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

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

Julian Panter, CEO of SmartSea

Op-Ed: SmartSea brings aviation tech to maritime

By Julian Panter, CEO, SmartSea The official launch of SmartSea in May marked a groundbreaking moment for the maritime industry, ushering in an era of unparalleled opportunity. Powered by SITA, the world’s

Wind assisted cruise ship

World’s largest wind assisted cruise ship will have Thordon propeller shaft bearings

Thordon Bearings has secured an order to supply its COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings for installation on the two large wind assisted cruise ships that Frances Chantiers de l’Atlantique is building for

Queen Anne

VIDEO: Cunard’s new Queen Anne arrives in Southampton

Carnival Corporation’s British luxury brand Cunard welcomed the newest addition to its fleet, Queen Anne, to its home port of Southampton, April 30, ahead of departing on its maiden voyage to Lisbon

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

Carnival orders its second new Excel-class ship this year

Carnival Corporation has followed up the order for a newbuild Excel-class LNG-fueled cruise ship that it placed with Meyer Werft in February with an order for a further ship in the class.

Oasis Class cruise ship

Royal Caribbean confirms order for seventh Oasis Class ship

Coming hard on the heels of Carnival Corporation’s first order of of a newbuild cruise ship in five years, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) announced today that it has entered into an

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

Viking Polaris windows

VIDEO: NSIA reports on deadly Viking Polaris encounter with a breaking wave

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Agency has released its report on the November 2022 incident in which one passenger died and eight others were injured after a breaking wave hit the expedition cruise

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