Cruise news (CoronavirusNorovirus-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises to use self-disinfecting coating on all vessels
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, which is part of The Travel Corporation, contracted with Danish company CleanCoat A/S in order to employ...
October 23, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises introduces updated Crystal Confidence 2.0 Program with extended deposit window
Crystal Cruises announced it is updating its Crystal Confidence 2.0 program in order to extend the no-money-down deposit window until January 5, 2021...
October 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean trademarks "Tracelet" for contact tracing wristband
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has lead RCG-Royal Caribbean Group to file a new trademark for a contact tracing bracelet concept. The company...
October 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa passengers not allowed to disembark in Malta over suspected Coronavirus case
Passengers from the MSC Cruises' liner MSC Grandiosa have not been allowed to disembark in Malta over a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19...
October 18, 2020 - Accidents
7 passengers test COVID-19 positive on Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema
Seven passengers on Costa Diadema tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) after disembarking in Palermo, Sicily Italy. The passengers had already...
October 16, 2020 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line introduces 2022 Tropical Destinations
In early 2022, DCL-Disney Cruise Line returns to Hawaii and other tropical destinations with 10-night Hawaiian Islands voyages and a variety of...
October 16, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean prepared for possible restart of cruises next week
Royal Caribbean revealed it is prepared for a possible announcement of sailings restarting next week, depending on the "No Sail" order. Vicki Freed...
October 15, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: P&O Pacific Dawn is Ocean Builders' Crypto Cruise Ship MS Satoshi
The company that constructs “floating, off-grid seapod homes” - Ocean Builders, has bought the old Australian cruise ship Pacific Dawn...
October 14, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group to raise US$1 billion in new capital
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group unveiled plans on Tuesday, October 13, to raise US$1 billion in new capital, the latest effort by a cruise ship operator to...
October 14, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Shutdown impact on Australasian cruise travel businesses
Australian and New Zealand cruise-related businesses that have been devastated by the suspension of voyages will voice their support for a planned...
October 13, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Mystic Invest Holding buys CMV Vasco da Gama
The Portuguese river and expedition cruise company Mystic Invest Holding bought the 1993-built CMV Vasco da Gama at an auction in the UK. The vessel...
October 13, 2020 - Accidents
Japan helps create cruise ship rules for virus outbreak
Japan's Foreign Ministry plans to launch a research and study project to help to create international rules on how to handle infectious disease...
October 12, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Alaska cruise ports issue plea to save 2021 season
After facing a devastating season that saw no cruise ships call on ports in Alaska and BC (British Columbia) as a result of the global Coronavirus...
October 11, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Sixth cruise line went bankrupt due to COVID-19
Jalesh Cruises India has become the 6th cruise company that went bankrupt due to the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The India...
October 11, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' Costa Smeralda commences sailings from Savona, Italy
Costa Cruises' flagship powered by the most advanced propulsion technology currently used to reduce emissions - LNG, Costa Smeralda, is the 3rd ship...
October 11, 2020