CLIA UK & Ireland announces 2025 conference dates and schedule
CLIA UK & Ireland has revealed its 2025 conference will be held from May 22-24 in Southampton. (more…)
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Record May reaffirms Southampton’s leading cruise position – Associated British Ports
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton welcomed a record number of cruise vessels to the Port in May, kick-starting the summer cruise season for 2024 on a real high. (more…)
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines welcomes more than 200 agents aboard Borealis at CLIA’s annual conference
![Agents on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Borealis [Credit: Steve Dunlop Photography] (Image at LateCruiseNews.com - May 2024)](https://mnd-assets.mynewsdesk.com/image/upload/ar_16:9,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1782/hsqsaji4mtzg9lhyi7o110 "Agents on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Borealis [Credit: Steve Dunlop Photography] (Image at LateCruiseNews.com - May 2024)")
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Cunard Queen Anne cruise ship arrives in Southampton
Cunard’s newest cruise ship has arrived at its home port of Southampton.The 3,000-capacity luxury Queen Anne was watched by crowds as it sailed in from the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice. (more…)
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MSC Cruises To Introduce More Mini Cruises From Southampton in 2024
MSC Cruises’ UK head has confirmed the line will change the current Southampton departures for MSC Virtuosa from summer 2024 to include more mini cruises. (more…)
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launch lighthouse design competition to support Southampton’s Light the South art trail
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£1bn+ generated for the City of Southampton by record cruise year
The cruise sector has made a record contribution to the local economy in 2023. More than 460 cruise vessel calls and 2.6 million passengers visiting Southampton have generated more than £1 billion for the local and regional economy. (more…)
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The 5 cruise ships sailing into Southampton this weekend
Five cruise ships will be sailing into the Port of Southampton this weekend.The vessels will dock in Southampton from Friday to Sunday, with two due to arrive on Saturday. (more…)
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Fire breaks out on P&O cruise ship as mobility scooter explodes sparking passenger evacuation
Passengers had to be evacuated from the P&O cruise Iona after the battery on a mobility scooter exploded and burst into flames – just days before the ship joined search efforts for crew members onboard the doomed Verity cargo boat. (more…)
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Southampton cruise ship visits back to pre-Covid levels
The number of cruise ships arriving in Hampshire this year is already at pre-pandemic levels, a council has heard. (more…)
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CLIA announces 2024 conference dates and schedule
CLIA UK & Ireland has revealed its 2024 conference will be held from May 23-25 in Southampton. (more…)
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Explora I Makes Maiden Call to ABP Port of Southampton
ABP Port of Southampton has welcomed Explora Journeys’ Explora I for the ship’s maiden call at the start of a nine-night voyage around the UK. (more…)
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MSC Cruises To Introduce More Mini Cruises From Southampton in 2024
MSC Cruises’ UK head has confirmed the line will change the current Southampton departures for MSC Virtuosa from summer 2024 to include more mini cruises. (more…)
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CLIA announces host of trade initiatives and activities at largest-ever annual conference
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Expedition cruising is best way to sell to new-to-cruise market, Silversea president tells agents
Expedition cruising is the best way to get customers who have never cruised before to try their first sailing, Silversea’s president and chief executive Barbara Muckermann has told agents. (more…)
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Massive Cruise Port Traffic Backup Due to Security Checks
Four cruise ships at the Port of Southampton and unscheduled security checks led to massive gridlock near the port. Will the heavy traffic continue? (more…)
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Port of Southampton welcomes LNG ships at Horizon Cruise Terminal
In the space of four days, the Port of Southampton, owned and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP), has welcomed two LNG-powered cruise ships on their maiden calls, proving its capability to support these types of vessels at its state-of-the-art Horizon Cruise Terminal. (more…)
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Queen Mary 2 to sail on five night coronation cruise from Southampton
Cunard has announced that Queen Mary 2 will operate a five night coronation cruise that will depart from Southampton on 2 May after the company had been forced to cancel a roundtrip Trans-Atlantic voyage due to technical problems on the ship. (more…)
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Second cruise cancelled as Queen Mary 2 faces ‘extended stay’ in port
A second cruise has been cancelled as works to repair a technical fault aboard Queen Mary 2 continue. Cunard’s flagship ocean liner was due to depart for New York on Sunday but the voyage had to be cancelled due to a technical issue. (more…)
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Princess Cruises reveals Coronation details for UK-based ships Sky Princess and Regal Princess. Host of activities helps Princess guests celebrate crowning of King Charles III in grand fashion
An array of coronation-themed events and entertainment are on tap aboard two Princess Cruises ships based in the United Kingdom to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III next month. (more…)
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UK: 2023 set to match pre-pandemic cruise levels for SCH and subsidiaries
SCH and its sister companies will handle around 130 cruise ship transfer calls in 2023 as the industry continues its post-pandemic recovery. (more…)
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Port of Southampton publishes air quality strategy update
