Cruise news (Alesund Norway-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Viking Octantis cruise ship in 2022 becomes the largest on the Great Lakes
For the first time, Thunder Bay ON will become a homeport/turnaround port for a Great Lakes cruise vessel starting in 2022. Viking Cruises announced...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' first expedition ship Viking Octantis floated out at Fincantieri's Vard
Viking Cruises on Tuesday, December 22, announced that its first expedition vessel - the 378-passenger ship Viking Octantis - had been “floated...
December 23, 2020 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises introduces early booking offers for summer 2022
A range of early booking offers was introduced alongside the P&O Cruises summer 2022 programme. 150+ vacations both from the home port of...
November 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches 8 new itineraries for Balmoral
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines launched 8 new itineraries for MS Balmoral ship in 2021, which include a series of regional sailings from homeport Portsmouth...
September 23, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen’s cruise ship Borealis homeported in Liverpool UK in 2021
Voyages for Fred Olsen's second (ex-Holland America) cruise ship Borealis (fka MS Rotterdam) went on sale, with the inaugural program 2021 including...
September 17, 2020 - Accidents
Crew tests positive for COVID-19 on Viking Cruises' Viking Star ship
A crew member of Viking Cruises' Viking Star ship in Alesund Norway has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The company said there had...
August 5, 2020 - Accidents
Hurtigruten introduces year-round cruises from Dover UK in 2021
The Norwegian ferry and cruise shipping company Hurtigruten will use Port Dover England as homeport / roundtrip departure port for 4 itineraries in...
June 10, 2020 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream brings second yacht to meet demand in Norway
After announcing 9 new Norwegian cruises in June 2020, SeaDream Yacht Collection had to adapt to meet the high demand. The small company was...
June 6, 2020 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream Yacht Club announces 9 new 2020 Norwegian voyages
After pausing operations in March, SeaDream Yacht Club announced plans to begin sailing in Norway this month and is accepting reservations for 9x new...
June 1, 2020 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard from MS Finnmarken
A woman has died after falling from Hurtigruten's MS Finnmarken in Norway. The ship prepared to dock in the town of Alesund when the passenger fell...
November 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Inspiration Delivered by Vard Holdings
The subsidiary company of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri - Vard Holdings - delivered MS Hanseatic Inspiration. This is the second cruiser in...
October 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Partners with Brim Explorer to Introduce Electric Explorer Catamarans
The cruiseferry company Hurtigruten partnered with the Norwegian startup brand "Brim Explorer" to introduce battery-powered catamarans custom-built...
May 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Ponant Explorers Ship Delivered in Norway
Ponant took delivery of the first of its 6 exceptional Ponant Explorers series' ships, Le Laperouse, on June 15. Construction of the other 5 vessels...
June 20, 2018