Cruise news (CoronavirusNorovirus-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises officially starts crew vaccination program in the USA
MSC Cruises officially started its crew vaccination program in the U.S. On May 7, crew from the MSC Meraviglia ship received their first COVID-19...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean's cruise ship Viking Venus arrives at Portsmouth Port UK
Viking Cruises' ocean ship Viking Venus, which features an onboard laboratory that has daily capacity to process 3000 COVID tests, arrived at...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International again hiring crew from India
Starting May 21, RCI-Royal Caribbean International will again hire crew members from India. The news comes a couple of weeks after the line...
May 10, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger tests positive for COVID-19 aboard Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda
On May 5, a passenger tested positive for COVID-19 onboard Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda. The liner which left homeport Savona Italy on...
May 7, 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 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings suspending crew assignments "from areas of high Covid-19...
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced it is temporarily suspending all assignments for its crew members from India, Brazil, Argentina, Chile...
May 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, RCI-Royal Caribbean International, MSC Cruises vaccinate all crew
Following the recent announcement by the USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) that cruises could resume from US seaports by...
May 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
2 CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ships return to Port Galveston Texas
Two CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ships returned to Port Galveston Texas on Sunday, May 2. After more than a year away, the liners' return is a glimmer...
May 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Canaveral first cruise port in the USA to sponsor COVID-19 vaccinations for seafarers
Port Canaveral is the first port in the United States to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution to vessel crew members and port workers in response to...
May 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination for all crew
MSC Cruises announced a fleet-wide COVID-19 vaccination programme for all crew members. The programme has already started on Friday, April 30, on...
May 1, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger tests positive for COVID-19 aboard NYK Cruises' ship Asuka 2
NYK LINE's subsidiary and travel brand NYK Cruises revealed on Friday, April 30, that its luxury cruise ship Asuka 2 was returning to port after a...
May 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
COVID vaccination: flagship measure of PONANT’s latest protocol
Onboard and ashore, the safety of its passengers has been paramount for the premium cruise travel brand PONANT. Since the start of the health crisis...
April 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CDC: ex-USA cruises could restart in mid-July
Cruising could restart in midsummer in the USA, the CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) said late Wednesday, April 28, in a...
April 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Liverpool's Isle of Man ferry terminal at least GBP 5 million over budget
The Isle of Man government-funded ferry terminal in Liverpool (England UK) will be at least GBP 5 million over budget and be completed one year late...
April 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation contracts Bureau Veritas to support the safe return to ex-UK cruises
The world leader in maritime testing, inspection, and certification, Bureau Veritas (BV), has been contracted by the world’s largest leisure...
April 26, 2021