CLIA President steps down
AUGUST 13, 2015—In a surprising announcement, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said that Thomas P. Ostebo, who just took the reins of President and CEO of the association on July 6, has stepped
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Cruise industry appoints its first American female captain
JULY 13, 2015 — San Francisco native Kate McCue is to be the cruise industry’s first ever American female captain. The 37 year old California Maritime Academy graduate and San Francisco native
Carnival gets U.S. approval for travel to Cuba
JULY 7, 2015 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce have granted approval for the
Viking Ocean floats out its second ship at Fincantieri
JUNE 27, 2015—Viking Ocean Cruises’ second ship—the 930-passenger Viking Sea—was “floated out” at traditional ceremony on June 25, at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard in Italy—little more than a month after the new ocean
Carnival Corporation makes two key appointments
MARCH 26, 2015 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company has named Julia M. Brown to the newly created role of Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)
Merger deal positions Lindblad to go ship shopping
MARCH 17, 2015 — Lindblad Expeditions, which has a longstanding expedition cruise partnership with National Geographic, will likely soon be shopping for new ships. It has reached a $439 million merger agreement
ABB books record orders for Azipods
JANUARY 23, 2015 — ABB’s marine business has seen record levels of new orders, driven by solid growth in demand for electrical propulsion systems especially in the cruise and ice-going segments. In
Micky Arison takes FCCA Executive Committee Chair
JANUARY 12, 2015 — The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) reports that Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman Micky Arison is now its Executive Committee Chairman, succeeding Kevin Sheehan, past president and CEO of
Carnival launches high speed hybrid WiFi network
NOVEMBER 4, 2014 — So much for getting away from the worries of the world on a cruise. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, has
Carnival Corporation reports big fuel savings
OCTOBER 2, 2014 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) says that, across its nine cruise lines, by the end of 2014 its multi-year Fleet Fuel Conservation Program will have