Ship builders fear downsizing, or worse, if cruise companies don't order more vessels The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships. Executives from the major European shipyards say they're not getting enough orders to ...
A cruise liner hit by an outbreak of intestinal illness for a third straight trip from South Carolina returned a day early Thursday as operator Celebrity Cruises brought in extra crew to scrub the ship down for three days. The Celebrity Mercury ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. cruise companies are eager to add Cuba to their itineraries; but even if U.S. policy allowed that, Cuba's ports would need years of rebuilding to accommodate the ships, industry officials said on Wednesday. "Our business has grown so ...
Damage is seen to the Amorella ferry, a passenger ferry with 753 passengers and 190 crew members, as it returns to port in Stockholm, Friday March 5, 2010, after colliding with another ferry whilst stuck in the ice in the Baltic Sea. ...
Around 50 ships, including large ferries carrying thousands, were stuck in the ice in the Baltic Sea, with many unable to move until Friday, Swedish maritime authorities said. Several vessels, including at least one passenger ferry carrying more than 1,000 people, had ...
<div id="subtitle">Swine flu diversions bring tourists' spending to United States and Caribbean islands</div><div><p>The cruise Zenaiva Cervantes booked was to stop in sun-drenched beach cities on the Mexican Riviera. The cruise she took? That landed her in Seattle, where she pulled her arms ...
<div id="subtitle">Diverse places, from Seattle and San Francisco to St. Thomas, get diverted Mexico tourism</div><div><p>The cruise Zenaiva Cervantes booked was to stop in sun-drenched beach cities on the Mexican Riviera. The cruise she took? That landed her in Seattle, where she pulled ...
<div id="subtitle">Honolulu mayor cites low ridership, tight budget, suspends commuter ferry service on Oahu</div><div><p>Hawaii's cheapest cruise is coming to an end.</p><p>TheBoat commuter ferry service will cease operations at the end of June, Mayor Mufi Hannemann announced Wednesday, the ...
<div id="subtitle">New 'You Deserve a Cruise Campaign' highlights deals</div><div><p>The Cruise Lines International Association is launching a campaign called "You Deserve a Cruise" to highlight deals for cruises sailing later this year and next year.</p><p>Terry Dale, CLIA's president, said ...
<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean Cruises says swine flu hurt operations, lowered earnings by 22 cents per share</div><div><p>Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Tuesday that the recent swine flu outbreak will lower its earnings by about 22 cents per share.</p><p>"The ...
