A cruise ship might not seem like the ideal home for a digital nomad. With small cabins and notoriously bad internet service, it can be hard to imagine living aboard a cruise ship for any length of time, much less getting any work done. But Miray Cruises is launching a brand new kind of ship…
Viking Names Its Newest Ship “Neptune” In Los Angeles
Viking Neptune, the company’s newest ocean liner, was named during a ceremony in Los Angeles. Nicole Stott, a retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut, and artist, gave the ship a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing as part of the occasion. The 930-guest ship has embarked on the company’s 138-day 2022/2023 world cruise, which will visit…
Biofouling Delays Cruise Ship In New Zealand And Australia
Biofouling has prevented the Viking Orion from docking for the second time in two weeks. Passengers on the Viking Orion, a luxury cruise ship to which people flew in from all over the world for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday, were forced to spend a week at sea when ports in New Zealand and Australia flatly refused…
P&O Takes Delivery Of Next LNG-Powered Cruise Ship
Carnival Corporation took delivery of its eighth LNG-powered cruise ship, the last of which was delivered four years ago. It was also the thirteenth cruise ship to be delivered with LNG as the cruise industry continues to embrace LNG. DNV estimates that by 2028, as many as 27 more LNG-powered cruise ships will have been…
Celebrity Cruises Launches First Metaverse Cruise Ship
By introducing their new virtual experience, the “wonderverse,” Celebrity Cruises is on a voyage into the future. Travellers can “see before they sail” on Celebrity’s newest ship in the Edge Series, Celebrity Beyond, by exploring a hyper-realistic digital recreation of the ship, complete with the ship’s spaces, entertaining signature moments like Celebrity’s Martini Bar Flair…
Viking Cruises Receives First Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Ship
Hydrogen fuel cells are the future of power generation, and the cruise industry is taking baby steps towards them. Viking’s newest cruise ship uses these technologies as prototype installations of the systems mentioned above. Fincantieri, the shipyard that constructed the Viking cruise ship, notes its significance for the evolution of the technology and the establishment of…
Princess Cruise Ship Skips Port Call Due to COVID-19 Cases
This most major outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia has hit the Grand Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises. Some media sources stated that Newcastle officials turned away the 107,500-ton cruise liner, but Princess said it opted to bypass the port after discussing it with local health officials. The fourth wave of COVID-19 is…
What To Do If You Miss Your Cruise Ship And Will You Get A Refund?
Cruise vacations are making an incredible post-pandemic recovery and are becoming more and more popular with travelers. The influx of new ships, new destinations, and new ports means more cruisers and, with that, inevitably, more mishaps. It is always important to be prepared for anything, especially when traveling, but do you know what to do…
Fourth Virgin Voyages Ship “Brilliant Lady” Launched
A major milestone was reached on Friday when the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy floated out the Brilliant Lady, the fourth cruise ship for the innovative cruise company Virgin Voyages. The fourth ship, named Brilliant Lady, will join her sisters, Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, and Resilient Lady, in service by the end of 2023. The floating-out…
The New Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship Joins The Fleet
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship is appropriately named Carnival Celebration in honour of the company’s 50th anniversary. She’s the cruise line’s second LNG-fuelled vessel, helping them recover their business following the pandemic. The Mardi Gras’ sister ship, the 182,800-gross-ton, was built in Meyer Turku (Finland) and is part of a bigger platform of LNG-fuelled cruise ships that…
