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Oceania Cruises Accelerates Vista Maiden Voyage

2022-12-12 by Phil Butler

Oceania VISTA

Oceania Cruises has announced accelerating the debut of its new ship Vista by introducing a new “Founder’s Cruise.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise ships, Founders Cruise, greece cruises, Mediterranean cruises, new ships, Norwegian Cruise Line, ocean cruising, Oceania Cruises, Vista

Celebrity Apex Sails On Maiden Voyage from Greece

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Apex

Celebrity Apex has set sail from Athens on its maiden voyage for the summer season with passengers headed on Aegean adventures.

Tags: 2021 cruises, Aegean Sea, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Cruises, cruise 2021, cruise news, cruise ships, greece cruises, Royal Caribbean

Costa Cruises Suspends Greece Operations Due to COVID Measures

2020-11-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Costa Deliziosa

Costa Cruises has announced the temporary suspension of Costa Deliziosa cruises in Greece on account of government measures.

Tags: Aegean cruises, Costa Cruises, Costa Deliziosa, cruise cancellations, cruise lines, cruise news, cruise ships, greece cruises

Ocean Rebellion Launches Protests Against Cruise Industry

2020-10-01 by Phil Butler

Ocean Rebellion

Ocean Rebellion just launched a night-time protest in Weymouth in order to reveal the “dirty truth of the cruise shipping industry”.

Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, Cruise industry, cruise line pollution, cruise lines, cruise ships, Cunard, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, global warming, Marella Cruises, Mein Schiff 6, Ocean Rebellion, P&O, pollution, TUI, TUI Cruises

Tourism Profits and Surfing the Humongous COVID Second Wave

2020-09-22 by Phil Butler

surfing the COVID wave

Greek authorities have reported 453 new coronavirus cases, which is the highest single-day rise since the end of lockdown. Meanwhile, corporate interests sail full speed a course into the unknown.

Tags: Adam Vojtech, CDC, Corfu, Coronavirus cases, cruise lines, cruise ships, EODY, Europe, Greece COVID-19, Lufthansa, Roda Beach Village, seafarers, TravelSupermarket, TUI, UK cases, UK coronavirus, UK fights, WHO

Regent Seven Seas Offering First-Class Air & Suite Upgrades

2020-09-14 by Argophilia Travel News

#SevenSeasExplorer

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is now offering free first-class air and suite upgrades through Sept. 30 as part of its “Elevate Your Experience.”

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ASTA Coronavirus Callousness May Sink American Cruise Industry

2020-03-11 by Phil Butler

MSC Poesia

The ASTA has responded in harsh terms to the U.S. State Department COVID-19 advisory casting good PR to the sailing winds.

Tags: ASTA, CLIA, COVID-19, COVID-19 advisory, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 precautions, cruise ships, Kelly Craighead, State Department, Zane Kerby

Norway’s Hybrid Power Cruise Ship Roald Amundsen Sets Out On Maiden Voyage

2019-07-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Roald Amundsen

Originally scheduled to set sail June 27th, Hurtigruten’s 530-passenger Roald Amundsen finally embarked on its revised maiden voyage from Tromsø, carrying 211 passengers.

Tags: Captain Kai Albrigtsen, cruise lines, cruise ships, cruise technology, energy efficiency, Green ships, Hurtigruten, hybrid propulsion, hybrid ships, Norwegian ships, ship technology, ships

Norwegian Encore to Feature Art by Eduardo Arranz-Bravo

2018-09-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Encore

Norwegian Cruise Line today revealed that Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, the award-winning Spanish artist, created the hull artwork for the fourth and final ship of its Breakaway-Plus class, Norwegian Encore, debuting in Miami in November 2019.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise ships, cruises, Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Encore, ships

MSC Meraviglia Gets Stellar Sendoff from Sophia Loren

2017-06-28 by Phil Butler

03 June 2017 MSC Meraviglia Christening

Earlier this month Switzerland-based cruise MSC Cruises christened the MSC Meraviglia at a ceremony in Le Havre, France highlighted by film legend Sophia Loren. MSC Cruises’ biggest ship ever, the 171,598-ton Meraviglia is a $1 billion dollar, 19 deck supership capable of carrying 5,714 passengers.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise news, cruise ships, Meraviglia, MSC Meraviglia, MSC ships, passenger ships, Sophia Loren

UNIWORLD Announces Super Ship SS Maria Theresa

2014-05-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

S.S. Maria Theresa

UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruise Collection has announced they will launch a new Super Ship, the SS Maria Theresa, in the Spring of 2015.

