The Costa Group has signed an agreement with Fincantieri to build two new ships for the Costa Asia brand.

The ship will offer four and five-night getaways from Miami to Nassau, Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico, Grand Cayman and Key West, Fla.

MSC Cruises, the Geneva-based global cruise line, has unveiled ambitious plans to create an unprecedented exclusive marine reserve island in the Bahamas.

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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of the Via Australis to be used in its operations in the Galapagos Islands.

Fincantieri cruise ship buildFollowing the historic agreement subscribed in March 2015, Fincantieri has signed on Dec. 30 a memorandum of agreement with Carnival Corporation & plc for the construction of four new cruise ships of an overall value of about 2.5 billion euros.