Crusie news (tagged with Dover United Kingdom)

Hurtigruten Announces Year-Round Hybrid Expedition Cruises
For season 2021, Hurtigruten offers its customers the choice between new expedition cruises on revamped ships (retrofitted with hybrid propulsion) or...
September 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Introduces First ex-UK Expedition Season
The Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten announced it will offer roundtrips from homeport Dover UK in the winter 2021-2022 season - for the first time...
August 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Strong Winds Disrupt Channel Ferry Crossings
Passengers are currently stuck on cross-Channel ferries as Port Dover operates a "one ship in, one ship out" policy because of high winds. P&...
August 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
Controversial Brexit Ferry Tender Re-Opened
The UK government is already back in the industry's market for Brexit back-up ferry capacity. Money is on the table for infrastructure port upgrades...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery Named in Dover
The Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Dover UK Friday afternoon, July 5, for the official naming ceremony of Saga Cruises' new USD 350 million liner...
July 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Spirit of Discovery Arrives in Dover Ahead of Naming Ceremony
The first of Saga Cruises's two new liners arrived in the UK for the first time Friday morning, June 28. MS Spirit of Discovery pulled into...
June 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery Delivered to Saga Cruises
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft delivered Spirit of Discovery to the British cruise company Saga Cruises. The 38,350 GT ship is Saga's first ever...
June 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery Godmother Announced
Saga Cruises announced that the Duchess of Cornwall will serve as the godmother of the line's newly built boutique ship, Spirit of Discovery. The...
June 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Spirit of Discovery Completes Conveyance
The new ship for Saga Cruises - Spirit of Discovery, along with Meyer Werft's shipbuilding team completed vessel's conveyance from the...
May 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Scarlet Lady Stopping at Dover and Liverpool in 2020
The first cruise ship of the new line from Richard Branson, Virgin Voyages, will call at two U.K. ports prior to her arrival in Miami FL for her...
May 21, 2019
Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Partners with ORCA on Inaugural Whale-Watching Cruise
Fred Olsen Cruise Line announced it had teamed up with ORCA (marine wildlife charity) for an inaugural Iceland cruise onboard mv Boudicca in summer...
May 17, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Spirit of Discovery Floated Out
Saga Cruises' first newbuild, Spirit of Discovery, took to the water for the first time ahead of her inaugural sailing in July 2019. The vessel...
May 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Disney Magic Coming to the UK 2020
A Disney cruise ship is coming to the UK in 2020, with up to 2700 fans enjoying the magical liner. Disney's journey is coming to Plymouth as part of...
March 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Commences 2019-2020 Cruise Season from Dover
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines started company's 2019-2020 season from Dover UK on February 13, 2019, with the 4-day Valentine’s Day themed cruise...
February 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Government Cancels No-Deal Brexit Ferry Contract
A no-deal Brexit ferry contract that was awarded to Seaborne Freight, a company with no ferries, was canceled by the UK government after the company...
February 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
Disney Unveils Rendering of New Ships
Disney Cruise Line is due to expand its fleet with 3 new ships and offered a sneak peek of what they will look like. The cruise company unveiled an...
February 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
Channel Ferry Company Registers Ships Under Cyprus Flag Due to Brexit Uncertainty
A major ferry company operating Channel crossings between UK and France is now re-registering / reflagging its vessels under flag-state Cyprus due to...
January 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Sales Open for the Inaugural Cruise of Spirit of Adventure
The all-inclusive maiden cruise to the Baltic of Saga Cruises’ second newbuild Spirit of Adventure, which is due to be launched in summer 2020...
January 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
UK to Spend US$130 Million on Ferries
The British government intends to spend over GBP 100 million (USD 130 million) chartering extra sea ferries in order to ease cross-Channel congestion...
December 29, 2018
Cruise Industry
Carnival Legend to Offer Line’s Most Diverse European Schedule
Carnival Legend is due to operate the most diverse European season of Carnival Cruise Line to date with 9- to 16-day journeys visiting 34 ports in a...
December 4, 2018
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Saga Passengers to See Finishing Touches Applied to Spirit of Discovery
Wilhemshaven (Lower Saxony, Germany), is featured in the new Maritime Cities of the Continent voyage aboard Saga Sapphire, departing Dover UK on...
October 18, 2018
Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery to Be Named in Dover
Saga Cruises announced that the official christening ceremony of line's first newbuild, Spirit of Discovery, will be held at Port of Dover July 5...
September 20, 2018
Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Announces Iceland and Greenland Itineraries 2019
Holidaymakers who are looking to explore Iceland and Greenland can now benefit from Fred Olsen's free door-to-door transfers up to 90 miles on 5...
August 17, 2018
Cruise Industry
Saga’s New Cruise Ship Is on General Sale
The first new boutique small ship of Saga Cruises, Spirit of Discovery, has gone on general sale to the public. Following a period of “Advance...
September 29, 2017
Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises Returns to Dover
A visit to Dover by Crystal Symphony on August 10 noted the first return of Crystal Cruises company to the port since 2015. Meanwhile, in 2016...
August 23, 2017
Cruise Industry