A massive search has been launched after the apparent disappearance of a passenger from an Alaskan cruise ship. Authorities in Vancouver are combing the local area after it was discovered that a 67-year-old woman from the United States who had joined the Sapphire Princess on Sunday in Alaska did not get off at her scheduled [...]

Cruise North, the arctic cruising specialists, have bucked the recent travel downturn with numbers holding steady across all bookings to its northern destinations. The steep drop in tourism across the globe has fortunately not affected the group, who confirm that advance bookings for next year already hint at an economic recovery. The World Tourism Organisation [...]

A new UK based cruise company, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, announced this week it will launch in January 2010. In a week where Voyages of Antiquty head Gerry Herrod announced their pending launch, UK holiday makers have suddenly found themselves with an abundance of cruise options. Cruise Critics News states that the Cruise & Maritime [...]

Crystal cruises has been voted number one on Travel + Leisure’s coveted list for the 14th year in a row. The list is a ranking of the top ten large cruise ships currently in operation. The annual list has become well watched in the industry and by tourists. The magazine surveys its readers every year [...]

Training on facilities for disabled has begun not only for those working with them, but for agents who sell the cruises. It is thought that a better understanding of the facilities will help sell to disabled passengers. A course has been designed for the purpose of the training. It will provide agents with knowledge of [...]

P&O Cruises has joined a long list of cruise lines to recently further cut back on the places people can smoke on board. The cruise line’s six ships will all ban smoking in interior areas of its vessels; including cabins and casinos. The British line already forbids indoor smoking on three of its ships. This [...]

Speculation has been abound about a passenger on an Alaskan cruise that went missing this week. The body of the passenger finally turned up in the Icy waters. The passenger on board was Amber Malkuch, 45, and after thorough review of evidence and camera footage she is judged to have committed suicide. “Based on evidence [...]

Themed cruises have already popped up for many niches in recent years. There are cruises for jazz lovers and cruises for nudists. The newest one that will be offered on Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean is Cruises for Divorcees. The cruise retailer Cruise.com announced its billing formula for these cruises this week. The sailings [...]

A Washington State woman fell overboard from Holland America’s Zaandam cruise ship during an Alaska cruise. Her body was found on Monday. The woman disappeared from the ship somewhere between Douglas Island and Glacier Bay National Park. The Coast Guard reported that the body was eventually discovered by a Temsco helicopter. It was located on [...]

The committee for transportation and infrastructure in America’s congress unanimously passed a new bill relating to crime reporting on cruise lines. It now waits to be passed by the senate. The bill will tighten restriction on an industry that not been scrutinized in recent years, because of the complexities of international maritime law. Originally, many [...]