Aida Cruises has announced that its newest ship, set to debut in 2015, will be named AIDAprima. The new ship is currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. The new ship will be the line’s largest cruise ship to date and is expected to have a GRT of 124,500 tons and will carry […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that their soon to debut Breakaway Plus ships will be named Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Escape. Guests and fans of Norwegian were encouraged to vote for their favorite names during an online contest held on Norwegian’s Facebook page. Escape and Bliss received the largest number of votes out of 5 pre-selected […]
Earlier this month, Cruise Currents reported that human remains had been discovered near the wreck of the Costa Concordia. The remains were believed to be that of either two passengers who are still missing since the sinking of the Costa Concordia in January 2012. Today, the Italian Civil Protection Agency is confirming that one body […]
Earlier today, Star Cruises announced the construction of a new ship in a public stock exchange filing. The new ship for Star Cruises will be built by Meyer Werft and is expected to cost around $900 million. The new ship will carry approximately 3,364 guests. According to the filing, Star states: “It is our present […]
A rendering of the future Cape Liberty Cruise Port has been leaked on the internet, showing the new, planned terminal facility. The rendering appears to show what the new port would look like, in addition to showing the presence of the Explorer of the Seas, which is currently based at Cape Liberty. According to Cruise […]
Earlier this week, the government of Bermuda voted to allow cruise ships to keep their casino’s open while docked at the island nation. The Cruise Ship (Casino) Act 2013 was passed by Bermuda’s Parliament on Thursday, would allow cruise ships to have their casino’s open between 9 pm and 5 am. Parliament members claimed that […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s has been forced to delay the arrival of the Carnival Conquest and Elation in New Orleans due to the approaching Tropical Storm Karen. Tropical Storm Karen has forced the closure of the Mississippi River, banning all ship traffic for the remainder of the weekend. Due to this, the Carnival Elation’s Saturday arrival […]
Costa Cruises has acquired the former Grand Mistral of the Iberocruceros fleet. The newly acquired ship will be renamed Costa neoRomantica and will enter service with Costa in late November. According to Costa, the Grand Mistral was recently renovated in 2005 and received new suites and cabins in 2007. The new Costa neoRivieria will feature three […]
MSC Cruises has opened a new contest, asking guests to shoot a short video detailing how they live the diva life. “Divas” who wish to enter the contest are asked to submit upload their video on Vine, Instagram or YouTube and are required to be no longer than 60 seconds. The video URL must be entered […]
With the addition of the Grand Mistral to the Costa fleet later this fall, the cruise line is rumored to be gearing up to launch a new sub-product. Once the Grand Mistral joins the Costa fleet, she will be renamed Costa neoRiviera. The rumor was originally reported by Cruise Industry News, Costa will begin focusing […]
As the Syrian civil war continues, citizens continue to flee their homeland in makeshift boats. For the second time this month, a cruise ship has been called in to aid in rescuing refugees from the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier this weekend, the Costa Pacifica was contacted by the Italian Coast Guard to aid in a rescue […]
Celebrity Cruises has announced that they have partnered up with Cantor Gaming, to bring mobile casino gaming to Celebrity guests. According to Celebrity, “guests will be able to play the full suite of Cantor Gaming mobile casino games on their personal smartphones and tablets by downloading the application, which is compatible with Apple and Android […]