The prospects for growing the cruise industry in the Eastern Mediterranean are positive but much needs to be improved in terms of safety and security for the sector to fully capitalize on the region's advantages.

Hamburg Cruise Net (HCN), an association of more than 100 public institutions and private companies involved in cruise tourism, is getting a new managing director with the appointment of Christine Beine, a senior executive at the Hamburg Chamber...

Central American destinations were encouraged to understand the diverse needs of today's cruise travelers and to differentiate their products in order to compete globally during the FCCA Central America Cruise Summit, taking place in San José...

2018's cumulative 488,797 passenger days for the nine cruise ports belonging to Cruise the Saint Lawrence was 26% higher than in 2017 and a new record for the province.

More than 5,300 Cruise Lines International Association Australasia travel agents across Australia and New Zealand have completed 100,000 online modules in under five years.

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators is redeveloping its ship scheduling process as part of a commitment to ‘leave only footprints’ by the effective self-management of visitor activities.

Sweden’s Helsingborg expects five cruise calls this year with three from Phoenix Reisen. First up is the 1,188-passenger Artania, due June 22, then 800-passenger Albatros on Aug. 8 and Aug 15. Oceania Cruises' 684-passenger Nautica will drop...

Sweden’s Karlskrona will welcome the arrival of Hansa Touristik’s Ocean Majesty this month. The ship will return in 2020, part of a significant increase to eight calls including Oceania Cruises' Marina, Saga Cruises' Spirit of Discovery, Phoenix...

Malmö, Sweden’s third largest county and the home of Turning Torso, a neo-futurist residential skyscraper and the tallest building in Scandinavia, is set for a steady cruise season this year.

Kalmar in southeast Sweden is currently visited by a select few cruise ships, with two calls this year — Noble Caledonia’s 100-passenger Ocean Nova and Majestic International’s 600-passenger Ocean Majesty. Noble Caledonia’s 95-passenger...