Cruise news (CMV Astoria-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
75-year-old CMV Astoria cruise ship sold for recycling?
The owner of the oldest oceangoing cruise ship in the world denies it is ending a 75-year career. According to a spokesman for Puerto Rico-based The...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CMV Astoria ship auctioned for EUR 10 million
The world's oldest operational cruise ship - CMV Astoria (fka Azores), is currently listed for sale. The vessel will be auctioned at a minimum...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
5 former CMV-Cruise & Maritime Voyages ships up for sale by auction
The British company CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages had 6 ships in its fleet when it ceased trading in July 2020. CMV also planned two new vessels to...
September 10, 2020 - Cruise Industry
CMV-Cruise And Maritime Voyages goes into administration/bankruptcy
CMV-Cruise And Maritime Voyages has gone into administration (similar to the USA's filing for bankruptcy). The company has appointed Paul Williams...
July 20, 2020 - Cruise Industry
ITF aiding the repatriation of crew on 6 Global Cruise Lines' ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) announced that it is aiding the repatriation of crew who are currently on 6 Global Cruise...
July 3, 2020 - Accidents
Five CMV cruise ships detained in the UK over welfare fears for crew
Four ships at cruise port London-Tilbury have been detained by the Coastguard (CG) following "concerns" about the welfare of their crew members. The...
June 21, 2020 - Accidents
VIDEO: 160 Indian crew stranded on CMV Astoria go on hunger strike
About 160 Indian crew stranded for the past 3 months onboard the CMV-owned ship Astoria have gone on hunger strike on Monday, June 15. The crew...
June 15, 2020 - Cruise Industry
CMV Fleet Parade 2021
On August 28, 2021, CMV's 7-ship fleet gathers in Port Rotterdam (Holland) during the annual (port's 25th) Rotterdam Regatta. In both...
February 22, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Astoria Leaves Cruise and Maritime Voyages' Fleet
Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) decided to say farewell to the ship Astoria, with 2020 as her farewell season. With 2 new bigger vessels joining...
January 20, 2020 - Cruise Industry
First Cruise Ship Departs from Puerto Penasco
After much anticipation, the first cruise ship departed Thursday, January 9, from Puerto Penasco, Mexico, commonly known in the USA as Rocky Point...
January 13, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Cruise & Maritime Voyages Reveal Winter and Spring 2020-2021 Worldwide Collection
CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages presented their winter & spring 2020-2021 cruise program and the biggest ever collection of "escape the winter...
October 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Port at Rocky Point Not Ready Yet
Cruise ships are expected to be homeporting in Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) for the first time this winter. Unfortunately, the long-awaited cruise...
August 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
CMV Astoria Commences 2019 Cruise Season at Poole
CMV Astoria kicked off her 2019 season at Port Poole (Dorset, UK). CMV's Astoria ship is due to call frequently throughout 2019-2020. She was one of...
March 12, 2019