- April 16
- Ocean Star Cruises' Ocean Star Pacific cruise ship suffers a generator fire six miles off the coast of Huatulco, Mexico. 522 passengers are evacuated, the fire is quickly put out, and the ship towed to shore. [339]
- April 27
- Carnival takes delivery of new Carnival Magic cruise ship (130,000 tons) at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, the 100th ship for the company. [339]
- April 29
- Approximately 227,000 guests sailing on Carnival's 100 cruise ships take part in a free champagne toast to the addition of the company's 100th cruise ship (Carnival Magic) to its fleet. [339] [740.14]
- May 1
- A naming ceremony is held in Venice, Italy, for the Carnival Magic cruise ship (130,000 gross tons), by Lindsey Wilkerson, employee of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. [740.14]
- May 3
- P&O Cruises takes delivery of Adonia cruise ship (30,000 tonnes, 710 passengers). [339]
- June 30
- At the Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy, Fincantieri delivers to Costa Cruises the Costa Favolosa cruise ship (114,500 gross tons, 3800 passengers). [339]
- The Delaware River Port Authority ends operation of the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal, due to lack of cruise ship visits. [741.12]
- July 2
- At Trieste, Italy, Costa Cruises' Costa Favolosa cruise ship is officially named. [339]
- July 16
- At the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy, Oceania Cruises' Riviera cruise ship (1,250 passengers) is floated out of dry dock. [339]
- July 18
- Celebrity Cruises takes delivery of the Celebrity Silhouette cruise ship from shipbuilder Meyer Werft. [339]
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- July 22
- At Hamburg, Germany, Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Silhoutte cruise ship is christened. [339]
- August 3
- Costa Cruises places a new order with Fincantieri for a 132,500-ton cruise ship with capacity for 4928 passengers. [339]
- September 3
- At the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, MSC Cruises' MSC Divina cruise ship (140,000 gross tons, 4363 passengers) is floated out of drydock. [339]
- September 6
- Construction begins on Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' Europa 2 cruise ship. [339]
- September 13
- At the Meyer Werft shipyard un Papenburg, Germany, the keel is laid for Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Reflection cruise ship. [339]
- September 15
- An engine fire aboard the Hurtigruten cruise ship Nordlys (11,200 tons, 482 passenger capacity) in Ålesund off Norway kills two crew members and injures others. [339]
- September 19
- At the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, the Carnival Breeze cruise ship is floated out of dry dock. [339]
- October 20
- At the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, the keel is laid for Princess Cruises' Royal Princess cruise ship (141,000 gross tons, 3600 passengers). [339]
2012
- January 13
- Costa Cruises' Costa Concordia cruise ship with 3200 passengers and 1000 crew strikes a rock near Isola del Giglio, Italy, cutting a 230-foot gash in the ship. The ship takes on water, lists severly, loses all power, ends up grounded on its side, with 32 dead. [339] [809.22] [1018.43]
- January 15
- Princess Cruises' policy of no smoking in passenger staterooms or on balconies goes into effect. [740.12]
- February 9
- Disney Cruise Line takes possession of the Disney Fantasy cruise ship from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. [339]
- February 27
- The Costa Allegra cruise ship (28,597 tons, 636 passengers, 413 crew) suffers an engine room electrical generator fire in the Indian Ocean, and drifts without power 200 miles from the Seychelles. The ship is later towed to Mahé. [339]
- March 30
- The Azamara Quest cruise ship (30,277 gross tons, 617 passengers) experiences an engine room fire while cruising bwteen Hong Kong and Singapore. The fire is extinguished, and the ship continues on back-up generators. [339]
- April 10
- Miles Morgan Travel of the UK sails the Azamara Journey cruise ship on an 8-night cruise from New York, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the voyage of the Titanic. [339]
- April 16
- The first voyage for Saga Cruises' Sapphire cruise ship (706 passengers) ends early following engine problems. [339]
- April 17
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises christens their newest addition to the fleet, the Columbus 2 cruise ship (698 passengers). The ship was formerly with Oceania Cruises. [339]
- April 20
- Royal Caribbean International's Allure of the Seas cruise ship suffers a small engine room fire, while sailing from Saint Maarten to Port Everglades, Florida. The ship is able to continue on its own power. [339]
- May 5
- In Venice, Italy, shipbuilder Fincantieri delivers the Costa Fascinosa cruise ship (114,500 gross tons, 3800 passengers) to Costa Cruises. Costa Cruises invested US$668.8 million (510 million euros) in construction of Costa Fascinosa. [339]
- May 12
- The Holland America Line's Prinsendam cruise ship departs for a 62-day Grand Mediterranean & Black Sea European Odyssey. [1376.26]
- May 31
- In Monfalcone, Italy, Fincantieri shipyard delivers the Carnival Breeze cruise ship (130,000 gross tons) to Carnival Cruise Lines. [339]
2013
- February 10
- Carnival Cruises' Carnival Triumph cruise ship with 3000 passengers and 1000 crew on a 4-day cruise out of Galveston, Texas, has a fire in the generator, shutting down most electrical power for four days. [1109.6]
2016
- March
- Port Everglades, Florida, sets a new world record for number of ship passengers in and out of the port in a single day: 55,885. [339]
- May 7
- American Cruise Lines' 185-pasenger America ship makes its maiden voyage, a round trip cruise out of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [1310.25]
2017
- June
- MSC Cruises launches the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship, with 5714 passenger capacity. [1304.43]
- December
- MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside (154,000 gross tons, 5119 passenger) enters service from Port Miami, Florida. [1304.43]
2018
- Year
- The port of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA sets a new record for number of cruise passenger movements, at 1,182,111 for the year. [339]
2019
- January 22
- TUI Cruises takes delivery of the Main Schiff 2 cruise ship from Meyer Turku shipyard. [339]
- February 8
- Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady cruise ship (110,000 tons, 2770 passenger) is first floated out, at Fincantieri Shipyard in Genoa sestri Ponento, Italy. [1369.21]
- February 27
- MSC Cruises takes delivery of the MSC Bellissima cruise ship from Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France. [339]
- February 28
- In Italy, Fincantieri delivers the Costa Venezia cruise ship (135,500 tons). [339]
- March
- Viking Sky cruise ship loses power to all three main engines within 19 minutes, due to low lubrication oil levels. The ship nearly grounds in stormy weather before propulsion is re-established. [339]
- P&O Australia transfers the Pacific Jewel cruise ship to Jalesh Cruises of India. [339]
- March 23
- Viking Ocean Cruises' Viking Sky cruise ship with 1300 passengers suffers engine failure caused by low engine oil pressure in rough seas in Hustadvika sea off Norway. A mayday call is placed and helicopters begin airlifting passengers. By evening, the ship regains power with one engine restarted. [339]
- April 11
- In Bremerhaven, Germany, Meyer Werft shipyard delivers the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship (169,000 tons, 4246 passengers) to Royal Caribbean International. [339]
- April 18
- Maiden voyage of the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship (169,000 tons, 4246 passengers) from Barcelona, Spain to Asia. [339]
- May 1
- Hapag Lloyd Cruises of Germany takes delivery of the Hanseatic Nature cruise ship (230 passengers) at Fincantieri's VARD shipyard in Norway. [339]
- May 6
- Royal Caribbean International opens the Perfect Day At CocoCay island attraction in the Bahamas. The location includes 13 waterslides, the tallest waterslide in North America (Daredevil's Peak, 135 feet), the Caribbean's largest wave pool (Thrill Waterpark, 18,837 square feet), the Caribbean's largest freshwater pool (Oasis Lagoon, 33,175 square feet), 1600-foot zip-line course, helium balloon ride (Up, Up and Away, 450 feet). The project cost US$250 million to complete. [339]
- May 12
- Saga's Spirit of Discovery cruise ship (1000 passengers) is floated out at Meyer Werft in Germany. [339]
- May 13
- Celebrity Cruises takes delivery of the Celebrity Flora cruise ship (100 passengers) at Rotterdam, Netherlands. [339]
- June 3
- Royal Caribbean International's Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship is christened in Shanghai, China. [339]
- Carnival Corporation announces it will pay a US$20 million fine to the US government, and implement more environmental compliance measures. [339]
- June 4
- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control unveils amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, disallowing people to people travel, including recreational travel to Cuba. [339]
- June 24
- Meyer Weft of Germany delivers the Spirit of Discovery cruise ship (1000 passengers) to Saga Cruises of England. [339]
- July 1
- Holland America Line's Prinsendam cruise ship officially leaves the fleet, to join Phoenix Reisen as the Amera. [339]
- July 18
- American Cruise Line's newly constructed American Harmony riverboat (190 passengers) departs the Chesapeake shipyard at Salisbury, Maryland, USA. [339]
- August 6
- At Fincantieri's shipyard, Princess Cruises' Enchanted Princess cruise ship is first floated out. [339]
- August 7
- P&O Cruises UK cancels its winter program aboard the Oceana cruise ship (2016 passengers) in the Middle East, due to increased tension in the region. [339]
- ANEX Tour of Turkey purchases the Saga Sapphire cruise ship (800 passengers) from Saga Crusies. [339]
- August 9
- Cruise ship Oriana (1822 passengers) completes its final sailing for P&O Cruises UK. [1240]
- August 17
- Norwegian Cruise Lines' Norwegian Encore cruise ship (4200 passengers) is floated out of the Meyer Weeft shipyard in Germany. [339]
- August 25
- Disney Cruise Line announces it will build a second cruise line destination in the Bahamas, at Lighthouse Point on the island of Eleuthera. [339]
- August 29
- At the Fincantieri shipyard, SilverSeas' Silver Moon is officially launched. [339]
- October 29
- Carnival Cruise Line takes delivery of the Carnival Panorama cruise ship (133,500 tons, 2004 passenger cabins) at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. [339]
- October 30
- Norwegian Cruise Line takes delivery of the Norwegian Encore cruise ship (170,000 tons) at Bremerhaven, Germany. [339]
- October 31
- MSC Cruises takes delivery of the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship (4888-passenger) from Chantiers de l'Atlantique. [339]
- November 5
- Celebrity Xpedition cruise ship runs aground at the Galapagos Islands. [339]
- November 10
- In Hamburg, Germany, MSC Cruises and actress Sophia Loren christen the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship. [339]
- December 1
- Port Everglades, Florida, sets a new world record for number of ship passengers in and out of the port in a single day: 55,964. [339]
- December 5
- MSC Cruises welcomes first guests to its new private island destination, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, in the Bahamas. [339]
- Costa Cruises takes delivery of the Costa Smerelda cruise ship at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland. The ship is powered by liquified natural gas. [339]
- December 7
- Princess Cruises christens its newest cruise ship the Sky Princess. [339]
- December 20
- At Cozumel, Mexico, the stern of the Carnival Glory cruise ship lightly collides with the Carnival Legend. Damage is primarily limited to the aft dining restaurant of the Carnival Glory. [339]
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