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has published an update to its Southampton Air Quality Strategy, Cleaner Air for Southampton, outlining the progress made by ABP and companies operating within the port as well providing an action plan to improve air quality even further in future. (more…)
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Cunard celebrates centenary of world cruises in Southampton
Cunard celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first world cruise in Southampton as Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria departed on their round-the-world voyages. (more…)
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Southampton records 489 cruise calls, eight plaque ceremonies and shore power for 15 ships in 2022
The Port of Southampton received 489 cruise calls in 2022 and in spring, activated shore power at two of its cruise terminals: Horizon and Mayflower. (more…)
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Cruise ships that will make their first visits to Southampton in 2023
SEVEN cruise ships will make their first visits to Southampton in 2023 as the industry continues to bounce back from the pandemic. (more…)
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Carnival Celebration Arrives in Southampton. Arrival Marks the First New Carnival Ship in the UK in 20 Years
Today (Nov. 6, 2022), marked a special occasion as Carnival Cruise Line’s most anticipated new Excel-class ship, Carnival Celebration, arrived to the Ocean Cruise Terminal in Southampton, UK, for a first-look event and marked Carnival’s first time bringing a new ship to the UK in 20 years. (more…)
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Celebrity Apex to homeport in Southampton for the first time in 2024
Celebrity Cruises announced that for the first time, one of its industry-transforming Edge® Series ships will homeport in Southampton, UK for its entire 2024 season. (more…)
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CLIA UK and Ireland announces cruisewatch.ai as associate partner and events sponsor
Cruise Lines International Association UK and Ireland (CLIA) has confirmed that cruisewatch.ai, an AI-based voice and text recognition technology for B2B cruise sellers, will be the technology sponsor of the CLIA Cruise Forum in December. (more…)
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Port of Southampton welcomes Norwegian Prima with plaque exchange ceremony
The Port of Southampton, Europe’s leading cruise turnaround port, has welcomed Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL)’s newest cruise ship, Norwegian Prima. (more…)
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CLIA announces 2023 conference dates and details. CLIA UK & Ireland has revealed its 2023 conference will be held from May 12-14 in Southampton
The conference, the 15th to be held and the largest annual travel agent event of its kind in Europe, will include multiple ship visits, conference sessions, a trade fair and a celebratory dinner. (more…)
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Tom Dynes joins ABP Southampton to lead the planning and activity of all landside operations, including cruise
Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Tom Dynes as general manager of landside operations for its Southampton region, effective September 19. (more…)
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Port of Southampton completes shore power commissioning of “Sky Princess”
ABP’s Port of Southampton is pleased to announce that Princess Cruises’ “Sky Princess” is the latest cruise ship to be commissioned for shore power at the port. (more…)
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UK: Travel Counsellors ramp up support and training events as cruise sales soar
Leading independent travel company, Travel Counsellors, has recorded a 60 per cent increase in cruise sales in April and May 2022, compared to the same months in 2019. (more…)
Shore power goes live at Port of Southampton. AIDAcosma connects to shore power at Horizon Cruise Terminal
Associated British Ports (ABP)’s Port of Southampton is celebrating the successful commissioning and use of its shore power facility for cruise ships. Shore power-enabled ships can now plug in at the port’s Horizon Cruise Terminal and Mayflower Cruise Terminal, for zero emissions at berth. (more…)
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ABP Cruise ready for busy year. UK’s first shore power facility in Southampton commissioned, maiden calls at other ABP ports
The UK’s first shore power facility for cruise ships will be utilised at Associated British Ports (ABP) Southampton this year, while maiden calls are scheduled at ABP Cruise ports throughout the year. (more…)
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Southampton P&O Cruises has to repeatedly say ‘we are not P&O Ferries’
Southampton-based P&O Cruises has been bearing the brunt of a decision to sack 800 staff by a similarly-named firm it is not linked to. (more…)
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Solent Stevedores, the UK’s leading cruise stevedoring partner has secured a two-year contract extension with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Solent Stevedores, the UK’s leading cruise stevedoring partner has secured a two-year contract extension with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. (more…)
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ new flagship Bolette makes inaugural sailing from Southampton ahead of winter season of cruising
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ new flagship Bolette is setting sail on her first venture from Southampton today, marking the start of its inaugural season of sailing from the city. (more…)
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Southampton’s Horizon Cruise Terminal welcomes first official call from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings partnership
On 22 September The Port of Southampton welcomed “Seven Seas Splendor”, the first ship from cruise partner Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) to make an official call at its new Horizon Cruise Terminal. (more…)
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Southampton’s newest cruise terminal officially opened by Minister
The Port of Southampton’s newest cruise terminal was officially opened today, September 15, by the Maritime Minister during London International Shipping Week. (more…)
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