Oceania Cruises invites travelers to explore the treasured wonders of the globe’s largest cities and unique corners through its meticulously designed Free Land Programs. At no extra cost on select 2023 sailings, and now extended into 2024 voyages, the Free Land Programs are available on 24 featured sailings reaching Africa, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and beyond. Travelers who book by June … [Read more...]

Premiering this month on most PBS member stations, the new series People of the North spotlights lifestyle and culture in the north of Scandinavia along with a popular mode of transit. While many viewers will be familiar with Norway’s coastal cruise ferry service, the series offers Americans a first glimpse of the brand new name on the route, Havila Voyages. While Hurtigruten is the famous name on … [Read more...]

Hundreds of tourists from cruise ships flocked to Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and Ilocos region several days before and until the end of the Holy Week break, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported yesterday. The M/V Star Breeze, owned by the Windstar Cruises, docked in Puerto Princesa and Coron in Palawan in late March. After the Palawan tour, the Breeze proceeded to the … [Read more...]

The cruise season in the port of Ancona starts with number 51. These are the calls scheduled so far for the 2023 season, including 30 calls by MSC Armonia, that has opened the cruise parade of the Doric port on Friday 14th April, mooring again at Quay 15, close to the old town of Ancona. The other 21 calls of the cruise season will be operated by six shipping companies, some of them specialized in … [Read more...]

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) and major cruise lines calling on the port have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to help manage visitor volume in the Capital City by establishing a threshold of no more than five large ships in port per day. The agreement, negotiated by CBJ and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) on behalf of its cruise line members, is based on … [Read more...]

Guernsey will receive 95 cruise calls this season bringing a potential 147,260 passengers to the island, an increase on 2022 figures. The season got underway on April 15 with the arrival of Conti Group’s Hamburg and finishes on October 22 with MSC Cruises’ MSC Euribia. Silversea is due to call at the port on five occasions in 2023, as the destination pursues a strategy of attracting more luxury … [Read more...]

On April 16, 2023, AIDA Cruises celebrated the start of this year’s cruise season with the double call of AIDAsol and AIDAmar in Rostock-Warnemünde and a cruise industry first in Germany. For the first time, two cruise ships were connected simultaneously to a shore power facility in a German port on the same day enabling the ships to reduce emissions and noise by turning-off the engines. “We are … [Read more...]

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises announces new vegan and vegetarian menu options for more eco-conscious dining, and will have a Leanpath food waste reduction system on every ship across their fleet by the end of this month. This is a part of Uniworld’s larger sustainability strategy, ‘How We Tread Right,’ overseen by Sustainability Officer, Julie Higgins. Uniworld’s sustainability plan consists of … [Read more...]

Tauck has unveiled its 2024 portfolio of European river cruises, and the three-time winner of Travel + Leisure magazine’s “World’s Best River Cruise Line” award is adding six new itineraries to its collection for next year – the most new river cruises the company has ever added to its portfolio in a single year. “We’re absolutely thrilled to be expanding our river cruise offerings in such an … [Read more...]

As of April 17, 2023, Sven Jacobsen will take over as Vice President Communication & Sustainability at German cruise company AIDA Cruises. Jacobsen is a renowned expert in the field of communication and sustainability. In his career, he has worked for Beiersdorf and Media-Saturn-Holding, among others. After a post at Salzburg-based automotive supplier Benteler, he has been responsible for … [Read more...]

Princess Cruises’ largest ship ever – Sun Princess – will make her U.S. debut in October 2024 providing the ultimate vacations to favorite Caribbean destinations on seven- and 14-day itineraries out of Ft Lauderdale, Fla. The ship is the first in the line’s new Sphere class, and will homeport at Port Everglades for the winter, following a season of Mediterranean and Europe cruises when she … [Read more...]

Saga Travel Group (STG), which operates Saga Holidays, Escorted Touring by Saga and Titan Travel, has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and a new Marketing Director to support its growth goals and synergies across the travel brands. Raj Sharma joins as CFO, having previously been CFO at Thomascook where he relaunched the business in the UK and Netherlands. With over 20 years’ … [Read more...]

Emerald Cruises is honored to announce Kelly Craighead, President and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), has been named godmother of Emerald Sakara, the line’s second ocean-going luxury yacht, due to launch in August. The naming ceremony will take place on December 2, 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “Kelly portrays perfectly what we find special about Emerald Sakara, whose … [Read more...]