Cruise news (Mumbai India-tagged)
- Accidents
2000+ passengers stuck on Cordelia Empress ship due to COVID-positive crew
At least 2000 tourists were stuck on the Mumbai-Goa Cordelia Empress ship after a crew tested COVID-positive. The ship arrived from Mumbai and...
January 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC ships Poesia and Magnifica with World Cruises in 2023
MSC Cruises announced that a 2nd ship - MSC Magnifica, is joining MSC Poesia on the 2023 MSC World Cruise. The two boats will host 5000+ passengers...
October 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Illegal drugs seized on Cordelia Cruises' ship Empress at Port Mumbai India
India's NCB-Narcotics Control Bureau raided Cordelia Empress ship (fka Empress of the Seas) at Port Mumbai India and reportedly seized...
October 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises unveils 2024 World Cruise on Serenity ship
Crystal Cruises unveiled its 2024 World Cruise, a 105-night voyage scheduled fo rCrystal Serenity that explores the Southern Hemisphere and beyond...
September 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen launches 2023-2024 Grand Voyages for Borealis ship
The year 2023 marks the 150th Anniversary of the publication of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel “Around the World in Eighty Days...
September 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking unveils two Parallel World Cruises 2023-2024
Viking OCEAN announced its World Cruise 2023-2024, which is spanning 138 days, 28 different countries, and 57 ports, with overnights in 11 cities...
August 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
400 Indian crew join Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS in PortMiami on June 22
RCI-Royal Caribbean continues with crewing up its cruise ships for the upcoming season. With the latest announcement of the line's gradual restart...
June 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Borealis ship cruise in 2023 "Around the World in 80 Days"
Vacationers looking for their next adventure can now follow in the footsteps of the fictional explorer Phileas Fogg in an "Around the World in 80...
March 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line repatriates fleet's non-essential crew by April 2021
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return all crew who joined recently and were not part of the skeleton crew back home. In hopes it...
January 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas ship sold to Cordelia Cruises India (Essel Group)
A week after RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced that Empress of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas leave the fleet, Waterways Leisure Tourism...
December 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises announces 2022-2023 World Voyage aboard Viking Neptune
The premium brand Viking Ocean Cruises announced a new Viking World Cruise 2022-2023. The 138-day itinerary visits ports in 28 different countries...
December 17, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Sixth cruise line went bankrupt due to COVID-19
Jalesh Cruises India has become the 6th cruise company that went bankrupt due to the impact of the health crisis. The India-based (one-ship...
October 11, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Indian Government permits cruise ships to commence sailing October 1
After 4 months of India experiencing lockdown, restricted movements, no summer vacations, and home confinement, as part of its Mission Begin Again...
August 6, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises announces 136-day "2021-2022 Viking World Cruise"
Viking Cruises introduced its 136-day, 27-country world cruise for 2021-2022. The 136-day package named the "2021-2022 Viking World Cruise" features...
July 22, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Escape disembarks 474 Indian crew in Mormugao Port
The NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line-operated ship Norwegian Escape arrived at Port Mormugao (Goa, India) early Monday morning, June 29, with 474 crew who...
June 29, 2020