Cruise Travel

Beyond Cruises announced a new unique cruise itinerary combining a Kenya Safari to the world famous Masai Mara National Reserve with a small ship cruise exploring the Seychelles (often called the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean).

Oceania Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line's upper-premium subsidiary, ordered two Allura-Class ships from Fincantieri S.p.A. The ships will be delivered in 2022 and 2025.

Burma Boating, a sailing firm owned by Myanmar tourism trailblazers Memories Group, has unveiled the latest acquisition to its fleet – the S55, a 16.7-meter solar-powered yacht, which will offer expeditions around the Mergui Archipelago from January 2019.

The shipping company Baleària Caribbean will be adding the fast ferry Jaume II to the route between Fort Lauderdale and Freeport, Grand Bahama to replace the Jaume I as of mid-January.

Princess Cruises with partnership with Master of Wine and Master Sommelier Doug Frost enriches its wine menu onboard cruise ships.

With the maiden call of the world's first LNG cruise ship, the Carnival group takes over operations of the new cruise terminal in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. For the first time, a cruise ship powered by environmentally friendly liquefied natural gas will be fueled on the Canary Islands.

Princess Cruises announced that Chinese guests onboard Ruby Princess have the option to utilize both Alipay and WeChat Pay payment options while shopping in the boutiques.

Broward County’s Port Everglades is welcoming Holland America Line’s newest cruise ship, Nieuw Statendam, on its maiden call to the United States.

Diamond Princess has arrived in Singapore from Japan to join Sapphire Princess for a homeporting season that will last until March 2019. This is the first time that Princess Cruises has based two ships in Singapore. Sapphire Princess had arrived earlier on 28 November.

Small ships and yachts are trending for 2019 like boutique hotels, according to an executive at cruise industry.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2018 with Captain Cook Cruises on the most beautiful harbour in the world. Be dazzled by Sydney’s famous Harbour fireworks from the best seat in the house - on one of Captain Cook’s many New Year’s Eve Cruises.

Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras™ will feature the first-ever roller coaster at sea when it debuts in 2020.

In anticipation of the upcoming Wave season, Holland America Line is launching a new Why Not Now? promotion to entice savvy travelers to plan ahead.

Costa Cruises announced that its first cruise ship built specifically for the Chinese market will be named in Trieste on March 1, 2019. The ship, currently under construction at the Fincantieri Monfalcone shipyard, is the first Costa Cruises vessel designed specifically to offer the best of Italy to the Chinese market.