2007
- January
- Norwegian Coastal Voyage's Nordkapp cruise ship runs aground on an island at the Antarctic Peninsula, damaging her hull. [67.24]
- February
- Carnival Cruise Lines sells Windstar Cruises to Ambassadors International for US$100 million. [75.18]
- March 5
- Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Freedom cruise ship (110,000 gross tons, 2974 passengers) is officially named in Venice, Italy, and makes its maiden voyage, a 12-day Mediterranean cruise. [73.13] [93.46] [123.16]
- April 5
- The Greek Louis Hellenic Cruises' cruise ship M/S Sea Diamond strikes a reef off the harbor of Santorini, tearing a hole in the hull. [38] [67.24]
- April 6
- The Louis Hellenic Cruises' Sea Diamond cruise ship sinks off the harbor of Santorini, with the loss of two French lives. [38] [67.24]
- April 11
- Princess Cruises' Emerald Princess cruise ship (113,000 gross tons) commences service out of Rome, Italy, for Greek Islands / Mediterranean cruises. [73.13]
- April
- Norwegian Coastal Voyage puts the Fram expedition ship (12,700 gross tons, 328 passengers) into service, for voyages around Greenland. [73.13]
- Holland America Line's Zaandam cruise ship has a US$1.5 million exhaust scrubber installed during drydock by Victoria Shipyards in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. [125.16]
- April 18
- Royal Caribbean International takes delivery of Liberty of the Seas cruise ship (160,000 gross tons, 3634 passengers) from Aker Yards during a ceremony in Turku, Finland. [79]
- May 5
- Azamara Cruises' Azamara Journey re-enters service following a US$19 million refurbishment over four weeks. The company is a new cruise line created by Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited. [110.26]
- May
- Norwegian Coastal Voyages takes delivery of the Fram expedition ship (12,700 gross tons, 318 passengers). [67.18]
- First Choice sells expedition ships Clipper Adventure and Clipper Odyssey to Danish interests. [67.18]
- Majestic America's Empress of the North cruise ship hits an underwater object in Alaska's Icy Strait. The ship takes on water and lists. [67.24]
- May 18
- Royal Caribbean International officially names its newest ship Liberty of the Seas, in a christening ceremony in the Port of Miami. [79] (May 19 [73.13])
- May 26
- Costa Cruises' Costa Serena cruise ship (112,000 gross tons, 3000 passengers) makes its maiden voyage, an 8-day cruise from Venice, Italy, to Greece, Turkey, and Croatia. [73.13]
- Disney Cruise Lines begins 10- and 11-night cruises in the Mediterranean on the Disney Magic. [73.28]
- June 2
- American Cruise Lines' American Star expedition ship (93 passengers) makes its maiden voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. [73.14]
- MSC Cruises introduces the MSC Orchestra cruise ship (89,600 gross tons, 2550 passengers) for 7-night cruises from Venice, Italy, to Greece, Turkey, and Croatia. [73.13]
- June
- Star Cruises announces the sale of Orient Lines' ship Marco Polo to Global marine of Greece, effective march 23, 2008. [67.11]
- Carnival Corporation sells Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner to Dubai World for US$100 million, for delivery in November 2008. [67.10] [140.12]
- July 2
- Celebrity's Millennium cruise ship strikes rocks after a mechanical malfunction while anchored off Villefranche, France, damaging a propellor. [67.24]
- August 9
- The VeggieTales & Friends Cruise 2007 on Carnival Cruise Lines' Inspiration cruise ship begins a 4-day roundtrip cruise from Tampa, Florida. [93.14]
- September 13
- Royal Caribbean Cruises launches new cruise line, CDF Croisières de France for the French market. [67.24] [79]
- September
- Star Clippers announces construction of a five-masted 7400 gross ton barque modelled on the France II of 1912, with 37 sails. The ship will carry 296 passengers and 14 crew. [67.11]
- Silversea purchases World Discoverer expedition ship (6072 gross tons). [67.18]
- October 1
- Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem cruise ship (93,502 gross tons, 2384 passengers) enters service in New York. [73.14] [151.41]
- October
- Cruise ship Azamara Quest joins Azamara Cruises. [110.26]
- December 11
- Cunard Line debuts the Queen Victoria ocean liner (90,000 gross tons, passenger capacity 2014). [73.16] [140.12]
- December
- Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem cruise ship (93,502 gross tons, 2384 passengers) is christened in New York, and begins its maiden voyage to Florida and the Bahamas. [73.14] [151.34]
- Cunard Line puts Queen Victoria cruise ship (90,000 gross tons, 2014 passengers) into service following christening by Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, in Southampton, England. [67.10] [110.43] [150.35]
2008
- January 13
- Cunard Line's Queen Victoria cruise ship (90,000 gross tons, 2000 passengers) makes its maiden voyage from New York for a 23-country, 36-port world tour. [73.13]
- February
- Disney Cruise Line orders two new ships built, each 124,000 gross tons, with 1250 cabins. [67.11]
- NCL America withdraws Pride of Hawai'i cruise ship from Hawaii. [67.11]
- March 12
- P&O cruise liner Artemis makes an unscheduled stop at Falmouth for repair to damage to the anchor stowage area during a storm. [152.4]
- March
- MSC Cruises' Poesia cruise ship (89,600 gross tons, capacity 3013 passengers) enters service, delivered from Aker Yards. [127.13] [128.11]
- (month unknown)
- P&O Cruises' Ventura cruise ship (3100 passengers) enters service, the largest ever for the British market. [128.9]
- April 12
- MSC Cruises' MSC Poesia cruise ship begins sailing seven-night Eastern Mediterranean round-trip cruises from Venice. The 92,400 gross ton ship can carry 2550 passengers. [67.12]
- April
- Maiden voyage of AIDA Cruises' AIDAbella cruise ship in the German market. The 68,500 gross ton ship can carry 2030 passengers. [67.12]
- Debut of MSC Poesia cruise ship (92,400 gross tons, 2550 passengers) of MSC Cruises of Italy. [110.44]
- April 16
- P&O Cruises' cruise ship Ventura is officially named by Dame Helen Mirren at Southampton, England. [152.8]
- Maiden voyage of P&O Cruises' Ventura cruise ship from England to the Mediterranean. The 116,000 gross ton ship can carry 3076 passengers. [67.12] [152.8]
- May 4
- German-owned 30,000 gross ton cruise ship Mona Lisa with 984 passengers runs aground off Latvia in the Baltic Sea. [57]
- May
- Holland America Line takes delivery of the Eurodam cruise ship (86,000 gross tons). [128.9]
- Royal Caribbean International's Independence of the Seas cruise ship debuts in Southampton, England. At 160,000 gross tons, this is now the world's largest cruise ship, with passenger capacity of 3634. The ship will commence 14-day Mediterranean cruises and 11-day Canary Islands cruises. [67.13] [110.43] [127.13] [128.9]
- May 23
- Swan Hellenic cruise line restarts under new ownership, with ship Minerva. [152.8]
- June
- Holland America Line's Eurodam cruise ship (86,000 gross tons, 2104 passengers) begins Baltic / Scandinavian cruises, round-trips from Copenhagen, Denmark. [67.13]
- June 25
- At Christie's auction house in New York, an unused life jacket from the Titanic ship sells for US$68,500. [35]
- July 13
- Carnival Cruise Lines introduces the Carnival Splendor cruise ship (113,300 gross tons, 3006 passengers), its biggest ship. The ship begins a series of 12-day Northern European cruises from Dover, England. [67.13] [128.8]
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