Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Port of Kiel Introduces First Shore-Based Power Supply Plant
The first shoreside power plant for shipping in Port Kiel (at Norwegenkai) was officially inaugurated on May 9. The ceremony was attended...
May 11, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Modifies Allure of the Seas Cruises Due to Propulsion Issues
Royal Caribbean modified the itineraries for voyages on its Allure of the Seas due to a technical issue. The sailings were altered because of a...
May 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Voyages to Antiquity Cancels 10 Aegean Odyssey Itineraries
Voyages to Antiquity announced that it had been forced to cancel 10 cruises onboard mv Aegean Odyssey during the upcoming season because the ship is...
April 30, 2019 - Accidents
Holland America Cruise Ship Extends Stay in San Diego Due to Technical Difficulties
A group of travellers stopping in San Diego CA on a cruise vacation had to stay in the port city longer than scheduled. MS Eurodam was due to...
April 29, 2019 - Cruise Industry
The World’s First LNG Cruise Ship Arrives in Barcelona
On Friday, April 26, AIDA Cruises and representatives from port-related businesses, tourism, and politics celebrated the first-time arrival of...
April 26, 2019 - Accidents
Press Release About Viking Sky
Last night, March 26, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) granted Viking Cruises a permit to sail on a single trip to Kristiansund in order to...
March 27, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Viking Sky Reaches Port After Air Rescues
Viking Sky, which was stranded off Norway’s western coast, reached port with her remaining passengers. The vessel airlifted more than...
March 25, 2019 - Accidents
Viking Sky Heads to Port After Passengers' Evacuation
Viking Sky, which got into trouble off the coast of Norway is heading to port following the dramatic rescue of hundreds of cruise passengers...
March 24, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Passengers Evacuated from Viking Sky Due to Engine Failure
Rescue helicopters have been evacuating people from a Viking Ocean Cruises ship that suffered engine failure on Saturday, March 23, in windy...
March 23, 2019 - Accidents
Carnival Valor Loses Power at Sea
A Carnival Cruise Line's ship that headed to Cozumel temporarily lost power on Tuesday afternoon, January 22. Carnival Valor was stranded for nearly...
January 24, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Ferry Carrying 126 People Suffers Engine Failure in the Philippines
The passenger ro-ro cargo ship Melrivic 2 with 126 crew and passengers, and 14 vehicles onboard suffered engine failure Saturday morning, January 19...
January 20, 2019 - Accidents
Celebrity Summit Unable to Leave Port of San Juan
The Celebrity Summit ship was stuck In San Juan, Puerto Rico, due to what the passengers understood to be either a propulsion issue or computer...
January 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: World’s First LNG Cruise Ship Delivered by MEYER WERFT
Today, December 12, in Bremerhaven, MEYER WERFT handed over the first LNG (liquid natural gas) cruise ship in the world to AIDA Cruises. The biggest...
December 12, 2018 - Accidents
Grimaldi Cruise Ferry Suffers Propeller Breakdown
Cruise Roma ferry (owned by GRIMALDI LINES) has suffered portside propeller breakdown (propeller shaft, reportedly) early morning December 8...
December 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Port of Bergen Granted 50 Million NOK for Shore Power Facilities
The state-owned grant scheme Enova announced it grants 50 million NOK funding as investment support in order to establish shore power facility for...
December 8, 2018