Cruise news (Freeport Bahamas-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Arrested Crystal Cruises' ships Serenity and Symphony auction-sold for $128M
Crystal Cruises' two ocean ships that have been under arrest in Bahamian for 4+ months were auction-sold on Thursday, June 16, for a combined USD 128...
June 17, 2022 - Accidents
CCL's cruise ship Carnival Freedom restarts sailings without the signature funnel
Two weeks after the funnel fire accident on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Freedom, CCL confirmed that the vessel resumed operations on...
June 14, 2022 - Accidents
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando FL) due to Freedom...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line canceled 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on Carnival Freedom due to the need to repair fire damage on...
May 28, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Carnival Freedom cruise ship catches fire in Grand Turk
A fire that caused damage to the funnel on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line‘s ship Carnival Freedom on Thursday, May 26, has been extinguished. There...
May 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony to be auctioned in the Bahamas on June 7
The two ocean ships in the fleet of GHK-Genting Hong Kong's subsidiary Crystal Cruises are to be auctioned in the Bahamas on June 7. The 68900-GT...
May 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line breaks ground on its new cruise port destination on Grand Bahama Island
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, in cooperation with The Bahamas Government and Grand Bahama Port Authority, on May 12th held a groundbreaking ceremony for...
May 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) departs on maiden voyage
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) is ready for her maiden voyage. The Margaritaville at Sea (Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line) cruise ship...
May 13, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Mariner OTS hit by cargo ship while docked in Freeport (Bahamas)
An RCI-Royal Caribbean ship was hit at a slow speed while docked on Wednesday, April 20. Mariner of the Seas was docked in Freeport (Bahamas...
April 21, 2022 - Accidents
Margaritaville at Sea cancels the first 7 USA to Bahamas cruises on Margaritaville Paradise/Grand...
The new travel brand Margaritaville at Sea (Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line) was supposed to start 3-day/2-night voyages to Freeport (Bahamas) from...
April 13, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises Serenity and Symphony ships arrested in Freeport (Bahamas)
A couple of Crystal Cruises' ships were seized on Friday, February 4, by authorities in the Bahamas over unpaid fuel bills. Crystal Symphony and...
February 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Bahama Paradise Cruise Line’s ship Grand Classica enters drydock at Grand Bahama Island
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s only ship Grand Classica is scheduled to enter drydock at Grand Bahama Island (Freeport) in order to prepare for...
November 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's ship Grand Classica returns to Palm Beach Florida
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's ship Grand Classica returned to Port Palm Beach Florida on Monday, July 26, completing the company’s first...
July 28, 2021 - Accidents
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line delays test cruise due to COVID-positive crew
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line had to postpone its closed group CDC test cruise and previously planned July 2 restart after one of its vaccinated crew...
July 1, 2021 - Accidents
2 COVID-positive passengers on Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas
Two passengers aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas tested COVID-positive for Coronavirus (COVID) during routine testing and are...
June 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line gets green light for test cruise on June 28
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line received a green light from the CDC agency to conduct a "simulated voyage". The test cruise was previously scheduled to...
June 25, 2021