Some of the cruise ships covered by the lifecycle agreement contract

Wärtsilä and Royal Caribbean Group in 37-ship lifecyle agreement

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, new president of Explora Journeys

Anna Nash named president of Explora Journeys

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

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Royal Caribbean Group orders fourth giant Icon Class ship

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

American Liberty is part of the company’s ongoing Project Blue Series—a series of 12 new small ships. (Credit: American Cruise Lines)

American Cruise Lines christens newest cruise ship in Rhode Island

American Cruise Lines (ACL) announced yesterday that American Liberty, the third new coastal cat in the company’s groundbreaking series of 100-passenger ships, was christened in Newport, R.I., this week. American Liberty is

Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal 16 will be MSC Seascape's homeport.

Construction underway for future home of MSC Seascape cruise ship

Construction is underway at the Port of Galveston to convert an existing cargo warehouse into the port’s fourth cruise terminal. The $151 million cruise complex at Pier 16 will include a 165,000-square-foot

OptiCruise was tested on MSC Bellissima for 12 months

MSC Cruises aims to slash emissions using new OptiCruise tool

The world’s third-largest cruise line, MSC Cruises, aims to cut its fleet’s emissions by up to 15% in 2026 by using a new itinerary planning optimization tool called OptiCruise. In cooperation with

Coral Expeditions cruise ship Coral Adventurer

Coral Expeditions manages biofouling with graphene coatings and robotic cleaning

In a cruise industry first, Australian expedition cruise specialist Coral Expeditions is to use a combination of robotic hull cleaning and graphene-based hard foul release coatings from GIT Coatings on its 2019-built,

American Cruise Lines's newest Coastal Cat

American Cruise Lines takes delivery of its newest Coastal Cat

Guilford, Conn.-headquartered American Cruise Lines reports that its third new Coastal Cat, American Liberty, has passed its sea trials with flying colors and the company has accepted delivery of the 100-passenger small

Carnival Corporation CEO Josh Weinstein

Carnival Corp orders three new — and big — ships for Carnival Cruise Line

The world’s largest cruise company, Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc, today announced an order for a further three new ships. Ordered for its Carnival Cruise Line brand at Fincantieri, they will be

MOBtronic detects persons falling from ships

New cruise ship will have $1 million MOBtronic man-overboard-detection system

U.K. based MARSS has won its largest-yet order for its MOBtronic automated man-overboard detection system, designed to instantly detect persons falling from a ship. Worth nearly $1 million, this latest contract is

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