AIDA's cruise season began with the double call of AIDAsol and AIDAmar in Rostock-Warnemünde yesterday, where the vessels were connected simultaneously to a shore power facility and supplied with green energy.
Five weeks ahead of Renaissance's first cruise, Compagnie Française de Croisières’ Clément Mousset and Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat, co-founders of the 100% francophone company, took stock of their first ship's highlights, itineraries and growth plans.
Atlas Ocean Voyages introduced complimentary Cultural Immersion shore excursions in Europe as part of the line’s new Epicurean Expeditions, offered from April through October.
Transcend Cruises, a charter-only river cruise company launched at Seatrade Cruise Global last year, will start up earlier than planned by chartering a Riverside Luxury Cruises vessel this season.
‘We are at a crucial moment in the future of the cruise industry in Europe,' Marie-Caroline Laurent, director general of CLIA Europe told the CLIA European Summit which finished Friday in Paris.