Carnival Cruise Line and Bahamian officials broke ground for a new cruise destination on Grand Bahama Island.

Norwegian Cruise Line's Ben Angell, VP and MD APAC, said the company is ‘delighted’ to be returning to New Zealand after an absence of three years.

Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand’s easing of pandemic restrictions for arriving travellers is a crucial next step in play for the reopening of Asia’s cruise market and transition from cruises to nowhere to sailings with multiple itineraries.

Celebrity Cruises' Tim Jones, VP and MD Australia, New Zealand and APAC, said the company is ready to resume cruising to New Zealand following news that maritime borders will reopen July 31.

International cruise ships will be allowed to return to New Zealand, with the country’s maritime borders reopening July 31 after two years.

Massachusetts Port Authority, elected officials and leaders of the state and regional tourism bureaus welcomed the start of the first full cruise season in two years.

Accor, with over 400 hotels across India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, is adding the former Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) to its portfolio.

Palermo celebrated the inauguration of the port city’s new cruise terminal on Vittorio Veneto quay.

Saudi Arabia is continuing on its path to become a world-class cruise destination in a sustainable fashion, according to Cruise Saudi’s Chief Strategy Officer Ghassan Khan.

Bordered by snowcapped mountains and Vancouver's glittering skyline, the new Ocean Victory was in position to embark on its inaugural Alaska expedition cruise for American Queen Voyages.