Tags: cruise, cruise ships, Danube cruises, Danube River, River Cruises, river tours, ships

Norwegian Breakaway Hull Gets Peter Max Art

2012-09-15 by Phil Butler

Norwegian Breakaway

On Friday Norwegian Cruise Line announced a unique hull artwork design for coming cruiser 4,000 passenger Norwegian Breakaway. Slated to be the largest cruise ship to home port in New York City, Breakaway’s hull will be etched with artwork by America’s most popular artist, Peter Max.

Tags: American cruises, cruise, cruise ships, cruises, New York, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruises

Oceania Cruises’ Riviera Christened in Barcelona

2012-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cat Cora at Riviera's christening in Barcelona

Oceania Cruises, one of the world’s top luxury cruiselines, cristened their latest vessel, m/s Riviera in Barcelona yesterday. The 66,172-ton vessel, built by famed Italian yard Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente, will set sail on a 10-day maiden voyage from Venice to Athens beginning May 16.

Tags: Balkans cruises, Cat Cora, Chefs, cruise ships, cruises, Eastern Europe, Europe cruises, Europe travel, gourmet cruises, Kunal S. Kamlani, Med cruises, Mediterranean

10 Biggest Cruise Accidents of the Last Decade

2012-03-15 by Guest Author

Costa Concordia

1. Costa Concordia One of the most well-known, recent disasters, it ran aground and partially sank, with over 4000 passengers on board. 24 died and 64 were injured while 7 remain missing. The situation was handled badly, with the captain downplaying it to delay evacuation. The ship then developed a list which seriously hindered the […]

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Celebrity Silhouette Takes to Sea – A Cruise Milestone Set

2011-07-23 by Phil Butler

Silhouette's Grand Cuvee Restaurant

Celebrity Cruises is all over travel news today in the wake of last night’s extravaganza last aboard the inaugural sailing of the Celebrity Silhouette. The lavish £500 million cruise ship was launched at what became Hamburg’s biggest ever cruise ship ceremony. At 122,000 tons and over 1,000 feet, Celebrity Silhouette is the largest ship ever named from Germany’s most legendary shipbuilding city.

Tags: Celebrity Cruises, cruise ship launch, cruise ships, cruise vacations, cruises, Europe cruises, German shipbuilding, Hamburg, Hamburg yards, luxury cruises, Meyer Werft, UK cruises, world cruises

Crystal Cruises – Best Large Cruise Line 2011

2011-07-08 by Phil Butler

Teatime in Palm Court

For those dreaming of a cruise aboard a fabulous floating city this Summer, Crystal Cruises may just be the safest bet there is. The company has just been named Travel + Leisure’s “Best Large-Ship Cruise Line” for 2011.

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2026-07-08 By Mihaela Lica Butler

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A Frontex thermal drone and multiple vessels search for a 65-year-old missing spearfisherman in Crete after his gear was found 5 nautical miles offshore.

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Luxury Cruise Ship Silver Nova Makes First Visit to Heraklion

2026-07-08 By Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion welcomed a new addition to its growing cruise portfolio this week as the luxury cruise ship Silver Nova made its first-ever visit to the Cretan capital. The maiden call was marked by the traditional plaque exchange ceremony aboard the vessel, attended by representatives of the Heraklion Port Authority, the Hellenic Coast Guard, and the […]

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Chania Municipal Market Targets September Reopening After Years of Restoration

2026-07-08 By Iorgos Pappas

Chania’s restored Municipal Market is expected to reopen in September, with shop owners beginning work on their premises during July.

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2026-07-08 By Victoria Udrea

Heraklion’s hospitality sector says visitor numbers remain strong, but cautious spending and rising costs are squeezing restaurant businesses.

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