New Excel-class Carnival ship will be a sister to Mardi Gras

Carnival orders its first new cruise ship in five years

In another sign of the cruise industry’s return to good health, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported that it has has signed

Carnival Corp to avoid red sea transits

Carnival Corporation reroutes 12 ships to avoid Red Sea transits

The world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), says that, “given recent developments and in close consultation with global security experts and government authorities,” it has

Sun Princess

VIDEO: Delivery of Sun Princess delayed

Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises says that it and Fincantieri have mutually agreed to delay delivery of the 4,300 passenger, Sun Princess, the largest vessel ever constructed in Italy and the first ship

Coastal Cat christening

American Cruise Lines christens its second Coastal Cat

American Glory, the second Coastal Cat in American Cruise Lines’ new series of 100-passenger ships, was christened in Key West, Florida, Jan. 21. The vessel entered service in November last year after

CLIA chair Jason Liberty

Jason Liberty named new CLIA chair

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), whose cruise line members representing 95% of the world’s ocean-going cruise lines reports that Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty has been appointed chairman

Icon of the Seas in Miami

VIDEO: Icon of the Seas arrives in Miami

The new holder of the “world’s largest cruise ship” title, Royal Caribbean International’s 7,600 guest Icon of the Seas, arrived in Miami for the first time yesterday. Taller than the Eiffel Tower,

Seabourn ship fitted with Starlink

Seabourn adds Starlink to the champagne and caviar

SpaceX continues to add satellites to its Starlink galaxy and maritime customers of all kinds for the low earth orbit (LEO) satcom technology. These include Carnival Corporation’s ultra luxury cruise and expedition

Carnival CEO Josh Weinstein

Carnival reports all time high full year revenues

Cruising has come a long way since the dark days of the COVID shut-down when much loved veteran cruise ships were being beached for scrapping. Evidence of the industry bounce back came

Donnie Brown

CLIA promotes Donnie Brown to key senior VP role

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has promoted Donnie Brown to senior vice president, global maritime policy, effective December 1, 2023. In this new role, Brown will lead CLIA’s strategic efforts to

Cruise lines are tracking their usage as part of their environmental reporting.

Shoreside electricity and data monitoring take hold in the cruise industry

On July 7, 2023, the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its participating maritime countries set their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions strategy to achieve net zero “by or around” 2050. As

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