Cruise Ship News
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The first 55m Tankoa T55 Sportiva has been sold
The Genoa-based boutique shipyard has signed a contract for the first all-aluminum 55-m unit in the new Sportiva series. The sale comes just six months after the Linea Sportiva was officially presented during a live Zoom event. Linea Sportiva was designed by Luca Dini. Sportiva 55, the first model in…
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Princess Cruises receives sixth cruise ship from Fincantieri Shipyard
Discovery Princess has the capacity to accommodate 3,660 guests. Carnival Group-owned cruise line Princess Cruises has taken delivery of its newest cruise ship, Discovery Princess. The official handover ceremony was held at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. With this delivery, the Princess Cruises fleet has grown to 15 MedallionClass…
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Royal Caribbean Officially Welcomes ‘Wonder of the Seas’ To Its Fleet
Oasis Class vessel is the “world’s largest cruise ship” Royal Caribbean International today officially welcomed the new vessel Wonder of the Seas to its award-winning fleet, as it took delivery today of the line’s fifth Oasis Class vessel. Measuring 1,188 feet long and weighing 236,857 gross tons, the 6,988-passenger cruise…
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Cruise Ship Crystal Symphony Diverted to Avoid Arrest in Miami
The cruise ship, CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, was expected to return to her homeport Miami, but instead, the vessel has diverted to the Bahamas. Passengers were disembarked in Bimini. Crystal Cruises, owner of CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, arranged ferry transportation to take passengers to Port Everglades, Florida. Talking to Daily Mail, a musician said…
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Stena Line launches recruitment campaign for Irish sea routes
Ferry company Stena Line has launched its first national recruitment campaign in a bid to fill up to 60 vacancies onboard its ships across its Irish Sea routes. The company is preparing to ferry more customers post-pandemic. The recruitment campaign is entitled ‘A Life Less Ordinary. It is highlighting the…
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Feadship Juice Is the Juice on Top for Her Owner
Half a century ago, the renowned artist Ed Ruscha created Juice, a work with raised paper ribbons spelling out the letters of the same word in cursive writing. The owner of the new Feadship Juice is an avid art collector and pays homage to Ruscha’s renowned work. Take a close…
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Crystal Cruises crew to return home after the luxury cruise line suspends all sailings through April 2022
The bankruptcy of the parent company, Genting Hong Kong After the bankruptcy of the parent company, Genting Hong Kong, Crystal Cruises announced it will temporarily cease cruise operations. The luxury cruise line is suspending all cruises aboard its three ocean-going ships currently in service through April 29, 2022, and river…
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Stena Line and Gothenburg Port Authority sign MOU on relocation to Arendal
Stena Line and Gothenburg Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, committing themselves to make efforts to move the ferry operator’s terminals and port operations to a new location in Arendal, in the outskirts of the harbour. The ambition is to strengthen Gothenburg as a key sustainable Nordic cargo…
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Virtual Boat Expo : Dgital marketing platform
Virtual Boat Expo is a global stage promoting everything marine, a digital marketing platform live 24/7, 365 days a year Designed to be virtually the same as a live event the platform will deliver a fully immersive experience that offers a visual experience that is very close to that of…
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Norwegian Cruise Line Introduces Norwegian Viva
Launching June 2023, Norwegian Viva to Homeport in Four Marquee Mediterranean Destinations: Lisbon, Portugal; Venice (Trieste) and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; and Athens (Piraeus), Greece Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, today unveiled Norwegian Viva, the next ship in its brand-new Prima Class. Providing guests with elevated…
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