Accidents
CLIA Statement regarding guidelines & travel health notice updates from the CDC
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association issued the following statement regarding guidelines & travel health notice updates from the USA's CDC...
February 11, 2022
Crystal Cruises' office in the USA closing down
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned subsidiary Crystal Cruises will reportedly shut down its USA-based office by the end of the week. All office...
February 9, 2022
Seabourn again delays the launch of its first expedition cruise ship Seabourn Venture
The Carnival Corporation-owned ultra-luxury brand Seabourn blamed global supply chain issues (due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis) for...
February 8, 2022
445 kg of cocaine seized, slaughtered sailor found on containership MSC Adelaide
400+ kilograms of cocaine were seized in Port Genova (Italy), hidden in a TEU-container loaded with coffee from Brazil. In addition to drugs, a 50...
February 8, 2022Crystal Cruises Serenity and Symphony ships arrested in Freeport (Bahamas)
A couple of Crystal Cruises' ships were seized on Friday, February 4, by authorities in the Bahamas over unpaid fuel bills. Crystal Symphony and...
February 6, 2022
Bookings for GHK Dream Cruises' World Dream suspended until further notice
New bookings for World Dream ship operating in Singapore remain suspended until further notice, the cruise operator announced on Friday, February 4...
February 5, 2022
Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wish delayed until July 2022
DCL-Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship - Disney Wish, will be delayed by 6 weeks, following Meyer Werft's Papenburg shipyard delays due to the...
February 4, 2022
CLIA Brazil extends the suspension of sailings until February 18
CLIA Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) and its associates took the decision to extend for another 14 days the suspension of...
February 2, 2022
GHK-Genting's Dream Cruises files for liquidation
Dream Cruises filed a winding-up petition with the courts in Bermuda on January 27, 2022, making it the latest part of the Malaysian holding Genting...
February 2, 2022
US Coast Guard investigating Royal Caribbean's Harmony OTS after SpaceX rocket launch was aborted
The US Coast Guard (USCG) opened an investigation after a RCI-Royal Caribbean ship sailed too close to a SpaceX rocket launch on Sunday, January 30...
February 2, 2022
Royal Caribbean cancels two Quantum OTS cruises from Singapore due to crew COVID outbreak
RCI-Royal Caribbean canceled two cruises to nowhere due to a crew COVID outbreak. The move will affect clients who have bought tickets to sail on...
January 30, 2022Crystal Serenity's World Cruise passengers transfer to Regent Seven Seas Mariner in Aruba
Dozens of passengers currently sailing on Crystal Serenity will transfer to the RSSC-Regent's ship Seven Seas Mariner, after the company cut short...
January 29, 2022
Swan Hellenic’s Minerva evacuates Antarctic Quest expedition team to Ushuaia
Swan Hellenic announced that its new 5-star ice-class expedition SH Minerva had given assistance to evacuate the "Antarctic Quest 2021" expedition...
January 28, 2022
P&O Australia and CCL-Carnival cancel 15+ cruises until May 28
Cruise companies express further disappointment with the Australian government’s inaction over the return to cruising. P&O Australia and...
January 27, 2022
$11 million cruise ship terminal at Mombasa port (Kenya) remains idle
The commissioning of the USD 11 million Cruise Terminal facility at Port Mombasa (Kenya) is still in limbo as the COVID crisis continues to disrupt...
January 24, 2022