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First Steel for Cruise Terminal 3 Waterside Construction Arrives at Port Canaveral
Waterside construction at Port Canaveral’s new state-of-the-art Cruise Terminal 3 is underway and a new 1,309-foot-long berth is about to take shape with the arrival of the first steel for the bulkhead …
Foundation Stone Ceremony for 2nd OSTSEEKAI Terminal
Port of Kiel expands cruise passenger handling capacities
The building construction of the second Ostseekai terminal building for cruise passengers is about to start. Kiel’s Lord Mayor Dr Ulf Kämpfer, Town …
Maiden call for super luxury passenger ship MEIN SCHIFF 3 at Port of Colombo
The super luxury passenger vessel MV Mein Schiff 3 of TUI Cruises (see also CruiseMapper) with 2,430 passengers and 995 crew on board made her maiden call at the Port of Colombo on 26th November 2018. The vessel was …
Another record cruise season for the Port of Halifax
It is another record cruise season for the Port of Halifax. In 2018, Halifax received 316,869 guests on 198 vessel calls. This is an 8% increase in the number of cruise guests over 2017, and a 14% increase in the number …
Three Cruises That Combine Education
Have you ever been on a cruise? If yes, what was the purpose of the cruise? You're a family guy and want to impress the wife and kids so you surprise them with an amazing cruise line? Or you're a rough adventurer heading …
Fincantieri awarded a contract of over 200 million EUR by Windstar Cruises
Fincantieri has signed a contract with Windstar Cruises (part of the Xanterra Travel Collection) (see also CruiseMapper), owners and one of the main operators in the field of high-end small ship cruises, for an …
Costa Crociere’ new flagship Costa Smeralda to call on Cruiseport Rotterdam
On 22 October 2019, the Costa Smeralda (see also CruiseMapper) will be docking at Cruiseport Rotterdam. The Smeralda is actually the second cruise ship in the world, after AIDAnova, to power its engines with LNG …
ABB signs breakthrough contract for marine automation in China
ABB has won its first marine automation system contract for a cruise ferry in China, after the technology package for Chinese-built Viking Line vessel has been extended to include the ABB Ability™ System …
SunStone Ships inks deal for two more new-builds
SunStone’s Ground-Breaking INFINITY Class to see Vessels 4 and 5 Join the Expedition Fleet
SunStone Ships announced the signing of an agreement to build another two INFINITY Class vessels, signaling rapid adoption …
Deltamarin continues work on TITANIC II
Blue Star Line confirmed earlier this autumn that work on the Titanic ll ocean liner will continue. Deltamarin has now also recommenced the work on the project.
Deltamarin is reviewing the project to ensure that the …