Cruise news (Portsmouth UK United Kingdom-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises forced to change UK sailings on Spirit of Discovery to avoid Scotland
Saga Cruises was forced to change two UK voyages on Spirit of Discovery following Scotland's decision to ban passenger ships from visiting Scottish...
June 14, 2021 - Accidents
Accident at Wightlink's ferry terminal in Portsmouth UK leads to cancellations
A 31-year-old man from Isle of Wight England has been arrested in connection with an accident at Wightlink's Portsmouth Ferry Terminal Thursday...
June 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries not starting a UK-Portugal ferry route
Brittany Ferries confirmed that it will not operate a UK-Portugal ferry route in summer 2021. Reports first emerged two weeks ago that the French...
May 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises names its newest ocean ship Viking Venus in the English Channel
The new Viking Cruises’ ship Viking Venus set sail from Portsmouth Port (England UK) on Monday, May 17, on her maiden voyage and official...
May 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean's cruise ship Viking Venus arrives at Portsmouth Port UK
Viking Cruises' ocean ship Viking Venus, which features an onboard laboratory that has daily capacity to process 3000 COVID tests, arrived at...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages restarts with ex-UK cruises on Scarlet Lady on August 6
Virgin Voyages is the latest cruise company moving sailings abroad as the timeline to resume operation in United States' waters remains unclear. In...
April 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean restarts cruises in May with 3 England coastal voyages
Viking OCEAN announced it would restart limited operations in May 2021 with 3 special sailings along the coast of England. Exclusively...
March 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen announces new cruises for 2022-2023
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled a new programme of cruising for 2022-2023 as the company gears up for a return to sailing, with a total of 126 new...
March 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten announces 2 more no-fly cruises from the UK in 2022
The Norwegian cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten announced additional no-fly cruises from the UK scheduled for 2022. The two itineraries are out...
March 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Tradewind Voyages UK's cruise ship Golden Horizon 2021 itinerary changes
Tradewind Voyages UK made a number of itinerary changes to the 2021 schedule of its Golden Horizon ship in order to comply with the travel...
March 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries calling for UK officials to allow Covid vaccine travel corridors
Following the news at the weekend that ~15 million people in the UK had received their first COVID vaccine, Brittany Ferries said now was the time...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn's 2022 voyages in Europe, Alaska-BC, Canada-New England
The ultra-premium cruise brand Seabourn opened for booking summer and fall 2022 voyages on February 5. The itinerary program includes Europe, Alaska...
February 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 Isle of Wight ferry companies to share a GBP 6.5 million government grant
Three Isle of Wight England ferry companies will be able to share a GBP 6,5 million (~EUR 7,3M / USD 8,8M) UK government grant to maintain services...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries floats out its first new LNG ferry Salamanca
The first of two LNG-powered ships (China-built) for Brittany Ferries - MS Salamanca - has been floated on January 5, 2021. The newbuild cruiseferry...
January 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cotentin ferry returns to the fleet of Brittany Ferries
After nearly 8 years in the Baltic, the Cotentin ferry made a welcome return to the Brittany Ferries fleet. The vessel returned to the route for...
January 5, 2021