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Carnival commits US$180m to two new Bahamas developments
Under the agreement, Carnival Corporation will develop a new cruise port destination primarily for Carnival Cruise Line on Grand Bahama, and construction of a new addition, including a pier, on the Bahamian island of Little San Salvador, home to Holland America Line’s Half Moon Cay port.
MSC Seashore celebrates keel laying ceremony in Italy
A traditional maritime coin ceremony took place earlier at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, when the keel was laid for MSC Seashore. At the milestone event, MSC Cruises revealed details of the significantly transformed overall design and new features of the ship.
Carnival wins approval for expansion at PortMiami
Carnival Cruise Line has welcomed a decision from the Miami-Dade County Commission to approve a proposal for a complete renovation of Cruise Terminal F at PortMiami.
Bayley to showcase Royal Caribbean 2020 plans to Caribbean Tourism Organisation
Michael Bayley, president and chief executive of Royal Caribbean International, will engage Caribbean tourism policymakers, marketers and other senior officers at the Caribbean Tourism Sector Outlook Forum at the Royalton Antigua Resort & Spa.
Enchanted Princess floats out in Italy for first time
Princess Cruises has celebrated a significant construction milestone with the float out of the 3,660-guest Enchanted Princess from its building dock at Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
Rowlett to lead newly-created incident analysis group at Carnival
Carnival Corporation has appointed Sandra Rowlett as vice president of a newly created incident analysis group. She reports directly to Peter Anderson, the newly appointed chief ethics and compliance officer for Carnival Corporation, and is based at the company’s headquarters in Miami.
Cunard to launch first cinema ad alongside Downton Abbey
The advert, which has been created by Cunard’s retained agency Alpha Century, draws from the emotions evoked from travelling on the world’s only ocean liner Queen Mary 2, on an iconic transatlantic crossing with Cunard.
Quinn to join Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection and U River Cruises have appointed Dawn Quinn as their latest key account manager in the UK. She will join a trade team of five, led by UK managing director, Chris Townson.
Brittany Ferries welcomes double fleet expansion milestone
At the AVIC Weihai shipyard in Shandong, eastern China, shipyard workers and Brittany Ferries teams gathered to celebrate the launch of cruise-ferry Galicia, and the start of building work for sister ship Salamanca.
Sky Princess completes sea trials ahead of October debut
The 3,660-guest cruise ship set out to sea from a construction dock at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, and was put through its paces with a series of manoeuvres to test the propulsion, steering and navigational equipment.
Ungerer appointed chief executive of new MSC luxury brand
MSC Group has confirmed industry veteran Michael Ungerer has joined its cruises business. He joins MSC with over 30 years of senior management experience in cruising as well as in luxury hospitality.
Dream Cruises celebrates latest steel cutting in Germany
Production of Dream Cruises’ second Global Class ship commenced at MV Werften in Rostock-Warnemünde earlier, almost exactly a year after the keel laying of the flagship of the series.