Alex is a contributing writer for Cruise & Ferry Interiors, Cruise & Ferry Itinerary Planning and CruiseandFerry.net. He produces daily content for the website and interviews senior executives from the world's leading cruise companies, ports and destinations to write features, reports and other articles related to passenger shipping.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Seven Seas Grandeur touched water for the first time in traditional shipbuilding ceremony
Oceania Cruises
The second Allura-class ship is scheduled to make its debut in 2025
Cunard
Circa will have six-week residency onboard Queen Elizabeth as it sails around Australia and New Zealand
P&O Cruises Australia
A Twin-Racer waterslide and the P&O Edge Adventure Park will be installed in Singapore
Emerald Cruises
The eight-day ‘Seasonal Secrets of the Douro’ itinerary will depart from Porto
MedCruise
Initiative aims to make Mediterranean Sea more healthy, productive, resilient and valued
American Cruise Lines
American Jazz will offer new California river cruises beginning in February 2023
Helsinki Shipyard
The third ship in Swan Hellenic’s fleet will begin sailing from Palermo, Italy, on 15 April
Holland America Line
More than 140 slot and video poker machines will be available, along with slot tournaments
Port Saint John
The Canadian port city will welcome 200,000 passengers between May and November 2023
Ambassador Cruise Line
Ambition will receive environmental upgrades, a new livery and updated furnishings
Galveston Wharves
Port will update Cruise Terminal 25 to accommodate record-breaking passenger numbers
Port of Sete
Shore-to-ship power will be available to ships moored at the port by November 2023
Cruise Saudi
MSC Europa welcomed after efforts of Saudi Red Sea Authority, Cruise Saudi and Saudi Ports Authority
Riverside Luxury Cruises
Bach, Ravel, Mahler and Debussy will help line expand to the Rhine, Rhône and Saône rivers
Sembcorp Marine
The new vessel will serve on the Hella-Vagsnes-Dragsvik route along with its two sister ships
MSC Cruises
MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica departed from Genoa as they began four-month voyages
Associated British Ports
Eight cruise ships made their first visit to the UK port throughout the year
A constellation of satellites will provide connectivity to the line’s small and river cruise ships
Port hosted 20 new visits during 2022, beating the previous best of 19
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