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American Cruise Lines ready to launch American Melody
On October 16, 2020 in Guilford (Connecticut) the company American Cruise Line announced that their next ship is almost ready to launch. It will be called the American Melody and it is the fourth ship of the company’s acclaimed series of modern river boats. Its delivery is set for next year on the Mississippi River. […]
The new Iona delivered to P&O Cruises
In the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany on October 9th, P&O Cruises took ownership of Iona, the latest addition to its fleet and the largest cruise ship ever built for the UK market. Iona is the first of two new vessels for the P&O Cruises brand. At 185,000 tonnes, 345 meters in length with 17 guest decks […]
Costa Deliziosa: cruise travel diary “Towards the East”
Travel diary from on board the Costa Deliziosa, a Costa Cruises ship, from September 13-20, 2020 for a trip “Towards the East” from Trieste to Puglia, Calabria and Sicily. After six long months without cruise ships there was an incredible feeling of enthusiasm not only for my personal return to cruising but also for the cruise […]
Viking River Cruises will take to the Mississippi in 2022
Rolling on the River: Viking River Cruises will take to the Mississippi in 2022. Let’s discover the itineraries with Cruising Journal and Monte Mathews. Not only is Viking River Cruises by far the world’s largest fleet of river going passenger ships, it plies more rivers than any other cruise line. From Portugal’s Douro River to […]
Enchanted Princess delivered to Princess Cruises
Enchanted Princess was delivered today by Fincantieri to it’s ship owners, Princess Cruises. It is the fifth ship in the Royal class for the company, due to set sail in the Mediterranean next season. The new flagship of Princess Cruises, the Enchanted Princess, is the fifth ship in the Royal class to join the fleet. […]
Mardi Gras: sea trials begin in Finland
Today the Mardi Gras, the future flagship of Carnival Cruise Line, left for sea trials from the Meyer Werft shipyards in Turku, Finland. The technical sea trials will last 10 days, after which the ship will return to the shipyards for the final preparations before its definitive departure for the United States where it will […]
The SeaDream I ready for the Caribbean season
The SeaDream I will be the first cruise ship to depart from Great Britain after months of shutdown caused by the pandemic. A transatlantic 17-day sail is scheduled for the ship’s repositioning to Barbados. Despite the new security measures put in place by Great Britain, the SeaDream Yacht Club’s ship will leave from Portsmouth on […]
Swan Hellenic: construction begins on the SH Minerva
Today the keel laying ceremony took place in Helsinki for the first of the two new Swan Hellenic cruise ships, the SH Minerva. The first 347-ton block of the ship, which had just arrived from Klaipeda where it was set up and painted, was placed on the keel over special coins for good luck. Relaunched […]
Celebrity Edge-class: will “Modern Luxury” ever be the same?
Celebrity Edge, and now its sister ship, Celebrity Apex were two of the most eagerly awaited cruise ships ever. And the ships have taken the cruise world by storm.. Their innovations start at its “parabolic ultra-bow” -which is curved rather than pointed–to their stern which encloses a three-story room that’s the largest glass-walled room on […]
How to return to sailing: the example of Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises has begun to sail again as of September 6, after a long safety protocol planning phase and attentive health evaluations coordinated with the Italian government. Let’s take an in-depth look at life on board post-Coronavirus and in particular at the new Safety Protocols. In order to return to sailing, Costa Cruises has developed […]
Ponant is number one for respecting the environment
Ponant has created a new approach to cruising, proposing a travel experience on the sea which also supports the development of responsible tourism. Now their yachts have helped them gain notoriety as one of the companies with the highest respect for the environment. This important achievement has just been recognized by the Nature and Biodiversity […]
Viking Cruises launches 2 new expediton ships
Thorsten Hagen is About to Change the Future of Cruise Ships…Again. Thorsten Hagen, Founder and Chairman of Viking Cruises, is a man on a mission. Not content to have built the world’s largest fleet of River Cruise Ships, numbering 73, and the world’s number-one rated fleet of Ocean-going Cruise ships, now numbering 6, Hagen is […]
Costa Deliziosa sets sail from Trieste: Costa restarts
