Cruise news (Cherbourg France-tagged)
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PONANT's ship Le Champlains to utilize B100 biofuel derived from recycled cooking oil
The expedition ship Le Champlain (from PONANT's Explorers series) is set to utilize B100 biofuel derived from recycled cooking oil in a pioneering...
September 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ireland and France launch combined Train & Ferry ticket
Amid the commencement of the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France (September 8 thru October 28), Ireland and France partnered to introduce the "Sail and...
September 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Stena Vision ferry departs shipyard in Gdansk (Poland) after refurbishment
Stena Vision, the most recent addition to Stena Line's expanding fleet of Irish Sea ferries, departed the shipyard in Gdansk (Poland) where she...
June 17, 2023 - Accidents
Ambassador Ambience cruise ship breaks off moorings at Cherbourg (France)
Ambassador Cruise Line's ship Ambience sought refuge from stormy weather at Cherbourg, France on April 12th while traveling from Ireland to Honfleur...
April 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line expanding Ireland-France ferry service
Stena Line announced it was increasing the capacity of the Ireland-France route via the addition of an extra ship starting in June 2023. Ahead of...
November 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises' newbuild AIDAcosma arrives in Hamburg (Germany) for the first time
On Friday, February 25, the new AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAcosma will visit the port of Hamburg (Germany) for the first time at 04:00 p.m. It is the...
February 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
UK Government tightens travel restrictions on cruise ships
The UK government tightened travel restrictions on cruise ships after fears grew about the COVID Omicron variant. The new regulation (passed on...
December 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Container shipping company CMA-CGM invests EUR 25M into Brittany Ferries
The world's third-largest container shipping company CMA-CGM Group announced it is taking e a “quasi-equity” stake in Brittany...
September 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Brittany Ferries planning to launch Cross-Channel "Flying Ferries"
"Flying ferries" will soon be crossing the English Channel. Brittany Ferries announced its proposed craft "foils like a hydrofoil, hovers like a...
June 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries started 2021 ship drydocking with Ulysses
Dublin headquartered Irish Ferries started its 2021 drydocking on Tuesday, February 16. Having been released by WB Yeats ferry, Ulysses ferry left...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
France and Ireland bypass UK via new ferry routes
Ferry companies connecting Ireland with France are opening new crossing routes in order to avoid red tape and delays that were caused by Brexit. In...
February 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line's Stena Embla ferry is back on the Belfast route
A Stena Line cruiseferry that was temporarily moved from Belfast (Northern Ireland) to Rosslare-Europort (Wexford Ireland) returned to service. The...
January 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cotentin ferry returns to the fleet of Brittany Ferries
After nearly 8 years in the Baltic, the Cotentin ferry made a welcome return to the Brittany Ferries fleet. The vessel returned to the route for...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries increases services from Cork and Rosslare in 2021
The French company Brittany Ferries will enhance its schedule of cargo and passenger shipping services out of Ireland from March 2021, in response to...
July 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Ferry cargo shipping receives UK government GBP 35 million Coronavirus subsidy
Cargo shipping services between the UK and mainland Europe received COVID subsidy on Monday, May 18, with a UK government GBP 35 million (USD 42,5 M...
May 19, 2020