World’s Largest Cruise Ship Completes Handover and Departs

Published Jan 28, 2022 6:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Royal Caribbean Group is celebrating the final handover of its newest cruise ship, which is also the largest cruise ship in the wo...

Royal Caribbean’s Last Original Ship Sold for Scrap After 50 Years

Published Jan 26, 2022 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The next to last of the 1960s purpose-built cruise ships that helped to build the modern cruise industry was beached yesterday in...

Published Jan 26, 2022 3:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The new expedition cruise ship SH Minerva boarded eight unexpected guests recently in Antarctica, transporting an expedition team...

Published Jan 23, 2022 6:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

With judicial seizure awaiting upon her return to Miami, Crystal Symphony has diverted to The Bahamas instead, taking 300 paying p...

Published Jan 22, 2022 3:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The commissioning of an $11 million cruise ship terminal at Kenya’s Mombasa port remains in limbo as the COVID-19 pandemic c...

Published Jan 21, 2022 5:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The financial problems for Genting Hong Kong and its operating companies are continuing to mount as a U.S. federal judge approved...

Published Jan 20, 2022 5:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

China has completed the construction and testing of a new river cruise vessel that is being promoted as the world’s largest...

Published Jan 19, 2022 9:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises has become the latest casualty in the insolvency of its parent company Genting Hong Kong. Late...

Published Jan 18, 2022 5:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

American Cruise Lines, an operator of small cruise ships on America’s rivers and coastal waterways, is launching a new build...

Published Jan 13, 2022 8:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

While the cruise industry is working through the operational challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is still making long-term pla...