Cruise news (Kiel Germany-tagged)

MSC's newests cruise ship MSC Virtuosa delivered at Chantiers de l’Atlantique
MSC Cruises on Monday, February 1, took delivery of MSC Virtuosa, the latest highly-innovative ship to join the fleet. A small flag ceremony was...
February 1, 2021
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces Summer 2022 programme
The family-owned company MSC Cruises announced details of its Summer 2022 program with sales now open for voyages in the Caribbean and Mediterranean...
December 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
DFDS names first 2 of 3 new Rosslare-Dunkerque ferries
The first 2 of 3 ferries to be deployed on the new “Brexit Buster” Rosslare (Ireland) - Dunkirk (Dunkerque, France) route of DFDS Seaways...
December 13, 2020
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TUI Cruises cancels Mein Schiff 6 sailings from Greece
TUI Cruises announced that its Mein Schiff 6 sailings from Greece had been cancelled. The decision came after the government of Greece ordered a...
November 6, 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
Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 are back in Germany
TUI Cruises-operated liners Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 sailed back to Germany and are currently scheduled to leave again Friday evening...
September 4, 2020
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AIDA Cruises delays resumption of sailings until November 1
In response to the continuing travel restrictions caused by the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, AIDA Cruises cancelled its previously...
August 29, 2020
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AIDA Cruises preparing for resumption of sailings from September 6
AIDA Cruises announced it is planning to resume its operations with the first liners from German ports at the beginning of September. The...
August 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 2 sets sail amid the Coronavirus pandemic
The TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 2 set sail for a weekend roundtrip (cruise to nowhere) in the North Sea late Friday night, July 24. The liner is...
July 27, 2020
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TUI Cruises cancels the first "Blue Cruise" on Mein Schiff 1
TUI Cruises restarts cruises with Mein Schiff 2 from Port Hamburg Germany on July 24. However, the first departure of Mein Schiff 1 (out of Kiel...
July 21, 2020
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AIDA restarts cruises in August with 3 ships
The Carnival Corporation-owned German brand AIDA Cruises announced it will resume passenger shipping operations in August. Following an industry-wide...
July 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
World’s first methanol-fuelled cruiseferry Stena Germanica turns five
Wartsila (marine engine builder), Methanex Corporation (Canada-based methanol supplier and distributor) and Stena Line (shipowner) marked the 5-year...
April 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Keel Laid for AIDAcosma in Rostock
On Tuesday, October 15, the first building-block for AIDA Cruises’ 2nd LNG-powered ship (Cosma) was put in place at Neptun Werft shipyard in...
October 16, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port of Kiel Concludes Ocean-Going Cruise Season
The visit of AIDAprima at the port of Kiel on Saturday, October 12, marked the conclusion of the ocean-going cruise season 2019. The port has been...
October 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MS Zuiderdam Blocked in Kiel Due to Climate Protesters
About 50 climate protesters blocked the departure of a Holland America cruise ship from the German Port Kiel on Sunday, June 9, trying to call...
June 10, 2019
Cruise Industry