Princess Cruises comes to world of cruise industry with the tours to the Panama Canal, featuring the maiden season of Emerald Princess sailing through the new locks.

Carnival Corporation has signed a strategic partnership to develop the Dubai Cruise Terminal, in an effort to grow maritime tourism in the region and transform Dubai into a major regional maritime tourism hub.

Silversea Cruises has presented Fincantieri with an order for another ultra-luxury cruise ship, with delivery scheduled for quarter four of 2021. The contract is valued at over €320 million.

Carnival Cruise Line will start offering trips from Charleston to Cuba next year, according to an announcement from the company. Prices start at $334 a person, according to their website.

Carnival Corporation & PLC has opened a new cruise center at the port of Barcelona.

The brand new Norwegian Bliss is making quite a splash on its inaugural tour, a month-long celebration with stops in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles and lastly Seattle, where it will be officially christened on May 30.