Margaritaville at Sea, the rebrand of Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, was supposed to start its three-day, two-night trips to Grand Bahama Island from Palm Beach, Florida on April 30. But the operator canceled its first seven trips on the 658-cabin Margaritaville At Sea Paradise and moved the official launch to mid-May.
Celebrity Cruises and lifestyle brand goop are setting a cruise this fall on an elite wellness retreat at sea on board the exceedingly anticipated new-luxury ship, Celebrity Beyond.
Oceania Cruises has announced subtle elements in the upcoming redesign of its Riviera and Marina ships with 1,210 guests. Debuting in December 2022 and November 2023, individually, Riviera and Marina will become what the line calls "better than new". Every surface of every stateroom and suite will be unused, while in the open spaces, the revived color palette will include modern textures, furniture and lighting fixtures.
As uncertainty remains regarding travel in the region, Celebrity Cruises has made a decision to cancel the entire Asia season 2022-2023 of the Celebrity Solstice. The season was supposed to last from September 2022 to April 2023 with 19 cruises affected. The cruise ship was scheduled to arrive in Japan in September to cruise from Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
The Spanish authorities arrested 10 guests sailing aboard the cruise ship MSC Seaside for attempting to smuggle 54 kilos of cocaine. The smugglers were arrested while disembarking the ship at the port of Valencia last Sunday, following a Transatlantic cruise from Brazil.
Pacific Explorer, P&O Cruises Australia flagship is only days away from entering Sydney Harbour, marking the restart of cruising in Australia. Pacific Explorer’s arrival after an absence of more than two years will be embraced by cruise suppliers as a sign that their businesses and livelihoods will soon be in recovery mode with the resumption of cruising based on comprehensive protocols to suppor
NCL’s Pride of America is back into service after two years without cruising during the pandemic following the state's end of the Safe Travels Program. The ship set sail on April 9 offering round-trip voyages from Honolulu, with overnight stops in Maui and Kauai.
After a two-year absence, the province of British Columbia, Canada, was set to welcome its first cruise ship in more than two years. Holland America Line's Koningsdam arrived in Victoria on Saturday, April 9 and then sailed to Vancouver on Sunday, April 10.
The godmother of the second LNG cruise ship from AIDA Cruises, eleven-time world champion in track cycling, Kristina Vogel baptized AIDAcosma on April 9, 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. Accompanied by Captain Vincent Cofalka, Kristina Vogel lit up a colorful globe on the Ocean Deck of AIDAcosma. At the same time, the baptismal bottle smashed against the hull of the ship.
P&O Cruises has announced cancelation of sailings on the Arcadia through July 5. The difficult decision comes as a result of lower crew numbers across the fleet and plans to transfer Arcadia’s crew to other ships in order to ease the pressure and workload.
