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Described by Royal Caribbean as “the best launch we’ve ever had”, bookings have instantly exploded for Royal Caribbean’s newly announced vessel Icon of the Seas. Royal Caribbean’s Senior Vice President and Chief Product Innovation Officer Jay Schneider told Royal Caribbean Blog: “It was the fastest we ever sold a ship, the best-booked position by a … Read more
As Australia experiences the fourth wave of COVID, Carnival Corporation says it has taken an industry-leading health precaution and reinstated its mandatory mask mandate across all brands. This includes Carnival Cruises, Princess Cruises, P&O Australia, Holland America Line, Cunard, and Seabourn. From now, all guests and crew will need to wear a mask at all … Read more
Disney will purchase Global Dream, formerly owned by Genting Cruise Lines. The currently unfinished 208,000 tonnes, 6000-passenger capacity ship marks a huge purchase for Disney. Depending on how construction continues, the ship could become the largest or one of the largest passenger ships in the world. The acquisition will propel Disney’s expansion plans as the … Read more
Azamara has revealed details of 44 new voyages for winter 2024/2025 sailings, with itineraries dotted across the globe. Azamara Quest will make her way around Africa, Azamara Pursuit will move throughout Asia and Australia, Azamara Journey will take guests to South America and Azamara Onward will be responsible for the 2025 world cruise. Azamara Quests’s Africa sailings will be made up … Read more
Aurora Expeditions has released their 2024 Arctic & Beyond itinerary with sailings to remote regions like Greenland and Patagonia.
Celebrity Cruises is coming out swinging bigger than ever, announcing its 2024/2025 itineraries with nearly 500 sailings to choose from. Sixteen ships will visit more than 250 destinations across 70 countries, including Celebrity Ascent, the newest addition to Celebrity’s Edge Series. Most notably, Celebrity Edge will be heading back our way, set to sail out of … Read more
Following a ceremony in Ancona, Italy, Viking Neptune has become Viking’s newest ocean ship. Notably, despite being otherwise identical to other Viking vessels, Viking Neptune is the first ship in both its fleet and the cruise industry to test small hydrogen fuel systems for ship operation. This first-of-a-kind system will test how hydrogen fuel could work on a … Read more
Celebrity Beyond has been officially launched into service with the vessels godmother, Simone Biles, watching over the celebrations. The 19-time world champion and seven-time Olympic medalist, spoke at the ceremony before Celebrity Beyond took to the seas and officially became the newest members of the Celebrity fleet. Ms Biles said: “It is an honor to be … Read more
Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology at Deakin University and a leading commentator of COVID throughout the pandemic, says she does not view cruise ships as a major driver of COVID transmission. “I don’t think it will be a major driver of our community transmission. I know there is concern in remote communities, but equally it’s … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
