Queen Mary ship closes to tourists while repairs get done

Queen Mary ship closes to tourists while repairs get done

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The historic ocean liner Queen Mary, which has been a Southern California tourist attraction and hotel for decades, is being prepared for “critical repairs,” according to officials in the city of Long Beach, which owns the ship….

Wonder of the Seas delivered to Royal Caribbean

Wonder of the Seas delivered to Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean International took delivery of its newest ship, the Wonder of the Seas, from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Marseille, France.  The fifth ship in Royal Caribbean’s Oasis class will make its official debut in Fort Lauderdale on March 4,…

CLIA measures the impact of 2020 cruise shutdown

CLIA measures the impact of 2020 cruise shutdown

CLIA for the first time is able to quantify the impact of the global shutdown of cruising in 2020.  According to CLIA’s Cruise Industry 2022 Outlook Report, the shutdown resulted in an 81% decline in cruise passenger embarkations in 2020. Compared with…

Celebrity Cruises changes deployment plan for the Infinity

Celebrity Cruises changes deployment plan for the Infinity

The Celebrity Infinity will resume operations this summer in the Caribbean instead of spending the season in Europe as originally planned.  The ship’s first sailings since the pandemic will launch from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale beginning June 25, when the Infinity…

Disney Fantasy to host Pixar Day at Sea on some cruises

Disney Fantasy to host Pixar Day at Sea on some cruises

Disney Cruise Line will offer a Pixar Day at Sea on select seven-day Disney Fantasy sailings in early 2023. Pixar Day at Sea will be held on nine Disney Fantasy cruises departing from Port Canaveral from January through March 2023.  The day-long…

American Queen Voyages offers Rocky Mountaineer add-on for Alaska cruises

American Queen Voyages offers Rocky Mountaineer add-on for Alaska cruises

American Queen Voyages has partnered with Canadian luxury train company Rocky Mountaineer to offer pre-cruise and post-cruise rail trips for guests sailing Alaska itineraries on the new Ocean Victory expedition ship.  American Queen kicks off its 13-day Vancouver-Sitka sailings on May 6….

Gary Murphy retiring from sales role at AmaWaterways

Gary Murphy retiring from sales role at AmaWaterways

AmaWaterways senior vice president of sales Gary Murphy will retire from his role on April 1 after more than a decade with the luxury river cruise line. Murphy will be succeeded by Alex Pinelo, who currently serves as vice president of sales. …

Demand for domestic cruising leads to a unique 12-ship order

Demand for domestic cruising leads to a unique 12-ship order

American Cruise Lines’ bold decision to build a 12-ship fleet of catamaran-style vessels came after seeing sharp growth in demand for its small-ship sailings and identifying a niche it could carve out of the U.S. domestic cruise market.  The line described the…