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Porthole 11 Jun 24

COSTA Cruises has signed a deal with British film studio Acamar Films to introduce one of its most popular children’s characters on a variety of Mediterranean voyages.

On location on boardSilver Ray 11 Jun 24

New tech to save cruise billions

A new start-up company, Ocean Intelligence, is using state-of-the-art forecasting, satellite data, and artificial intelligence to optimise vessel transit time, fuel consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions in real time, potentially saving the cruise industry more than US$2 billion per year.

New APT Seabourn cruises

APT has launched its Canada & Alaska holidays for next year, the first year since the tour operator’s partnership with Seabourn Cruise Line (CW 22 Feb).

Princess Swan-ning around at Fan Day

PRINCESS Cruises has spread the love at the Sydney Swans’ Fan Day on the weekend at the Hordern Pavilion.

CW docks on Mon

MONDAY marks the 2024 King’s Birthday public holiday in some states, meaning there will be no edition of Cruise Weekly to start the week.

Katz on Aus costs

CLIA Australasia Managing Director, Joel Katz, says the closure of P&O Cruises Australia highlights the need for certainty and regularity from government to address the fluctuating costs of operating in this region.

NCL’s green ticks

HALF of the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) fleet is now equipped to plug into shore power in ports offering the facility and is on track to hit 70% by next year.

Croisi half-board

CUSTOMER demand for more flexibility on Venice sailings has led CroisiEurope to introduce a new half-board option for the 2024 summer.

Floods on Danube

MORE than 140 passengers from Australia, the US and UK on a river cruise in Germany have begun an early journey home from Munich after being evacuated due to rising floodwaters along the Danube.