Costa Deliziosa departed today from Trieste for its first Adriatic itinerary, signaling the resumption of activities for Costa Cruises and for the Carnival Corporation. Costa Deliziosa will call in Bari, Brindisi, Corigliano-Rossano, Syracuse and Catania, hosting only Italian passengers. All the health and safety protocols put in place in the last weeks will be applied […]
Seadream Yacht Club: restarting from the Caribbean
SeaDream Yacht Club has confirmed that it is ready to start the winter season in the Caribbean, thanks to a careful plan coordinated with the local authorities and the strict health and safety protocols already put in place during the summer season in Norway. It will certainly not be simple, because of the health procedures […]
Silver Moon completes its sea trials
Silver Moon, the new Silversea Cruises’ ship set to be delivered by the end of 2020, successfully passed its sea trials done during the month of August. The future flagship sailed from Ancona to Trieste, and is currently returning to Ancona. The delivery is set for October 30. The ship underwent sea trials, for stability […]
Lindblad Expeditions: $ 85 million in capital raised
Lindblad Expeditions raised 85 million dollars from prominent investors to better their financial flexibility and support their growth in the long term. In this way, their cash reserves are increased, which could be useful in the case of a prolonged stop to operations because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the investors there are famous names […]
Silver Spirit: the first infection-proof ship
On August 24, 2020 the Silver Spirit became the first luxury cruise ship to obtain the certification for the maritime prevention of infection (CIP-M) from DNV GL, a world-class certification company. The certification of Silversea Cruises is the final step in their updating and preparation of new protocols which has already been underway for some […]
Restarting cruising in Italy: uncertainties and successes
Cruising has restarted: success for Msc Grandiosa but a step back for cruising in the Eastern Mediterranean for the Msc Magnifica. Costa Cruises decides as well to do mandatory testing during boarding. These have been frantic weeks full of difficult decisions for the two largest cruise ship companies for the Italian market: Msc Cruises and […]
Msc Cruises: the Msc Seashore’s technical launch
Msc Seashore: this morning the Float Out ceremony was held in the Fincantieri shipyards in Monfalcone, during which the future flagship of Msc Cruises went into the water for the first time. The ceremony for the technical launch by Fincantieri and Msc Cruises was very exciting to witness after so many months without any type […]
Msc resumes cruises: Msc Grandiosa sailed from Genoa
Msc Cruises restarts: today the MSC Grandiosa became the first ship to set sail from an Italian port after the long pause caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A 7-day Western Mediterranean cruise, with stops in Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and La Valletta. The cruise is a different experience to be sure, with new safety protocols, but […]
Scenic Cruises celebrates its first anniversary
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours: the first anniversary of the inaugural cruise of the Scenic Eclipse, baptized in September 2019 with godmother Helen Mirren. In eight months of activity, given the block caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the luxury yacht visited 4 continents and more than 20 countries with its 228 passengers at maximum capacity […]
Costa Cruises: to restart cruising on September 6
Costa Cruises will be restarting its cruising schedule on September 6, with itineraries departing from Italian ports. The Costa Deliziosa will be the first ship to set sail with weekly cruises from Trieste through the Adriatic and Greece. The Costa Diadema will begin its first cruise on September 19 from Genoa heading to the western […]
The Aranui 5 sets off again to discover the Marquesas
Aranui Cruises will begin sailing with passengers again on August 8, 2020 heading toward the marvelous Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The resumption of cruising was made possible by the lifting of local travel restrictions in French Polynesia starting on July 15th. Just one cruise, reserved strictly for local passengers, already took place on July 18th. […]
Spirit of Adventure: installation of the interiors will begin
The Spirit of Adventure, the new Saga Cruises unit, left the Meyer Werft shipyards in Germany today. This is the second ship to be built here for the English company and it will be moved to a dock to proceed with the installation of the interiors. The Spirit of Adventure was originally due to enter […]