Crusie news (tagged with Portsmouth UK United Kingdom)
- 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
Port of Portsmouth to See Up to 150,000 Cruisers Per Year Due to £18.7M Project
Thousands more cruisers could set sail from Port Portsmouth when a GBP 18.7 million project woos major cruise ship operators. Nearly 50,000...
July 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Scarlet Lady to Visit Multiple Ports in the UK 2020
Virgin Voyages confirmed that its first cruise ship Scarlet Lady will sail to the UK and hinted that the vessel will visit more than one seaport...
May 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
SCH Extends Contract to Handle All Cruise Ships Calling at LCT
Stevedores and port terminal management specialists SCH (Southampton Cargo Handling) were awarded the contract for a further 3 years with the City...
April 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries Launches No-Deal Brexit Ferry Crossings
The first of 20 new weekly cross-Channel ferry crossings began on Friday as part of a GBP 46.6 million taxpayer-funded no-deal Brexit contract. The...
March 31, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Sailings Cancelled Due to Possible No-Deal Brexit
Thousands of cross-channel ferry passengers had their bookings amended in order to accommodate extra journeys in case of a no-deal Brexit. According...
January 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
9 New Passenger Ferries to Be Launched on UK and Ireland Routes
Plans to launch 9 new passenger ferries on the UK and Ireland routes show the cruise industry is continuing to flourish. Brittany Ferries...
January 7, 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
Stena Line Orders 6th LNG-Powered Ferry
Stena RoRo ordered a 6th roll-on-roll-off passenger (ro-pax) cruiseferry in company's Stena E-Flexer series by the shipbuilder AVIC Weihai Shipyard...
May 31, 2018 - Accidents
Ferry Officer Praised for Portsmouth Water Rescue
A crew member onboard a passenger ferry jumped into Portsmouth harbour's freezing water to rescue a man who was drowning. At about 11:00 pm...
February 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Portsmouth International Port Offers Unique Boat Service
Cruise passengers who arrive at Portsmouth International Port will be sailing straight to the heart of Great Waterfront City, due to a unique...
September 18, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Saga Pearl II Final Cruise Unveiled
The last voyage of Saga Pearl II, the smaller of the couple of ships of the based in the UK Saga Cruises, will be a 54-night cruise to...
July 10, 2017