Headlines
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Virgin Voyages’ reveal
Thursday | Oct 20 2016VIRGIN Group founder Sir Richard Branson has renamed Virgin Cruises as Virgin Voyages and announced a ship building contract for three vessels.
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Curtis shares with Australia
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016CELEBRITY Chef Curtis Stone was down under yesterday to officially open SHARE by Curtis Stone on Sun Princess in Sydney.
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Norwegian Bliss for Alaska
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016NORWEGIAN Cruise Line has announced a 4,000-guest ship, Norwegian Bliss, to be custom-built for Alaskan cruises and to debut in Jun 2018.
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Crystal ramps up Europe
Thursday | Oct 13 2016RESERVATIONS have opened overnight for the maiden voyages of Crystal River Cruises two new ships, Crystal Debussy and Crystal Ravel, which are set to launch in Europe in 2018.
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Biosecurity trial for NZ
Thursday | Oct 13 2016THE NZ govt has announced a trial biosecurity scheme for cruise lines, aimed at speeding disembarkations for passengers.
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Broome’s cruise boom
Tuesday | Oct 11 2016CRUISE ship visitors sailing into Broome in 2015/16 jumped 74% on the prior season.
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RCI orders two Icon class
Tuesday | Oct 11 2016ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has announced a whole new class of vessel which will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and introduce fuel cell technology.
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Scenic Irrawaddy luxury
Thursday | Oct 6 2016SCENIC’S newest investment in river cruising in Southeast Asia took to the waters on its inaugural cruise late last month, boosting the Australian companies fleet of vessels to 16 globally.
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Carnival LNG deal
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016SHELL will be the supplier of the first LNG-powered cruise ships, following an agreement between Carnival Corporation and Shell Western LNG B.V.
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Amras’ Amadeus rebrand
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016EUROPEAN river cruise operator Amras has re-branded as Amadeus River Cruises, and unveiled new cruises for 2017.