The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Charles “Bud” Darr as its new president and CEO, February 3, 2025. Darr succeeds Kelly Craighead, who, earlier this year, announced her plans to
Fincantieri’s Ancona, Italy, shipyard today delivered the Viking Vela, the first in a new series of ocean ships on order at the shipbuilder for Viking Cruises. Viking is working on a project
Fincantieri reports that luxury cruise brand Crystal has finalized an order for a third 690 passenger high end cruise ship, exercising an option under the two ship order it placed back in
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the sixth largest cruise port in the U.S., reports that it is on track for a record number of passenger movements with 1.3 million anticipated
Guilford, Conn.-headquartered American Cruise Lines is to construct two new 125-passenger ships, the American Maverick and American Ranger. They are the 7th and 8th vessels in the company’s innovative Project Blue series
One sector of shipping that will not be affected by the ILA strike is cruising. As we reported previously, the ILA has said that it will continue to handle all military cargo
Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard yesterday floated out Star Princess, the second LNG-fueled cruise ship that the shipbuilder is building for Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises brand. With a gross tonnage of approximately 178,000 tons,
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement contract with Royal Caribbean Group covering 37 of the group’s cruise ships. The agreement is designed to optimize the performance, reliability and availability of the
Anna Nash has joined MSC Group’s luxury cruise brand Explora Journeys as president, reporting directly to Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman, MSC Group’s Cruise Division. Nash comes to Explora Journeys’ senior leadership team
The days of the post-pandemic cruise ship ordering pause are rapidly fading into the past. Today, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) reported that it has signed an agreement with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer
