Cruise Travel

Princess Cruises partnered with Wakefield Research to survey 1,000 U.S. adults to find out their ideal Valentine’s Day gifts and activities.

Having flown the coop for a cruise adventure of her own, Harri the stowaway galah, a rose-breasted female cockatoo native to Australia, has been returned to her family by Princess Cruises for a joy-filled reunion at the Portside Cruise Terminal in Brisbane.

P&O Cruises and Cunard have stated an intention to remove single use plastics from the hotel operation on their ships by the end of 2022 as part of their overall environmental compliance plan.

Captain Cook Cruises has released the 2018 departure dates for their seven-night Upper Murraylands Cruise, onboard Paddlewheeler, PS Murray Princess.

An American travel company, Barge Ladies has created an enchanting treat for Harry Potter fans. Starting this August, you and your friends can embark on a unique, weeklong river cruise along the River Thames in the U.K. to various filming locations from the franchise, Hogwarts-friendly cuisine, and Warner Bros. Studios.

Royal Caribbean International reached a new milestone by welcoming its millionth guest sailing from Singapore – a momentous way to kick start 2018 which is its 11^th year of operation in Asia.

Variety Cruises, named one of the top ten best boutique cruise lines by USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2017, announced two new destinations to their small ship cruising portfolio, the Eastern Mediterranean and Bali.

The Callisto

In an effort to provide support to local communities affected by the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean, and after the sell-out of the inaugural group on the January 20, 2018 Crown Princess sailing, Princess Cruises and Fathom Travel are adding two additional spring sailings in 2018.

Captain Cook Cruises has announced the 2018 dates for its popular seven-night Loxton cruises onboard small ship paddle-wheeler the Murray Princess.

Holland America Line’s Master Chef Rudi Sodamin just released his latest culinary masterpiece, an art table book called “Food Faces” that features more than 150 vibrant images of edible creations that display a cast of unforgettable characters expressing a whimsical spectrum of human emotion.

Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum, singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, who has sold more than 20 million singles worldwide, will perform a free concert aboard Carnival Splendor in February 2018, as part of the Carnival LIVE Concert Series.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released the 2018 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook. The report reveals that cruise travel is steadily on the rise with a projected 27.2 million passengers expected to set sail in 2018.

The island of Saint Lucia will have the capacity to simultaneously accommodate two Quantum-class cruise vessels in January 2018. Construction of the dolphin berth at Pointe Seraphine Cruise Terminal remains on schedule, and the berth extension project—the final phase—is also back in service for regular ships as of December 10, according to the Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority.

At the opening session of Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum, Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM) said that Dubai remains on track to receive one million cruise passengers by 2020.