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5 CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ships arrive at the port of Durban, South Africa
Port officials revealed they are allowing 5 Carnival Cruise Line ships to dock at the port of Durban, South Africa, this week. The Carnival...
May 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
200 Mauritian crew stranded onboard NCL-Norwegian Epic begging to return home
About 200 crew (Mauritius nationals) are currently stranded on the Norwegian Cruise Line-owned ship Norwegian Epic, waiting for a charter flight to...
May 26, 2020
Accidents
CCL-Carnival Breeze sails into Dubrovnik carrying 93 Croatian crew
Carnival Cruise Lines' ship Carnival Breeze repatriated 93 Croatian crew after docking at Port Gruz (Dubrovnik Croatia) on Tuesday, May 26. The...
May 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
American Queen Steamboat Company resumes sailings on June 29
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company plans to resume sailings on the USA's rivers on June 29 with American Duchess (Mississippi). AQSC (which also...
May 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten restarts coastal cruises between Bergen and Kirkenes from June 16
Norway’s Hurtigruten announced plans to resume coastal service between Bergen-Kirkenes from June 16, 2020. The first ship to sail will be MS...
May 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages confirms crew death aboard Scarlet Lady
Virgin Voyages officially confirmed a crew death on the new brand's first ship - Scarlet Lady. The 32-year-old Filipino man died on Friday, May...
May 25, 2020
Accidents
200 Indian crew stuck on MSC Grandiosa in Italy for 2 months
About 200 crew from India (mostly from the states Maharashtra and Goa) on the MSC Cruises-owned liner MSC Grandiosa have been quarantined for 70 days...
May 25, 2020
Accidents
Greece restarts island ferry services
On Monday, May 25, Greece restarted regular passenger ferry services to Greek islands. Bars and restaurants were also reopen as Greece accelerated...
May 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI Allure of the Seas begins refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain
RCI-Royal Caribbean's liner Allure of the Seas arrived at Navantia Shipyard (in Cadiz Spain) on Friday (May 22) to start a delayed and revised...
May 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
674 crew repatriated from ms Koningsdam in Puerto Vallarta
For three consecutive days, Mexico's Jalisco State supported the cruise ship Koningsdam (operated by HAL-Holland America Line) with a humanitarian...
May 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cruise ships banned from entering Spanish waters until the state of emergency is lifted
As lockdown due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis begins to ease, Spain's cruise ship ban is being extended, just like it was extended in...
May 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
450 Regent Seven Seas Navigator crew quarantined in Barcelona
About 450 crew on RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises' ship Seven Seas Navigator (currently docked at Port Barcelona Spain) were quarantined after...
May 24, 2020
Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean post-Coronavirus buffets "morph into something different"
A week after announcing that health and safety changes planned for the post-coronavirus cruises included eliminating traditional buffets, RCI-Royal...
May 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
American Cruise Lines resumes sailings on June 20
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it restarts riverboat cruising operations in late-June 2020. The ship American Song starts Snake and...
May 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
5 Royal Caribbean crew on Adventure of the Seas ship test Coronavirus-positive in Falmouth, Jamaica
RCI-Royal Caribbean's liner Adventures of the Seas docked at Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier (Trelawny, Jamaica) on Tuesday, May 19. So far, 5 persons...
May 23, 2020
Accidents