Refurb & Interiors

Darren Smith is The SMS Group’s new head of business development tasked with focussing on the cruise and ferry sector.

Zero products went into landfill during the refurbishment of Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Borealis, acquired last September from Holland America Line (ex Rotterdam.)

Silversea Cruises' Silver Wind is undergoing conversion into an ice-class ship that will operate expeditions in Antarctica and beyond.

Costa Firenze was showcased July 2 at Savona port — where the line has had a presence for 25 years — with Costa Cruises President Mario Zanetti pledging to restore Dante's plaques in Florence, the location inspiring the ship's design.

American Cruise Lines inked contracts with Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland, to build two more modern-style riverboats in 2022.

Designers have been invited by Bolidt to submit concepts for innovative cruise ship interior solutions as part of the company's first design challenge.

Bookings opened for MSC Cruises’ first LNG-powered cruise vessel — MSC World Europa — set to enter service next year, prompting Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago to describe the vessel as marking a new era in cruising.