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RCI Allure of the Seas begins refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain
Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas arrived at Navantia shipyard in Cadiz, Spain on Friday (May 22) to commence her delayed refurbishment. The...
May 24, 2020
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674 crew repatriated from ms Koningsdam in Puerto Vallarta
For three consecutive days, the western Mexican state of Jalisco supported the Dutch cruise ship ms Koningsdam with a humanitarian effort during the...
May 24, 2020
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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, in Spain cruise ship ban is being extended, just like it was extended in...
May 24, 2020
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450 Regent Seven Seas Navigator crew quarantined in Barcelona
About 450 crew members of Regent Seven Seas Cruises' ship Seven Seas Navigator docked at the port of Barcelona, Spain were quarantined after...
May 24, 2020
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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
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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
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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
The world's largest privately-owned cruise ship to lay up in Falmouth UK
The world's largest privately-owned (residential) cruise ship - MS The World, is currently cruising from the Mediterranean en-route to Falmouth...
May 23, 2020
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Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line to temporarily deploy Grand Celebration ship to the USVI
The US Virgin Islands may see its first-ever floating hotel operation in the harbour of St Thomas Island (Charlotte Amalie, USVI) courtesy of...
May 22, 2020
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$130M raised by Nassau Cruise Port via bond offering
Nassau Cruise Port announced it had successfully raised USD 130+ million via its private bond offering launched on May 4 and closed on May 15, 2020...
May 22, 2020
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Cruise ships banned from entering Australian waters until at least September 17
The Australian Border Force (ABF) today announced that cruise ships are banned from entering Australia's territorial waters until at least September...
May 22, 2020
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River cruise company Scylla resumes operations with 34 boats in Europe
The Basel Switzerland-headquartered river cruise shipping company Scylla Cruises announced the sailing of 34 vessels on Europe’s waterways...
May 22, 2020
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1970 crew working on German cruise ships return to Indonesia
As many as 1970 Indonesians working for several Germany-based cruise ships were repatriated / returned to Indonesia over the past few weeks...
May 21, 2020
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Windstar Cruises resumes sailings on September 3 in Tahiti
The small-ship cruise company Windstar announced that its 148-passenger sail ship Wind Spirit will be fleet's first to resume voyages after the...
May 21, 2020
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Virgin Voyages cancels Scarlet Lady cruises through October 15
Virgin Voyages announced they had cancelled all sailings on the new Scarlet Lady ship through October 15. This is the second wave of cancelations...
May 21, 2020
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