Zen Cruises, India’s first, premiere domestic and international cruise business has collaborated with renowned American custom cruise hotel operators, The Apollo Group. Famed for its culinary achievements for serving 4-6 star markets, The Apollo Group brings a rich experience of providing exemplary hotel operations and…

Travstarz Global Group, the CTRIP Invested Leading B2B Company, announced their entry into cruises with their partnership with Genting Cruise Lines as their new Preferred Sales Agent (PSA) for both Dream Cruises and STAR Cruises. Announcing the development, Pankaj Nagpal, MD, Travstarz Global Group said,…

Norwegian Cruise Line’s latest ship, Norwegian Bliss, makes her way to Miami to offer Eastern Caribbean cruises beginning Nov.17, 2018. She will offer seven-day cruises to the Eastern Caribbean with calls to St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and Nassau, Bahamas through…

TIRUN, the exclusive India representative of Celebrity Cruises, recently announced the launch of Celebrity Edge, the first-of-its-kind ship in Celebrity’s Edge-class fleet. Celebrity Edge promises to change cruise experiences for travellers across the world. The futuristic 129000 tonne ship can accommodate 2,918 guests at a…

Continuing it association with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), SATTE, South Asia’s largest travel trade exhibition, has partnered with CLIA for its 2019 edition. Under the partnership, CLIA will organise workshop and educational session to further increase the popularity of cruising segment in India. The…

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…

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…

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…

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,.…

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…