Norway has introduced new rules for cruise ships and ferries in Svalbard with the aim of improving safety.
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Cruise line teams up with winemakers
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the lineup for its Meet the Winemaker series of cruises this season.
Read More »Copenhagen highly polluted by cruises
The Danish capital is among European ports with the highest cruise ship pollution, but dockside power stations could curb it.
Read More »Viking cancels ship christening after accident
The cruise company Viking has cancelled the christening of its new ship in Oslo after the boat accident in Budapest involving one of its river vessels.
Read More »Carnival fined $20mn for ocean pollution
The company admitted its ships continued to release “grey water” in areas like Glacier Bay in Alaska, and discharge plastic waste in the Bahamas.
Read More »Danube cruise crash captain to be arrested
A court in Budapest, Hungary has decided that the captain of a Viking ship be arrested after the collision that left seven dead and more than 20 unaccounted for.
Read More »Revenues and jobs cruise into Stockholm
Cruise traffic arriving in the Swedish capital last year generated €176 million and 1,100 jobs for the Stockholm region.
Read More »Electric catamarans to ply Arctic waters
The Norwegian exploration travel and shipping company Hurtigruten has partnered with the Norwegian startup Brim Explorer to construct a battery-powered catamaran for polar exploration.
Read More »Town in Iceland asks tourists for sensitivity
The residents are asking cruise and ferry visitors not to take pictures through people’s windows, or of the local children playing.
Read More »AmaMagna takes first passengers on Danube
Twice the width of traditional river cruisers, AmaWaterways' new vessel recently set sail on its maiden voyage.
Read More »Royal Caribbean opens $250mn private island
The cruise giant’s passengers will experience the tallest waterslide in North America, among many other hair-raising features.
Read More »Record numbers to cruise to Helsinki in 2019
The Port of Helsinki has revealed that this year will see record numbers of passengers and vessels arriving in the city, which follows a general trend of increasing numbers around the Baltic Sea.
Read More »New Viking ship to cruise Nile
A Nile river cruise and pre-cruise programmes are being added to the Viking schedules for 2020.
Read More »Full steam ahead for Stockholm cruise season
It’s spring, which means another record cruise season is starting for Stockholm’s ports, with thousands of high-paying passengers.
Read More »Hurtigruten charity channels funds to destinations
The cruise and exploration travel operator's foundation supports a variety of projects in places where it sends its passengers.
Read More »Another ‘magic carpet’ ordered for the oceans
Royal Caribbean subsidiary Celebrity Cruises has ordered a fifth Edge-class ship, famed for its protruding bar.
Read More »Norway: cruise visits up 56% in seven years
New figures show a strong increase in the number of cruise visitors to Norway, with Bergen the most popular port of call.
Read More »Drugs hidden in snack packaging on cruise
Cocaine with a street value of around €2.5 million was concealed in crisp packets, on a ship from the Caribbean bound for Europe.
Read More »Cruise ships to ease room shortage during Olympics
Ten million people are expected to visit Tokyo, but ships belonging to MSC and Princess may help alleviate the hotel shortage.
Read More »Viking pledges support for cruise investigation
Torstein Hagen and Viking Ocean Cruises give their “full support” to finding out why engines failed in heavy seas injuring 20 people.
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