Ocean cruise

NCL claims world first with rollercoaster-waterslide hybrid on incoming vessel

Norwegian Aqua will be able to carry 10% more passengers compared with its sister ships Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva

Bolsover Cruise Club reveals major expansion of its bespoke bookings team

Bolsover’s Cruise & Stay team now has 19 staff, including new cruise expert Oliver Wilson, as it looks to maintain high levels of revenue

Azamara unveils new work at sea programme targeting professionals

The ‘Work & Wander’ packages include Starlink’s high-speed internet, office equipment and IT support

NCLH credits ‘relentless’ focus on cost base for record quarterly revenue of $2.5bn

NCLH’s earnings for the year, though, are expected to be lower than anticipated due to the wildfires in Hawaii and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East

Virgin Voyages: 'Our awards are all thanks to you!'

SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages, highlights some of the line’s recent award wins and explains how the team have celebrated with the trade

Ambassador engages AI platform to analyse call centre performance

Chief commercial officer Phil Gardner tells TTG the line will increase call centre staffing levels using data supplied by Cruisewatch

Jo Rzymowska joins Hays Travel as non-executive director

Dame Irene Hays said her agency was ’thrilled’ to welcome Rzymowska, who will take up her role on 1 November

Royal Caribbean crew successfully rescue person overboard in the Med

An emergency call was heard by passengers shortly after 11pm on Sunday as the crew launched their rescue mission

Windstar Cruises launches new groups promotion to drive agent bookings

Head of sales Augustus Lonsdale said the line was committed to helping agents grow their business

Ponant unveils 2024-25 sailings and trade webinar

The line has introduced five new voyages for 2024-25, and is offering agents a discount for attending an exclusive trade webinar

Scottish government to develop tax on cruise ship emissions

Cruise Scotland predicts cruise passengers visiting Scotland will rise to one million passengers this year

Royal Group nets $1 billion in Q3 as consumer spend ‘accelerates’

Cruising giant, which operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, achieves ‘above expectations’ financial results

Cruise lines draw up new winter programmes avoiding Israel

MSC Cruises has axed two upcoming Red Sea programmes, while Royal Caribbean International has pulled all remaining ex-Haifa itineraries this year

Windstar postpones Middle East programme amid Israel-Hamas conflict

The small-ship line is offering a series of European sailings instead

Royal Caribbean rapped over ‘misleading’ ads for Venice cruises

The line argued the use of qualifying words or place names was ‘common practice in the travel industry’ after billing a cruise as being from Venice when it actually departed Ravenna – more than two hours south

Hurtigruten pins pricing glitch on IT error after being hauled up by ad watchdog

Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint against the line over discounted Northern Lights cruise from London

MSC pulls Red Sea programme as Middle East crisis deepens

The sailings were due to start next month and run until mid-April

Explora Journeys strengthens leadership team with two senior hires

Koray Savas has joined Explora Journeys from MSC Cruises, while Alban Gjoka has been promoted to vice-president of food and beverage

AE Expeditions removes seafood dishes on selected days to protect oceans

The initiative on the line’s Sylvia Earle ship runs alongside the Sustainable Sea Day which raises awareness about non-sustainable fish farming

Carnival Cruise Line to offer Dover mini-season during summer 2025

The 2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle will operate nine sailings from the UK

SeaDream re-hires Mark Schmitt as UK and Ireland sales chief

Schmitt replaces Natalie Read who is leaving to pursue ’a lifelong dream’

Strike threat hangs over cruise despite port operator's confidence in talks

The dispute could lead to strike action across 21 UK ports including Southampton, which could potentially disrupt cruise departures

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines names new chief as Peter Deer takes up another role

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has confirmed a change at the top, bringing in an executive from a leading German tour operator, with serving managing director Peter Deer moving into a new chief financial officer role

Virgin Voyages: 'There's lots to celebrate this October!’

SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages, talks about the popularity of the line’s new sailings from Portsmouth onboard Resilient Lady, and an epic incentive