Zuiderdam Sets Sail on Holland America’s Voyage of the Vikings The Zuiderdam sailed from Boston recently to kick off Holland America Line’s 35-night “Voyage of the Vikings.” The 2002-built ship is now scheduled to visit destinations in Canada, New England, Greenland, Iceland, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia before returning to its homeport in North America. […]
TUI Cruises Starts Homeporting Season in Portugal The Mein Schiff 6 recently kicked off a series of cruises to Western Europe and Morocco departing from Leixões in Portugal. Located near Porto, the homeport serves as the starting point for two seven-night itineraries that sail to other destinations in Portugal, in addition to ports in Spain, […]
Carnival and Fincantieri Celebrate 30 Years of Partnership Carnival and Fincantieri recently celebrated three decades of collaboration between the two companies. The partnership was highlighted during the steel-cutting ceremony for the new Carnival Destiny, which will be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard. Carnival’s relationship with the shipbuilder started with the original Carnival Destiny, which was delivered […]
AIDAprima Guests Test Self Check-In Terminals in Hamburg AIDA Cruises tested digital guest check-in with all guests for the first time in a pilot project at the Steinwerder Cruise Center in Hamburg. According to a company statement, guests were able to embark independently for a cruise aboard the AIDAprima at one of the 20 digital […]
Explora and Fincantieri Celebrate Explora III’s Delivery The delivery ceremony of the Explora III, the third vessel built by Fincantieri for Explora Journeys, took place today in Genoa at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente. Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Group’s Cruise Division, said: “The delivery of the Explora III marks another important milestone […]
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