Cruise news (CoronavirusNorovirus-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection delays Evrima's maiden voyage to July
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has again decided to delay the maiden voyage of Evrima - its first cruise ship. The debut of the vessel was scheduled...
January 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International cancels Quantum of the Seas' Alaska cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International's Quantum of the Seas will stay in Asia in summer 2021, rather than move to Alaska, where she was scheduled to...
January 23, 2021 - Accidents
2nd COVID-19 case confirmed on Marine Atlantic's Blue Puttees ferry
Canadian federal (state-owned) corporation Marine Atlantic announced on Thursday, January 21, that a second crew had tested positive for Coronavirus...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas ship cruise cut short due to medical emergency
RCI-Royal Caribbean International's liner Quantum of the Seas was forced to sail back to homeport early. The cruise-to-nowhere from Singapore was...
January 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises UK requires all passengers to have COVID vaccination
Saga Cruises UK, part of Saga Group targeting the over-50s travellers, will become the world's first cruise shipping company to require all of its...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 Isle of Wight ferry companies to share a GBP 6.5 million government grant
Three Isle of Wight England ferry companies will be able to share a GBP 6,5 million (~EUR 7,3M / USD 8,8M) UK government grant to maintain services...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation has enough cash to survive cruise-less 2021
Carnival Corporation had enough cash to survive a cruise-less 2021, according to CEO Arnold Donald who talked with investors on Monday, January 11...
January 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries' Pride of Burgundy ship could be srapped
A popular 1993-built Cross Channel ship of P&O Ferries UK is currently moored up on Fal River (Cornwall England) due to a drop in demand caused...
January 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA extends suspension of cruises through March
Germany's extended lockdown (until at least January 31) and new Coronavirus (COVID-19) related restrictions, such as the further limitation of...
January 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line cancels Britain-Ireland sailings due to post-Brexit downturn in freight traffic
The ferry company Stena Line cancelled a dozen Britain-Ireland crossings because of a post-Brexit downturn in passenger and freight traffic and also...
January 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Crociere cancels cruises in Italy until January 31
Due to the travel uncertainties and with regards to Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in the coming weeks, Costa Cruises decided to cancel all...
January 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
327,000+ overseas Filipino crew repatriated in 2020
The DFA-Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines capped its repatriation efforts in 2020 by bringing home a total of 327,511 overseas...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
The last ferry to link Flanders and England sets sail on the final voyage of a 46-year-long history
On December 29 was terminated the ferry service linking Flanders (northern Belgium) with England. The last crossing (from Zeebrugge-Bruges Belgium...
January 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wonder ship once again sailing back to Castaway Cay Bahamas
DCL-Disney Cruise Line’s second-oldest ship Disney Wonder is once again sailing back to the company's private island Castaway Cay Bahamas. Both...
January 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise pause caused by COVID-19 marked by industry innovation
Affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, cruise shipping companies were forced to delay newbuild launches and cancel voyages to cut costs...
January 1, 2021