With the addition of its new American Countess, American Queen Steamboat Co. increased itineraries sailing to and from Nashville and beefed up its programming there.

MSC Cruise Management together with GE Power Conversion, Ceres Power Ltd and Lloyd’s Register have been awarded a research project focussing on fuel cell system integration into a large ship’s power architecture and energy management system.

Here's a quick read of some of today’s coronavirus-recovery cruise news. This is being updated throughout the day.

Coffee made by Caffè Vergnano 1882 will be served on all Costa Cruises ships, with a dedicated cafeteria carrying the historic Piedmontese company's branding on board Costa Smeralda and set to feature on forthcoming sister vessel, Costa Toscana.

MSC Bellissima's deployment in Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea will be extended for winter 2021/22, replacing MSC Magnifica, which had been scheduled in the region this winter.

Atlas Ocean Voyages is promoting a new Caribbean voyage aboard World Navigator that offers play at five top golf courses.

Tickets for Tradewind Voyages’ 2021/22 Caribbean season are on sale in the UK and North America.

Hurtigruten Expeditions’ Fridtjof Nansen was christened in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, today at what's touted as the northernmost cruise ship naming ceremony.

Starboard Cruise Services became the exclusive cruise distributor of Engrace Diamonds by Little Switzerland, the world’s first lab-grown diamond collection at sea.

Princess Cruises and Harding Travel Retail have announced a partnership, with the line foregoing the running of its retail operations in-house.