Cruise news (Canada-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
SunStone’s Ocean Explorer officially named in Boston MA (USA)
Boston-based cruise company Vantage Deluxe World Travel officially christened MS Ocean Explorer, the brand's first ocean-going small ship, on Monday...
October 27, 2021 - Accidents
BC Ferries cancels multiple sailings on major routes due to “bomb cyclone”
The Canadian company BC Ferries canceled multiple sailings on major routes for Monday, October 25, as a 2nd powerful “bomb cyclone&rdquo...
October 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Navigator to set sail on inaugural cruise November 19
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages announced further details of how the company is planning to operate their Antarctic cruises during the coming 2021-2022...
October 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's newest cruise ship Viking Saturn joins the fleet in 2023-Q1
Viking Cruises announced that its newest ship - Viking Saturn, is set to join the fleet in early 2023. The 930-passenger sistership will spend her...
October 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Mandatory COVID vaccination requirements do not apply to BC Ferries
The Canadian company BC Ferries announced that its travelers will not be subject to federal rules mandating that all passengers be fully COVID...
October 8, 2021 
Canadian company Bay Ferries to restore Maine-Nova Scotia CAT ferry service
Following two canceled seasons due to the Coronavirus crisis, the catamaran high-speed ferry service linking Maine USA with Nova Scotia Canada is...
October 3, 2021- Cruise Industry
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) rebranded American Queen Voyages (AQV)
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company, which is part of Hornblower Group, is now the new brand merging AQSC and VCL-Victory Cruise Lines - American...
September 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Legend to sail to Greenland from Baltimore 2023
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line unveiled a 2-week voyage that will set sail to Greenland from the United States in 2023. The 14-night journey to Greenland...
September 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oceania opens sales for inaugural season of Vista with record single-day bookings
The NCLH-owned Oceania Cruises announced a single-day booking record that beat the company's previous record from March 2021 by ~60%. While the...
September 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions introduces “Exploring The Pacific Northwest: The Jewels Of The Salish Sea”
Due to Canada's current travel restrictions, Lindblad Expeditions announced a revised itinerary for the October 2021 "British Columbia and San Juan...
September 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America ships Volendam and Zaandam paused thru 2022 May
HAL-Holland America Line announced a restart date of May 2022 for its ships ms Volendam and ms Zaandam. The fleetmates ms Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Venture ship's inaugural cruise season includes two ex-UK itineraries
The ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel company Seabourn is appealing to historians and adventurers with the announcement of Seabourn Venture's...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Canada issues COVID vaccination mandate for cruise ship, air, and train passengers
Canada, where 63% of the population is already fully COVID-vaccinated, is pushing harder than the USA in its campaign to vaccinate as many as...
August 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Yarmouth (Nova Scotia Canada) - Bar Harbor (Maine USA) ferry scheduled to return in 2022
The high-speed catamaran CAT Ferry will resume Canada--USA service between Yarmouth NS (Nova Scotia) and Bar Harbor (Maine) in Spring 2022. The...
August 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: BC Ferries' 3rd hybrid electric Island-Class ferry arrives in Victoria
The Canadian passenger shipping company BC Ferries released footage of the 3rd ship in its new hybrid-electric fleet arriving in Victoria BC on July...
July 25, 2021