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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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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.
Read More »Global cruise maps course for sustainability
CLIA pledges that member cruise lines will cut the rate of carbon emissions across the industry by 40% by 2030.
Read More »Luxury cruise market to double by 2028
More than 40 chic new vessels are due to be launched over the coming decade, says a new report.
Read More »Luxury awaits in Hurtigruten’s biggest ever refurb
MS Finnmarken, built in 2002, is to be transformed in a premium refurbishment ahead of a 2021 debut along Norway’s coast.
Read More »World’s first “virtual personal cruise assistant”
Powered by artificial intelligence, Zoe has been designed to eventually be placed in every stateroom to “enrich the cruise vacation”.
Read More »MSC to launch new ultra-luxury brand
It’s best for agents to market the future ships by keeping them distinct from MSC Yacht Club, the executive chairman advises.
Read More »Denmark expects record cruise year
More than 1.2 million tourists are expected to dock at Danish ports in 2019, “a source of revenue in the harbours and shops”.
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