The Port of Seattle hosted 291 cruises with a record 1,778,193 revenue passengers (907,572 individual passengers) over a six-month season that began April 15.
Wanted: Ports that can support cruising's decarbonization imperative, new Oasis-class itineraries, Virgin's brand ethos, Holland America's local sourcing initiatives, and more.
Increased local value in Arctic communities, technology for the environment's sake and supporting Arctic research were among the main topics discussed at the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators’ 20th Arctic Cruise Conference.
Royal Caribbean International will deploy six ships from five European homeports during 2025, including the return of Allure of the Seas for the first time since 2015.
Some 75% of travel agents in a recent Allianz Partners USA survey declared cruise bookings a key driver of their business, with interest in expedition and themed voyages increasing, and the number of multigenerational and solo cruisers on the rise.
The Galveston Wharves Board approved a $5.3m engineering and architecture services contract for a fourth cruise terminal at the Port of Galveston to Bermello Ajamil & Partners.
Some 9.1m passengers will visit Mexico, 'one of the world's top cruise destinations,' in 2024, Carnival Corp. & plc CEO Josh Weinstein said in his keynote at the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association conference in Mazatlán.
Cunard, in partnership with Australian bookstore chain Dymocks, will host the first Australian Literature Festival at Sea aboard Queen Elizabeth’s five-night sailing from Sydney to Tasmania on December 11, 2024.
