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Health & Safety Operations

Middle East Unrest Disrupts Cruise Sector

  • 3 March 2026
Health & Safety Ports

Violence in Puerto Vallarta Bad News for West Coast Cruise

  • 23 February 2026
Business

Elliott Investment Pushes for Shake-up at NCLH

  • 20 February 2026
Business

NCLH Shake-ups Continue: Sommer out, Chidsey in

  • 13 February 2026
Winter Weather Besets Caribbean Cruises
Operations

Winter Weather Besets Caribbean Cruises

  • 10 February 2026
Business Cruise Lines

Alaskan Dream Cruises Ceases Operations

  • 5 February 2026

Middle East Unrest Disrupts Cruise Sector

Updated 8 March 2026: Following unrest over cartel violence in Mexico, the US military operation in Venezuela earlier this year,.

  • 3 March 2026
  • 1 minute read

Violence in Puerto Vallarta Bad News for West Coast Cruise

Cartel violence over the weekend has led to an explosive situation in the popular resort city and cruise port of.

  • 23 February 2026
  • 1 minute read

LATEST ISSUE #28

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TOP HEADLINES

  • 13 March 2023

That sinking feeling – cruise industry

  • 17 July 2023

How to wave goodbye to carbon,

  • 27 November 2025

Crewing challenges in a tightening labour

  • 20 November 2023

Future-proofing adds to cost of newbuildings

  • 19 August 2024

Seatrade 2024: Occupancy, Occupancy, Occupancy!

TOP STORIES

Ocean cruise newbuilding delivery and orderbook updates – swelling at fastest pace in years
Orderbook Analysis

Ocean cruise newbuilding delivery and orderbook updates – swelling at fastest pace in years

  • 27 November 2025
  • 8 minutes read
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Major cruise groups nine-month financial performance review
Financial Analysis

Major cruise groups nine-month financial performance review. Clear evidence of a slower pace.

  • 27 November 2025
  • 6 minutes read
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Holland America Great Bear Rainforest Cruise: A New Frontier
Destination Focus

The New Last Frontier: Holland America’s Great Bear Rainforest Sailings

  • 27 November 2025
  • 9 minutes read
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Cruise crewing challenges
Business

Crewing challenges in a tightening labour market

  • 27 November 2025
  • 13 minutes read
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Maritime Safety
Health & Safety

Abandon ship: Making the case for new safety regulations in the megaship era

  • 11 August 2025
  • 15 minutes read
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Cruise Ship Reviews
New Ship Reviews

Norwegian Aqua: Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest vessel aims to deliver more

  • 11 August 2025
  • 7 minutes read
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Cruise Ship Refurbishment
Refurbs & Refits

Cost and logistics of cruise ship dry-docking

  • 25 March 2025
  • 11 minutes read
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River Cruising
River Cruise

Celebrity’s River Cruising Gamble

  • 24 March 2025
  • 9 minutes read
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ORDERBOOK ANALYSIS

Cruise Ship Orderbook 2026: First in Class

  • 28 January 2026
  • 2 minutes read

Ocean cruise newbuilding delivery and orderbook updates – swelling at fastest pace in years

  • 27 November 2025
  • 8 minutes read
Ocean cruise newbuilding delivery and orderbook updates – swelling at fastest pace in years

Ocean cruise newbuilding delivery and orderbook updates. A plethora of new orders

  • 7 August 2025
  • 7 minutes read
Ocean Cruise Newbuilding Orderbook

Ocean cruise newbuilding delivery and orderbook updates. Brighter prospect in a radically changing world

  • 20 March 2025
  • 7 minutes read
Future Cruise Ship Orders

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Major cruise groups nine-month financial performance review

Major cruise groups nine-month financial performance review. Clear evidence of a slower pace.

  • 27 November 2025

Major cruise groups financial performance review Signs of softening

  • 11 August 2025

BUSINESS

Elliott Investment Pushes for Shake-up at NCLH

  • 20 February 2026
  • 4 minutes read

NCLH Shake-ups Continue: Sommer out, Chidsey in

  • 13 February 2026
  • 1 minute read

Alaskan Dream Cruises Ceases Operations

  • 5 February 2026
  • Less than a minute

Margaritaville at Sea: Growth and Upgrades in 2026–27

  • 30 January 2026
  • 2 minutes read
How MSC Cruises Unlocked the Japanese Market

How MSC Cruises Unlocked the Japanese Market

  • 27 November 2025
  • 11 minutes read
MedCruise explores year-round cruising in Mediterranean

MedCruise explores year-round cruising in Mediterranean

  • 27 November 2025
  • 9 minutes read

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable Shipbuilding

Necoleap aims to develop a climate-neutral cruise ship

  • 24 March 2025
  • 7 minutes read

Necoleap, a major R&D project that aims to have a concept for a climate-neutral cruise ship in.

Sustainability

Onshore power is just one part of the complicated zero-carbon puzzle

  • 25 November 2024
Sustainability

Future-proofing adds to cost of newbuildings

  • 20 November 2023

EDITOR'S PICKS

All River Cruise New Entrant Refurbs & Refits New Ship Reviews
Refurbs & Refits

Major Refits Will Extend Lifespan of Popular Cruise

  • 4 February 2026
  • 4 minutes read
Cruise Ship Reviews
New Ship Reviews

Norwegian Aqua: Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest vessel aims

  • 11 August 2025
  • 7 minutes read
New cruise ships
New Ship Reviews

MSC World America: Making a ship more American

  • 8 August 2025
  • 11 minutes read
Cruise Ship Refurbishment
Refurbs & Refits

Cost and logistics of cruise ship dry-docking

  • 25 March 2025
  • 11 minutes read
River Cruising
River Cruise

Celebrity’s River Cruising Gamble

  • 24 March 2025
  • 9 minutes read
Cruise Ship Refurbishment
Refurbs & Refits

Challenges of future boom in mid-life refits of

  • 24 March 2025
  • 6 minutes read
Viking River Cruises
River Cruise

Vikings on the Mississippi

  • 25 November 2024
  • 7 minutes read
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