Basking on the Riviera
Oceania’s Riviera is billed as the most chic ship to launch in the past 50 years. CEO Frank del Rio talks interiors.

Taking a calculated gamble on fuel prices
Access to fuel is currently no safe bet. Industry leaders discuss successful hedging strategies in tumultuous times.

Viking River Cruises: Norse invasion
Viking River Cruises CEO Torstein Hagen outlines his battle plan for the largest fleet expansion in riverboat history.

The boats that rock: music-themed cruises
Rock ‘n’ roll and luxury cruises aren’t the most likely bandmates, but music festivals at sea are becoming big business.

Strength in adversity: CLIA
Christine Duffy’s first year as the new Cruise Lines International Association president has certainly been eventful.

Norwegian Gem
In mid-2005 Norwegian Cruise Line Corporation (NCL) announced a new ship order with Meyer Werft, in Germany, for delivery in October 2007.

MSC Fantasia
MSC Cruises will add several new ships to their fleet in 2008, including the lastest in its 'Musica' class of Panamax vessels (the MSC Poesia) and its largest ship ever – the MSC Fantasia.

Costa Luminosa
Costa Crociere SpA is an Italian company based in Genoa and is part of Carnival Corporation. Its fleet includes a total of 15 ships in active service and eight on order.

Aidabella
The German cruise line AIDA Cruises (formerly Seetours), a part of Carnival Corporation (AIDA Cruises is the German branch of Costa Crociere SpA), has placed contracts with Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the construction of three 68,500GT cruise ships.

Holland American Line
The MS Eurodam is set to be one of the most luxurious ships in the Holland America Line fleet (a division of Carnival Corporation) when it is launched in June 2008.