Cruise news (Alaska-tagged)
- Accidents
Princess Cruises changes Crown ship's itineraries due to engine problems
In early May 2022, Crown Princess restarted voyages for the first time since the global COVID-related pause in operations. However, the ship was...
June 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa cruise ship starts for CCL as Carnival Luminosa in November from Brisbane (Australia)
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that Costa's ship Luminosa will join the fleet of Carnival in September 2022 and will start guest operations as...
June 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America's entire cruise fleet is back in service
HAL-Holland America’s ms Westerdam returned to service on Sunday, June 12, at Port Seattle (Washington USA), marking the fleet's last vessel to...
June 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ruby Princess is the first cruise ship in 2 years to visit Prince Rupert (Kaien Island, BC Canada)
The arrival of Ruby Princess in Prince Rupert (Kaien Island, BC Canada) on Tuesday, May 17, marked the start of the season once again. After 2...
May 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
A new commitment explores the feasibility of the world’s first cruise-led "green corridor"
Port Seattle (Washington USA), City and Borough of Juneau (Alaska), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (BC Canada), leading global cruise shipping...
May 19, 2022 - Accidents
Search suspended for 40-year-old woman who fell overboard from Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity...
The US Coast Guard (USCG) suspended the search for a 40-year-old female passenger who fell overboard off a Celebrity Cruises ship in Alaska’s...
May 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Windstar cancels scheduled cruises in Asia (fall 2022)
The premium cruise travel company Windstar canceled its scheduled sailings in Asia for the fall of 2022, citing the continued uncertainty...
May 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam is the only cruise ship scheduled to visit Anchorage Alaska...
As the cruise shipping industry gets back on track after 2+ years of zero-to-limited sailing, just one passenger liner call is currently scheduled to...
May 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound joins Cunard's Queen Mary 2 in Southampton (England) on June 24
Mensun Bound, the maritime archaeologist who made headlines in March 2022 with the discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, will...
May 15, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity Cruises cancels 2 Alaska sailings aboard Celebrity Eclipse
Celebrity Cruises canceled an additional voyage for its Celebrity Eclipse ship. The reason for the cancellations is that sea life has attached...
May 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
3 additional Princess Cruises ships (Crown, Island, Royal) return to service
3 additional Princess Cruises ships are restarting operations welcoming passengers back onboard - Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Island Princess...
May 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival is the first major USA cruise line to get entire fleet back to passenger operations
With the departure of Carnival Splendor out of Port Seattle (Washington USA) on Monday, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line celebrated the restart of its entire...
May 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America adds a season of new voyages to Australia/New Zealand/Southeast Asia starting...
In anticipation of the ports in Australia & New Zealand fully welcoming cruise ships back, HAL-Holland America opened bookings for a season of...
May 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America's ms Noordam returns to service in Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades, Florida)
After 2+ years since the industrywide halt began due to the COVID crisis, HAL-Holland America's liner ms Noordam restarted service on Sunday...
April 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line kicks off the 2022 Alaskan season with Norwegian Bliss from Seattle
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line kicked off the 2022 Alaskan season with Norwegian Bliss from the port of Seattle (Washington USA). Bliss is the first of...
April 26, 2022