Cruise Headlines
Keep updated on all the happenings in the cruise industry. All the headlines and late breaking news will be posted here.
- Costa Maya, a cruise port on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, will be operational by July, months before the port had originally expected to reopen. Hurricane Dean inflicted heavy damage on the port in August 2007.
- NCL to sell three older ships: the Pride of Aloha, the Norwegian Dream and the Norwegian Majesty.
- Royal Caribbean mega-ship to feature Central Park area.
- Carnival raises the fuel surcharge from $5 per day to $7 per day for the first two passengers in each cabin.
- Holland America Line Celebrates 135 Years in Business.
- Royal Caribbean International Takes Delivery of Independence Of The Seas.
- Celebrity to Reprise Short Caribbean Sailings In 2009.
- Guests cruising with Disney Cruise Line can now experience the "Toy Story" Musical.
- Nickelodeon and Royal Caribbean International Team Up to Create the Nickelodeon Family Cruise with Royal Caribbean.
- Celebrity Cruises Revamps Smoking Policy.
- NCL Implements Online Guest Feedback Program, "NCL Guest Experience & Loyalty Scorecard."
- Grand Turk Cruise Center Opens New Stores.
- A fire on Majestic America Line's Queen of the West on April 7 night forced the evacuation of all 124 passengers onboard.
- Princess Cruises makes adults only Sanctuary a fleet-wide amenity.
- Carnival is the first cruise line to receive a security certification from Lloyd's Register, a ship classification society based in London.
- The Tahitian Princess will be renamed the Ocean Princess in November 2009.
- Princess to visit seven continents in 2009-2010.
- Carnival Miracle to offer eight-day eastern Caribbean itinerary from New York from May through September 2009.
- Princess Cruises to broadcast a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera in New York across 16 ships.
- SeaDream Switches to Euro Pricing On European Itineraries.
- Carnival Offers Series of "Whodunit Mystery Cruises" aboard the 2,052-passenger Carnival Paradise.
- Singapore to Double Cruise Ship Capacity by 2010.
- Carnival Cruise Director Heald's Blog Nears 2 Million Mark.
- Holland America Boasts Biggest Europe Season Ever in 2009 with 70 cruises visiting 166 ports, including 16 maiden calls.
