Cruise news (Corfu Island Greece-tagged)
- Accidents
8 bodies found on burned-out Euroferry Olympia off Greece
Fire Service rescuers in western Greece discovered 6 more bodies on Euroferry Olympia which was severely damaged by a fire en route to Italy last...
February 27, 2022 - Accidents
Search for 10 missing passengers on Euroferry Olympia resumes at Astakos port
The burning Euroferry Olympia approached Port Astakos (Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece) where the search is due to continue for the 10 missing...
February 23, 2022 - Accidents
Hopes fading for 10 missing in Greece after fire on Euroferry Olympia
Hopes are fading for the 10 people who are still missing 5 days after a fire scorched a cruiseferry sailing from Greece to Italy. Firefighters are...
February 22, 2022 - Accidents
11 missing after fire on Greece-Italy Euroferry Olympia
Rescuers on Friday, February 18, boarded the burning ferry off of Greece and freed two truck drivers stranded inside the ship for 15+ hours, but hope...
February 19, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Fire on Greece-Italy cruiseferry with 288 people on board
A fire broke out on Euroferry Olympia ferry en route from Greece to Italy, with a total of 288 people on board, the Greek coastguard announced. The...
February 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises UK's summer 2023 & winter 2023-2024 itineraries
P&O Cruises UK announced its summer 2023 and winter 2023-2024 itineraries, including the maiden season of the fleet's newest member - Arvia...
November 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises expands 2021-2022 program with new sailings aboard AIDAprima and AIDAblu
AIDA Cruises announced it will expand its program with new sailings during fall/winter 2021-2022 season. AIDAprima will expand her homeporting in...
July 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Splendida welcomes back passengers with a 4-country Eastern Mediterranean...
Over the weekend, MSC Splendida became the latest MSC Cruises' liner to restart summer sailings with a 7-night itinerary to the Eastern Mediterranean...
June 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises' gradual restart continues with AIDAstella on July 29
AIDA Cruises announced it continued the gradual restart with another vessel, AIDAstella, resuming voyages from July 29. The cruise ship will operate...
June 10, 2021 - Accidents
27-year-old AIDAblu crew disembarked at Corfu, Greece for medical treatment
On Sunday, June 6, a 27-year-old male crew of AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAblu who needed medical treatment was disembarked at Corfu Island (Kerkyra...
June 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA opens bookings for its newest ship AIDAcosma cruises over Christmas & New Year
AIDA Cruises announced that bookings are open for AIDAcosma's voyages over Christmas and New Year's Eve, with the ship embarking on December 22, 2021...
June 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises restarts in the Eastern Mediterranean with AIDAblu
On Sunday evening, May 23, AIDA Cruises started into the new cruise season in the Eastern Mediterranean with the ship AIDAblu. Until October 17...
May 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Luminosa restarts in the Mediterranean from Trieste, Italy
On Friday, May 14, Costa Cruises' ship Costa Luminosa arrived at Port Trieste Italy for her final preparations ahead of the restart of sailings over...
May 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line restarts cruises from Greece on August 15
Working in coordination with Greece's Government, the Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiary HAL-Holland America Line received approval to restart...
May 6, 2021 - Accidents
Costa Cruises launches summer 2021 Mediterranean sailings, cancels Northern Europe voyages
The Carnival Corporation-owned company Costa Cruises announces itinerary programs for 2021 summer season, with new cruises in the Mediterranean...
April 22, 2021