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MSC Virtuosa returns for MSC Cruises' biggest ever UK season
MSC Cruises revealed it would bring MSC Virtuosa back to the port of Southampton (England UK) next summer before the company deploys another liner...
December 2, 2021
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Carnival Corporation’s North American brands to maintain travel advisors’ commission
Carnival Corporation’s North American brands will maintain travel advisors’ current commission tiers that are earned through 2023. The 5...
December 2, 2021
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean opens bookings for 2023 Alaska cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International released its Alaska cruises for the 2023 season. The company plans to send 4 ships to Alaska matching the number...
December 2, 2021
Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd's cruise ship MS Europa docks in Cape Town (South Africa) amidst COVID Omicron concerns
The TUI Group-owned ms Europa (operated by TUI's subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd) docked in Cape Town (South Africa) on Tuesday, November 30. The ship's...
December 2, 2021
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Celestyal Cruises' majority stake taken by Searchlight Capital Partners
Searchlight Capital Partners (USA-based private equity investor) has taken an undisclosed stake in the Greek company Celestyal Cruises (part of Louis...
December 1, 2021
Cruise Industry
MSC Orchestra heading to Durban (South Africa) despite COVID's Omicron variant
MSC Cruises is going ahead with South African itineraries, despite travel bans in the country due to the Omicron variant of COVID. MSC Orchestra is...
December 1, 2021
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Costa neoRomantica cruise ship sold for scrapping at Gadani Pakistan
The former Costa Cruises' ship Costa NeoRomantica, which was sold to Celestyal Cruises in July 2020 as part of Carnival Corporation's sell-off of 19...
December 1, 2021
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CCL cancels 2 upcoming cruises on Carnival Horizon due to technical issues
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced the cancellation of two upcoming December sailings on Carnival Horizon, citing technical issues the liner is...
December 1, 2021
Accidents
NCL cancels 5 South Africa cruises on Norwegian Jade
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line canceled 5 sailings in response to the new COVID variant "Omicron", while other cruise shipping companies said they were...
November 30, 2021
Accidents
P&O Cruises Australia cancels further voyages until March 3, 2022
P&O Australia canceled further sailings through March 3, 2022, because of the uncertainty over when the Australian governments would allow the...
November 30, 2021
Accidents
CLIA expands Cruise360 Australasia Conference in Sydney 2022 with additional tickets
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association increased the scale of the Cruise360 Australasia Conference in Sydney 2022, releasing additional tickets...
November 30, 2021
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Havila Voyages delays first round-trip cruise of Havila Capella
On November 24, Havila Capella arrived in homeport Bergen (Norway) as the first of the 4 new Norwegian coastal cruiseferries. However, the date for...
November 30, 2021
Accidents
Sophia Loren christens MSC Cruises' new flagship MSC Virtuosa in Dubai
MSC Cruises on Saturday, November 27, celebrated the christening in Dubai (Port Rashid-Dubai Harbour, UAE) of its new flagship, MSC Virtuosa, just...
November 29, 2021
Cruise Industry
TUI's cruise ship Mein Schiff 1 rescued sailors in the Atlantic Ocean
On November 26, 2021, while en route from the Caribbean back to Europe, TUI Cruises' ship Mein Schiff 1 responded to a mayday/distress call issued...
November 29, 2021
Accidents
Seattle-Bremerton ferry rescues woman overboard on the last day of retiring captain
Captain Tom Tilton (an employee of Washington State Ferries) received a "man overboard" call as he piloted the ferryboat Chimacum operating a...
November 29, 2021
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