Cruise Events
Cruisebound and Uplift: an exclusive partnership
Cruisebound and Uplift, the leading Buy Now Pay Later solution for the world’s top travel and retail brands, have formed an exclusive partnership to offer customers installment payments on all bookings. With Cruisebound, customers can easily book cruises with all major cruise lines online, and Cruisebound also makes it easy to organize and manage all […] Read more
Lindblad: christened National Geographic Islander II.
Lindblad Expeditions celebrated the official christening of the latest addition to its award- winning fleet, National Geographic Islander ll in Salinas, Ecuador, last weekend. The 26-suite best-in-class expedition ship will make its maiden voyage to the Galápagos on August 19, 2022, for year-round expeditions to the islands. Among those attending the ceremony were Ecuador’s Minister […] Read more
Emerald Cruises: The christening of Emerald Luna
Emerald Cruises‘ new Star-Ship Emerald Luna, which will sail on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers in Europe, was christened on July 21stat a ceremony in Amsterdam. In attendance for Scenic Group, parent company of Emerald Cruises, were Rob Voss, COO – Scenic Group; David Winterton, Global Brand and Marketing Director; Maggie Carbonell, VP Marketing […] Read more
Meyer Werft: keel laying for Carnival Jubilee
With the laying of the keel, the construction of Carnival Jubilee at the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg has reached another milestone. For the first time a ship is being built in Papenburg for this brand and shipping company from Miami. “We are pleased to take another symbolic step in the construction of Carnival Jubilee with […] Read more
Silversea: Silver Endeavour joins the fleet
Silversea Cruises welcomes Silver Endeavour to its fleet, one of the world’s most luxurious expedition ships. Specifically designed to take travellers to the world’s most remote destinations, including as far as both polar regions, Silver Endeavour will enter service in November 2022, replacing Silver Explorer from the 2022/2023 Antarctic season, including popular ‘Antarctica Bridge’ cruises. […] Read more
Swan Hellenic: SH Vega sets sail for the Arctic
The Naming Ceremony of SH Vega, Swan Hellenic‘s second ship, was held at the Helsinki Shipyard. The ship is now on her way to Norway for her first cultural cruise expedition to the Arctic, an 11-day exploration of the Svalbard archipelago, departing from Tromsø on July 20, 2022. The new ship was named by Patrizia […] Read more
Explora Journeys: two more ships under construction
Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the MSC Group’s Cruise Division, and Fincantieri, today announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement to build two additional hydrogen-powered luxury cruise ships, which will enter service in 2027 and 2028, bringing the total number of the fleet to six. EXPLORA V and VI will feature […] Read more
Seabourn Venture delivered: the Seabourn expedition
The Mariotti shipyard in Genoa hosted the handover ceremony for Seabourn Venture, Seabourn Cruise Line‘s first luxury segment expedition ship. It was a special day for the company, not only coming into possession of a new vessel, but marking its entry into the expedition cruise business. Josh Liebowitz, president of Seabourn, said he was thrilled […] Read more
NCL: debuts the new season “EMBARK with NCL”
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced the next season of its visual storytelling platform, “EMBARK with NCL,” with the first episode, “Caribbean Adventures,” premiering Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 8 p.m. ET on www.ncl.com/embark and on Facebook. Following its successful first season, this second season will focus on high-caliber offerings on board and ashore, as well […] Read more
A&K acquires Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony
A&K Travel Group Ltd. has acquired the luxury cruise ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, which will resume service in 2023 after an extensive renovation and will operate under the award-winning ‘Crystal Cruises‘ brand, also acquired by A&K Travel Group Ltd. “I am excited to begin this new chapter and to return to an […] Read more
