Carnival Cruise Line will expand its Europe program in 2024 with 17 sailings on Carnival Legend.

The Baltic is still very much a feature for cruise lines' North European deployments despite the impact of the war in Ukraine and the removal of the previous must-have destination, St Petersburg.

After reporting record bookings in January, AmaWaterways added depatures for its Rhine and Danube cruises in early 2024.

Meyer Turku cut steel for Royal Caribbean International's second Icon-class ship.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled a new 20-night cultural cruise of the Adriatic and Mediterranean for 2024/25.

Cruise Lines International Association and SEA Europe are calling for shipbuilding and maritime equipment manufacturing to be recognized as an integral part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

Meyer Werft, Papenburg hosted celebrations attended by its MD Bernard Meyer this week to recognise those who successfully completed their apprenticeships with the shipyard.

Chef Rudi Scholdis will be a featured 'gastronomic guest' on select Atlas Ocean Voyages Epicurean Expeditions this spring and late summer.

A new Viking Longship purpose-built for the Seine is planned to join Viking's river fleet in 2025.

As well as its classic voyages along the Rhine, Main, Danube, Rhone and Douro, Emerald Cruises has two new itineraries in its 2024 European river collection.