Cruise news (Hamburg Germany-tagged)

MV Artania takes the last cruise ship passengers at sea back home
Following a 6-month "around the world voyage", the last cruise ship still carrying passengers finally disembarked its 8 passengers. The Phoenix...
June 9, 2020
Accidents
Port Hamburg's new Baakenhöft Cruise Terminal
Hamburg Germany is getting a new cruise terminal, although “temporarily” - for 10 years. The planned to start operations on July 1, 2020...
June 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Galley crew found dead on AIDA Cruises ship AIDAblu
A Filipino male crew has been found dead in his cabin by fellow teammates on AIDAblu early Monday morning, May 18. The cruise ship is currently...
May 19, 2020
Accidents
TUI Cruises crew from Mein Schiff 3 start their journey home
Some of the crew of the TUI-owned liner Mein Schiff 3 are finally on their way home. On Friday, May 8, around 190 crew had been bused to Hamburg...
May 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hapag Lloyd's Europa 2 cruise ship uses cold ironing in Port Hamburg
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' liner MS Europa 2 is currently using cold ironing at Port Hamburg's Cruise Center Altona passenger terminal. The technology...
May 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
European cruise ports beginning to open giving hope of recovery amid Coronavirus crisis
European cruise ports are beginning to open, giving hope of recovery. A survey of a total of 113 seaports (produced by two trade associations...
May 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
AIDAperla used to repatriate crew from 6 AIDA Cruises ships
On April 22, 2020, AIDA Cruises (the Germany-based subsidiary company of Carnival Corporation) announced a plan to use the AIDAperla to repatriate...
April 25, 2020
Accidents
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises bringing fleet back home
The fleet of the luxury company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is heading back to its homeport Hamburg Germany. The ship HANSEATIC Nature (2019-built) is the...
April 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Sending 8 Ships to the Elbe
AIDA Cruises is sending 8 ships to the Elbe River during season 2020. The vessels will dock in the Hanseatic City a total of 97 times. AIDAcara...
February 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Construction Work on Costa Toscana Continuing at Meyer Turku
Assembly work started on Tuesday, February 11, at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland on the hull of Costa Toscana, the 2nd ship in the Costa...
February 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
MS Fridtjof Nansen Completes Sea Trials
Hurtigruten announced that its new hybrid battery-powered expedition ship MS Fridtjof Nansen is to be completed earlier than expected. This is...
December 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
Three Fred Olsen Ships Scheduled for Refurbishment
Three of Fred Olsen Cruise Line's ocean ships are scheduled for multi-million drydocks in preparation for the 2020-2021 season. The three...
November 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Grandiosa Christened by Sophia Loren
MSC Cruises christened its newest vessel (and fleet's flagship) - MSC Grandiosa - on Saturday night, November 9, in Port Hamburg on the 4th and final...
November 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Hanseatic Inspiration Officially Named in Hamburg
On the evening of October 11, 2019, the naming ceremony for Hanseatic Inspiration, the second of a trio of new Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expedition...
October 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port of Hamburg to Boast New Shore-Based Power Units
The state government of Hamburg approved a large-scale expansion of shore-based power supply in Hamburg port. This is expected to "create the...
October 10, 2019
Cruise Industry