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Virgin Voyages’ second lady ship, Valiant Lady, sheded her winter wardrobe and headed to her sunny new Mediterranean homeport of Port de Barcelona.
Eternally fashionable Barcelona – famed for its lively nightlife, sweeping architecture and world-class cuisine – will be the second homeport after Miami for the awar… read more
Viking Cruises has taken delivery of its eighth new cruise ship, Viking Mars, during a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona where she was built.
The ship is identical to the other vessels in the Viking fleet, with a passenger capacity of 930 across 465 staterooms.
At 47,800-gross tons, she’s a mid-size cruise … read more
MSC Cruises has rolled out an early booking promotion for its 2022/23 cruise season out of Durban, with free drinks packages on offer for guests who book this week. For any guests who book before Friday, May 20th, they’ll get a drinks package free, as long as the booking is for a Bella Balcony cabin or above.
“Whether yo… read more
Silversea Cruises and Rovos Rail have paired up to offer cruise and rail combinations on Silversea’s upcoming South African itineraries for the 2022/23 cruise season. Silversea will be deploying the luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit in South Africa, sailing 15-night roundtrip cruises from Cape Town between December and February… read more
Emerald Cruises has named a godmother for its newest superyacht.
Sarah Wikevand, managing director of U.K.-based cruise specialist ROL Cruise, will be the godmother of the Emerald Azzurra, the premium river cruise line's first oceangoing superyacht.
Wikevand will christen the Emerald Azzurra during a ceremony in Venice … read more
Azamara has said the expansion of its fleet with addition of a fourth ship, Azamara Onward, in May will give the cruise line greater flexibility to resume destination-intensive cruises, such as those in South Africa.
Although initially resuming cruises post-COVID in the European market, with all four cruise ships based in Nor… read more
The QE2 floating hotel in Dubai, which previously served as the flagship of the legendary Cunard Line, will be rebranded and upgraded under the M Gallery portfolio of Accor Hotels.
Accor said it will conduct “further upgrades and renovations” to the historic ship, removing some of her dining options, adding new cabins, and ex… read more
AIDA Cruises is planning to send its cruise ship AIDAaura to South Africa for the upcoming 2022/23 winter cruise season. AIDAaura will sail 14-night roundtrip cruises from Cape Town, between November and March, with itineraries that focus on South Africa and Namibia.
The cruises are intended to appeal to AIDA’s primary s… read more
Royal Caribbean Cruise Company Ltd. on Sunday May 8 commenced recruitment of about six hundred (600) Gambian youth for various ship hotel professions.
The Royal Caribbean wants professionals on ship hotels including restaurant workers, cooks, launders, security personnel, healthcare officers, bar workers, and photographers among oth… read more
The official opening ceremony for the new Kwa-Zulu Natal Cruise Terminal in Durban has been suspended until May 15th. MSC Cruises said it had decided to postpone the inauguration event for the new cruise terminal following the devastating floods that hit Durban and surrounding areas last month.
This is the second postponement o… read more
Virgin Voyages’ Valiant Lady arrives in new Mediterranean homeport
Viking Cruises takes delivery of new Viking Mars cruise ship
MSC Cruises offering free drinks packages on select Durban itineraries
Silversea and Rovos Rail team up on South African cruise itineraries
Emerald Cruises names godmother for its Azzurra superyacht
Azamara refocuses on South Africa-intensive itineraries following fleet expansion
Former Cunard liner QE2 to be refurbished again under Accor Hotels
AIDA Cruises to deploy AIDAaura in South Africa for 2022/23 cruise season
Royal Caribbean Cruise recruits over 500 Gambians
