Cruise Industry Wire

If loyalty is defined as being faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution or product, then there seems to be a certain amount of infidelity in the workplace these days.

Award-winning river cruise line AmaWaterways christened its newest ship, the AmaCerto, today in the scenic Danube town of Vilshofen, Germany. The traditional ceremony centered on the christening and blessing of the ship by its Godmother, Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) President Christine Duffy.

One of the passengers on the Seabourn vessel reportedly refused to attend a safety drill.

Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific –conference and trade show focusing on the emerging Asian-Pacific cruise industry— interviews Rama Rebbapragada, Chairman of the Asia Cruise Association and supporter of the Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific show.

Louis XIV's marital stomping grounds, puffins' Icelandic party pad, a former Prussian capital, Napoleon's birthplace, and the gateway to Norway's most scenic vistas are among seven European ports-of-call Crystal Cruises will be visiting for the first time this year.

Cat Cora, the restaurateur, humanitarian, author, and co-host of Bravo's new 'Around the World in 80 Plates,' named the ship, joined by Deacon Ricardo Rodriguez-Martos of the Barcelona’s Apostleship of the Sea, who bestowed the traditional blessings.

Revenue for the first quarter of 2012 was up 15.5 percent reaching a record amount for the first quarter of $119.9 million, compared to $103.8 million in the first quarter of 2011. Adjusted EBITDA was $17.7 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared to $16.9 million for the first quarter of 2011.

A Panamanian man who watched his two companions die while at sea for 28 days has sued a U.S. cruise line because its ship failed to help.

Industry Leaders Call for Travel Industry Dialogue to ‘Elevate and Promote’ Role of Agents and Industry Support for USTA’s VOTE TRAVEL – Get America Moving Campaign

Crystal Cruises has released its latest Worldwide Cruise Atlas for all of 2013 and winter/spring 2014, becoming the first luxury cruise line to offer a published guide for those years.