Accidents
54 COVID-positive crew taken off MSC Fantasia in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain)
The MSC Cruises' ship MSC Fantasia, which was hit by a Coronavirus outbreak while sailing in Italy, docked Thursday afternoon, January 12, in Port...
January 14, 2022
Hurtigruten's MS Fridtjof Nansen runs aground in Norway
In the early hours of Wednesday, January 12, Hurtigruten's MS Fridtjof Nansen had ground contact in Sognefjord close to Maloy (Vagsoy Island, Norway...
January 13, 2022
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveils additional sailing cancellations
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced additional sailing cancellations on top of those announced last week. A total of 11x NCL ships are...
January 12, 2022
Serenade OTS is the 3rd Royal Caribbean "hospital ship" for COVID-positive crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean has already moved COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the...
January 12, 2022
German cruise ship builder MV Werften files for bankruptcy
German shipbuilder MV Werften filed for bankruptcy on Monday, January 10, leaving the fate of the yard and its ~2000 employees uncertain. The...
January 11, 2022
Auckland ferry services suspended until March due to staff shortages
Some Auckland (New Zealand) ferry services were cancelled through to March 2022 as staff shortages hit the beginning of the 2022 commuting season...
January 10, 2022Genting Hong Kong’s shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften set to be declared insolvent
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned shipbuilding company MV Werften Holdings (MVWH) is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy after German authorities...
January 10, 2022
HAL-Holland America cancels ms Nieuw Amsterdam's voyage
HAL-Holland America Line canceled ms Nieuw Amsterdam's January 8 voyage and rebooked part of impacted passengers on Sunday's (January 9) ms Rotterdam...
January 9, 2022- Accidents
2 casino cruises on Genting Dream ship canceled due to Hong Kong's COVID measures
A 2-night roundtrip from Hong Kong China on Friday, January 7, was canceled due to the city’s government imposing a 14-day tightening of social...
January 9, 2022 
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises delays the restarts of 2 ships
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises postponed the restarts for 2 of its ships, citing 'travel complications arising from the spread of COVID-19 by the...
January 8, 2022
Oceania Cruises cancels Marina ship's South America voyages in January & February
Oceania canceled all voyages on its Marina ship for January & February that were scheduled to set sail from South America. The impacted...
January 8, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels cruises on 4 ships due to COVID
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced on Friday, January 7, that it would pause operations on multiple liners due to COVID concerns, canceling some voyages...
January 8, 2022
Another 139 passengers on the Cordelia Empress cruise ship test COVID-positive
Another 139 of all the 1827 passengers onboard the Mumbai-Goa (India)-based Cordelia Empress ship, which returned from Port Goa (Mormugao), have...
January 7, 2022
Grenada turns away 5 cruise ships over COVID concerns
Grenada's health and port authorities canceled 5 cruise ship calls over a 9-day period due to outbreaks of flu-like symptoms onboard ships. The...
January 7, 2022
Royal Caribbean moving COVID-positive crew to Vision OTS & Rhapsody OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean is moving COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the Seas, to...
January 7, 2022