Today, Port Canaveral began construction on a new, multi million dollar cruise terminal located on the south side of the port. The new terminal, named Terminal 1, will be the port’s first terminal to be located on the south side of Port Canaveral and will allowĀ guests and crew to walk to nearby dining and entertainment […]
Cunard Line has announced that the departure of the Queen Mary 2 from New York City will be delayed significantly due to the current snow storm. The announcement was made via Cunard’s Twitter account: For all guests boarding Queen Mary 2 in New York today, we can confirm that she will not depart before midnight, […]
Law enforcement officials in Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands are currently investigating two separate reportedĀ overboardsĀ that have occurred throughout this week. On Sunday, itĀ was reportedĀ that a Canadian man had jumped overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas while sailing near Puerto Rico. The ship spent aĀ number ofĀ hours searching for the man in tandem with […]
Earlier this month, Cruise Currents reported on an alleged statement fromĀ Croisieres De France, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean International, stating they would acquire Celebrity’s Celebrity Century in 2015. Cruise Currents later reached out to Celebrity Cruises and was informed that Celebrity currently had no plans to transfer the Celebrity Century at the time.Ā The full statement […]
Earlier this week, an Antarctic explorer ship, theĀ Akademik Shokalskiy, became trapped in a field of ice near Antarctica.Ā The ship sent a distress call on Christmas morning to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The AMSA dispatched three ice breaking ships to help free the Akademik Shokalskiy from the field of ice. The first of the three […]
Holland America Line’s corporate culture encourages crew members and employees to give of themselves throughout the year. During this past Christmas season, Holland America Line’s own employeesĀ made extra efforts to honor this integral part of their corporate culture. Earlier this month, 400 Holland America Line and Seabourn employees teamed up with CEO Stein Kruse, Director […]
According to a report by multiple local Miami news outlets, Norwegian Cruise Line has signed a deal with PortMiami to base another new build at the port beginning in 2015. The deal, which was approved earlier this week by theĀ Miami-Dade County Commissioners, will have Norwegian base one of its new builds andĀ hold the new build’s […]
Christmas is a busy time of year for many cruisers and we here at Cruise Currents are no exception. Here is a special edition of NewsBrief covering news stories we did not have time to cover during the busy Christmas week: Expedition Ship Stranded In Antarctica A small expedition ship,Ā Akademik Shokalskiy, operated by Aurora Expeditions, […]
Earlier this morning, while sailing off the coast of St. Maarten, the Carnival Valor rescued five mariners from a pleasure craft that was sinking in inclement weather. Following the rescue, the five adults were brought on board Carnival Valor and evaluated by the ship’s medical staff, and provided with food and water. Two of Carnival […]
In a letter sent to guests scheduled to sail on Carnival Splendor’s sailings between November 1, 2014 and April 26, 2015, Carnival has announced the Carnival Splendor will reposition to Miami, Florida in 2014. The letter sent to guests apologizes for the change in plans, cancelling cruises between November and April 2015 onboard the Carnival […]
MSC Cruises today announced a multi-million dollar program that will involve all four of its Lirica class ships over the next two years. The $273 million ārenaissanceā has been commissioned from Fincantieri in Italy, one of the worldās leading shipbuilding companies, and will be completed by 2015. The upgrades of MSC Armonia, MSC Lirica, MSC […]
MSC Cruises has announced the MSC Orchestra will become the first ship in their fleet to go “down under.” The MSC Orchestra will make the line’s inaugural call in Australia during a special 33 night Indian Ocean sailing in 2015. Departing on February 21, 2015 from Dubai, the ship will call in India, Thailand, Malaysia, […]