Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will exclusively use low-sulfur Marine Gas Oil (MGO) on all routes operated by HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration and BREMEN from July 2020.

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.