Cruise Travel

Costa Cruises will further strengthen in the Mediterranean – a historic destination topping its guests’ preferences – starting from 2020.

Genting Hong Kong (GHK) has signed loan agreements of EUR 2.6 billion with a consortium led by KfW IPEX-Bank for construction and post-delivery financing for Dream Cruises’ two new Global Class ships.

In the 2020/2021 cruise season, MSC Cruises will bring two ships to South Africa’s shores. This will mark the first time that two different classes of MSC Cruises’ ships will be deployed in South Africa at the same time, MSC Opera (Lirica Class) and MSC Musica (Musica Class).

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has entered into an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Turku to order a third Icon-class ship for delivery in 2025. The ship will join its two sister ships – to be delivered in 2022 and 2024, respectively – in Royal Caribbean International’s fleet, an industry leader in innovation, clean technology, and breakthrough ship design.

This week, August 18-24, Cunard’s luxury ocean liner Queen Mary 2 will provide the setting for a new film by Oscar^® winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (“Oceans 11,” “Traffic” and “Behind the Candelabra”) with an Oscar^® and Emmy^® award-winning cast and crew.

The 60-day countdown has commenced for Princess Cruises, newest ship, Sky Princess, when the ship will depart the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy on October 12, 2019.

Cruisers looking to channel their inner explorer and visit the ultimate paradise can chart a course to Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the South Pacific with Holland America Line come this fall. Noordam spends the fall through spring showcasing the lands Down Under, while Maasdam charts a course on longer itineraries starting in August, including a bucket-list Australia circumnavigation.

Thousands of cruising professionals and industry leaders will return to Hamburg this September for the 10^th edition of Seatrade Europe Cruise & River Cruise Convention.

Windstar Cruises’ new 2019-2021 Voyage Collection brochure is out and presents an abundance of colorful choices including 50 brand new itineraries, featured amongst nearly 700 cruise and cruise tour dates available now through 2021.

Signature jazz evenings will regale guests onboard the new Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess at Take 5, the only jazz theatre at sea. Celebrating the iconic sounds, culture and history of jazz, the new lounge will also feature hand-crafted cocktails by Princess partner and Master Mixologist Rob Floyd in a chic bar setting.

Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services, an experienced global business offering ground handling and port operation services to the ocean and river cruise industry, has invested in its own Catamaran, which has been operating in Dubrovnik since early June 2019.

Luxury cruise line Cunard kicked off the company’s 4th Annual Transatlantic Fashion Week at Sea the day before departure with a special “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in the flagship store’s acclaimed Blue Box Cafe.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has launched a ferry service to commute passengers between Al Ghubaiba Marine Station in Dubai and Aquarium Marine Station in Sharjah. It marks the first marine transit service operated between Dubai and any other emirate.

Luxury cruise line Cunard and famed celebrity auction house Julien’s Auctions will be offering an exclusive auction exhibition of Sports Legends Memorabilia onboard Queen Mary 2’s Transatlantic Crossing, from New York to Southampton, England, September 15-22, 2019.