Chile handled 383 calls during the 2022/23 cruise season, exceeding the 275 calls in 2019/20, according to the Southern Cone Ports Corp. (Conosur).

The settlement in a class action against Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours led by North Sydney law firm Somerville Legal has the company paying A$23m in damages to 1,200 passengers.

Virgin Voyages announced sampler round sailings from Sydney and Melbourne aboard Resilient Lady following a decision to cancel four trans-Tasman cruises between January and February next year for shorter options.

Holland America Line's Asia program in 2024-25 features nine different 14-day itineraries, plus two longer 28- and 53-day sailings.

Starboard Cruise Services is handling retail operations for new China cruise operator, Blue Dream Cruises.

Celebrity Apex and Symphony of the Seas are set to use biofuel in Europe during what Royal Caribbean Group called a landmark test.

Cruise fees would soar to a total of $30 or $32 per person, up from $18 now, under proposed Bahamas legislation.

Lisa Teiotu was named MD Australia and New Zealand for MSC Cruises.

Americans’ total spend on summer vacations is likely to cross the $200b mark for the first time, amounting to about $214b, according to Allianz Partners USA's annual Vacation Confidence Index.

Disney Cruise Line appointed South Eleuthera native Bernadette Sweeting-Miller to its public affairs team, based in Eleuthera, The Bahamas.