New Cruise Ships

MSC Virtuosa’s naming ceremony is to take place at Dubai’s Port Rashid on 27 November, a day ahead of its maiden Gulf voyage. The event will also coincide with the UAE Golden Jubilee. Helal Saeed Almarri, director general for Dubai Tourism, was quoted as saying: ‘A partnership with a cruise…

Virgin Voyages has celebrated a double milestone, taking delivery of its second ship, Valiant Lady, and floating out its third, Resilient Lady. The events took place at Genoa’s Fincantieri shipyard, where all four of the Virgin Voyages ships are to be built. Valiant Lady will make her debut with Mediterranean voyages…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has revealed that its new ultra-luxury cruise ship will be named Seven Seas Grandeur. The 750-passenger vessel, scheduled to debut in autumn 2023, will be the sixth ship in the Regent fleet and the third new build for the cruise line in recent years. “The culmination…

Saga Cruises will welcome two new Captains for sister ships ‘Spirit of Discovery’ and ‘Spirit of Adventure’ ahead of a return to the seas this summer. The cruise line also announced the return of a familiar face set to take the helm of brand-new ‘Spirit of Adventure‘ on her inaugural…

Europe’s biggest river cruise ship, AmaMagna, was christened at a ceremony in Austria. At 22 metres wide, AmaMagna is almost twice the width of standard river ships and will only sail cruises on the Danube. The ship’s godmother, US travel television host Samantha Brown, broke a champagne bottle against the…

Viking Cruises welcomed seven new ships to its river fleet, during a celebration on the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland. Of the seven ships, six are Viking Longships – Viking Einar, Viking Sigrun, Viking Sigyn, Viking Tir, Viking Ullur and Viking Vali – which will be deployed on Viking’s most popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers….

MSC Bellissima has officially been named by godmother Sophia Loren during a naming ceremony in Southampton. MSC Bellissima Naming Ceremony The naming ceremony was attended by MSC executives, VIPs, press and media, travel agents and other partners in Southampton as MSC’s new Meraviglia-class ship was christened following her delivery earlier…

Royal Caribbean has announced that it has entered into an agreement with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique to order a sixth Oasis-class ship for delivery in the Autumn of 2023. The Royal Caribbean ship is yet to be named and will be among the largest cruise ships in the world…

Fred. Olsen River Cruises is launching its second season of European river cruising in 2019 on Brabant. To mark the start of Brabant’s new river season in 2019,  Fred. Olsen is offering a number of tempting offers, including ‘No Single Supplement’ on selected sailings, or a ‘FREE Tips & Dining…

Royal Caribbean revealed the name of their 27th ship as the first piece of steel was cut for its second Quantum Ultra Class ship at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Odyssey of the Seas Their newest ship will be named Odyssey of the Seas and is set to…