveiled the better than new Sirena, fresh from her dramatic re-inspiration. The top to bottom re-build, which has resulted in a better than new ship, is part of the US$100+ million OceaniaNEXT brand enhancement program.…

On the occasion of World Oceans Day on June 8, Jalesh Cruises, India’s first premium cruise line shares measures taken for responsible cruising. Cruise tourism in India has the potential to grow to four million passengers in the next 10 years. While this may bring…

Royal Caribbean International (RCI), represented exclusively by TIRUN Travel Marketing in India, is celebrating 50 years of cruising this year. Through the course of its five decades in the business, RCI has managed to take cruise experiences a notch above the rest, year on year.…

Jalesh Cruises, India’s first premium cruise ship, recently sailed on its maiden voyage from its homeport Mumbai. The cruise liner unveiled its first vessel, ‘Karnika’, which was acquired from the P&O cruises from Australia and has a capacity of 2000 guests. Speaking about Karnika, Jurgen…

TIRUN Travel Marketing, the exclusive India representative of Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, has announced a shuffle in senior leadership. Effective April 1, Co-founder and former CEO Ratna Chadha took over the role of Chairperson, while Varun Chadha, formerly COO, has assumed the position of CEO…

After her debut in Barcelona last month, Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship Spectrum of the Seas has finally arrived in Asia, with her second call at Kochi port recently after Mumbai. She is on a 14-night cruise from Dubai to Singapore. The 16-deck, 168,666 gross…

Jalesh Cruises, India’s first multi-destination cruise line and rezREWARDS, an exclusive loyalty program of RezLive.com, announced a strategic partnership on the first day of ATM 2019 that will allow travel agents to redeem their loyalty points for a cruise experience onboard Karnika, a luxury cruise…

Jalesh Cruises, India’s first premium cruise catering to the Indian domestic and international cruise business, christened ‘Karnika’ in an official naming ceremony in Mumbai recently. Shreyasi Punit Goenka took on the mantle of the Godmother of the ship and showered blessings of good luck, success…

The Port of Kochi recently welcomed MSC Splendida for her maiden call, and celebrated the moment with the exchanging of crests to officially celebrate the ship’s first arrival. This event marks an important moment for MSC Splendida as it is the first time the ship…

Costa Cruises, the first and only international cruise company to offer regular cruises directly from Mumbai to Cochin, Cochin to Maldives, Maldives to Mumbai, confirmed its strong interest in developing the Indian cruise market, by completing their third successful India season. Recently, Costa Luminosa, known…

Leading b2b player Ark Travels successfully hosted fourth edition of Big Bang Nautical Fiesta. The biggest cruising event by Ark Travels was planned from March 3-6, 2019 for the first time on-board Genting Dream Ex-Singapore. Organised in alliance with Genting Cruise Lines’ Dream Cruises, Ark…

Cruising as a segment has witnessed a significant growth from the India market in the last couple of years. Continuing the trend, MSC Cruises has witnessed a 40 per cent growth from India market. MSC has in the recent years sailed a couple of times…

MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise company, has taken delivery of MSC Bellissima from Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a world leader in cruise ship construction. With three Meraviglia generation ships under simultaneous construction at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, the two parties marked a double celebration…

The new Regent Seven Seas Cruises luxury ship celebrated a major construction milestone last weekend as she floated from the building dry dock to touch the sea for the first time. Now buoyant at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy, final-stage construction on Seven Seas Splendor…