Cruise news (CoronavirusNorovirus-tagged)

Malta's Valletta Cruise Port invests EUR 2M in revamping the Waterfront
Valletta Cruise Port further invests in projects with the aim of enhancing the appearance of the Maltese destination. Of note is the inauguration of...
July 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Barcelona Cruise Port obtains ‘Safe Travels’ Stamp
Barcelona Cruise Port has got accredited as safe infrastructures preventing COVID-19 at the international level. The Port obtained the ‘Safe...
July 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Malaga Cruise Port accredited as safe infrastructures preventing COVID-19
Malaga Cruise Port obtained the ‘Safe Travels’ Stamp, as safe infrastructures preventing Coronavirus (COVID-19), granted by the leading...
July 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises repatriates 200 Indonesian crew from Manila, Philippines
200 Indonesian crew members from Costa Cruises liners anchored off the coast of Manila (Luzon Island, Philippines) were repatriated Thursday evening...
July 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
UK tourists urged by Foreign Office to avoid cruises
Domestic tourists are being urged by the UK government to avoid cruise ship travel. The UK's FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) issued a...
July 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
Bar Harbor bans cruise ships for the rest of 2020
Bar Harbor (Maine USA) closes its seaports to cruise vessels for the remainder of 2020 due to the progressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the...
July 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival's latest cruise itinerary updates
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that its newest vessel - Mardi Gras - starts operations in February 2021 (instead of November 2020) due to delay...
July 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian develop enhanced health and safety standards
World's second and third largest cruise companies - RCCL-Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings - announced a collaboration to...
July 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
49-year-old Birka Cruises goes out of business laying off 500 people
Birka Cruises (subsidiary of Eckero Group) announced it goes out of business laying off 500+ employees. Established in 1971 and operating as Sweden...
July 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
10 Jamaican crew aboard MSC Seaview still stuck in Brazil
Ten Jamaican crew on the MSC Cruises-owned liner MSC Seaview (currently anchored in Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) are growing frustrated with being at...
July 4, 2020
Accidents
CLIA welcomes new EU report outlining how to restart cruises
CLIA welcomed the publication by the European Union of a new report outlining how to restart ship cruises. In a statement, CLIA said the EU's...
July 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Spain upholds ban on cruise ships
Spain is upholding a ban on cruise ships from docking at Spanish seaports in order to stop the spread of COVID-19, a ministerial order published on...
June 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Nova Scotia cancels 2020 sailing season due to COVID-19 concerns
Nova Scotia's Government cancelled the 2020 passenger shipping season for the subsidized ferry service that links NS with Maine USA, citing "the...
June 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Repatriated to Trinidad and Tobago crew from Enchantment of the Seas tests Coronavirus-positive
On Friday, June 26, Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Health confirmed another Coronavirus (COVID-19) case after samples had been sent for testing on...
June 27, 2020
Accidents
Filipino crew dies on Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder ship
A male Filipino crew who worked as a painter on the cruise liner Disney Wonder died on Tuesday, June 23. The ship is currently docked in Port...
June 26, 2020
Accidents