Crusie news (tagged with Russia)
- Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Cruise Ship Banned from Entering Russia's Arctic Waters
250 cruise passengers will not cruise Russia's Franz Josef Land as the Norwegian cruiseferry company Hurtigruten was forced to cannel 2 planned...
August 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
ANEX Tour to Purchase Saga Sapphire
One of the leading tour operators in central and eastern Europe, ANEX Tour, is entering into cruise shipping business via acquiring the Saga Sapphire...
August 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Arctic Expedition Cruises to Become a Trend for Russia
According to Alexei Rakhmanov, president of USC-United Shipbuilding Corporation (Russia's largest state-own shipbuilding company), expedition cruises...
July 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Russia and Turkmenistan Launch Ferry Service in Caspian Sea
A ferry service, which is due to connect Russia’s Caspian Sea port Makhachkala (Dagestan) with port Turkmenbashi (Turkmenistan) is to be...
January 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Kapitan Khlebnikov to Explore the Russian Arctic in 2019
Wild Earth Travel is due to sail across top of the world to explore Russian Arctic onboard the famous Russian Icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov, July...
December 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions to Operate Russian Icebreaker
New Zealand-based expedition cruise line Heritage Expeditions announced it will be operating former research vessel and world-renowned Russian...
November 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Russia’s First Ocean Cruise Liner to Be Ready for Trials 2019
Russia’s first cruise liner under construction at Lotus Shipyard in Astrakhan is due to be ready for water tests in 2019, President of the USC...
November 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld Unveils Plans For 4 New River Ships
Uniworld announced plans to build 3 new river cruise ships, due to launch 2020. The newbuilds will sail on Nile through North Africa, Mekong in Asia...
October 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Kazakhstan to Develop Ferry Service on Caspian Sea
Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed to cooperate in the sea and river transport's field. An agreement on development of ferry service between the...
October 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Line to Be Opened from Crimea to Turkey
Ferries will connect Crimea and Turkey by 2018 fall. The ferry line will link a number of ports on Crimea Peninsula (the largest of which are...
August 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Black Sea Ports to Revive Cruise Shipping
The USPA (Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority) has signed a plan for revival of cruise shipping operations with roundtrips from Black Sea ports for the...
June 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Announce Russian Far East & Bering Sea Voyages for 2019
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic announced a remarkable program of cruises for 2019 that venture into one of the world's most wildlife-rich...
February 12, 2018 - Accidents
127 Cruise Passengers Stranded in Ice off the Coast of Japan
A Russian ship carrying passengers from Kuril Islands in northern Pacific to Sakhalin peninsula has been stranded in ice for days off Japan's coast...
February 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Azerbaijan and Russia to Organize Cruises on Caspian Sea
Russia and Azerbaijan will organize cruise trips on Caspian Sea, according to Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC which reported the news on December 28...
December 29, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Russia and Japan Consider Cruises Around South Kuril Islands
Russia and Japan are considering the possibility of organizing voyages for tourists around South Kuril Islands as part of their joint economic...
August 18, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Russia Develops Caspian Sea Cruise Tourism
The world's largest inland body of water, Caspian Sea, enjoys good potential to be one of the most popular destinations on the map of...
July 15, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Russia Launches Passenger Line to Crimean Ports
The Russian Ministry of Transport held preliminary talks with Rosmorport and Sovfracht Group to launch regular passenger service to seaports of...
January 30, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Navigates the Northeast Passage for the Second Time
In the early morning of September 7, 2016 Hapag-Lloyd Cruises‘ expedition ship Hanseatic, once again navigated the Northeast Passage ...
September 10, 2016 - Cruise Industry
New Russian Cruise Ship Design
Recently at Lotus shipyard, Astrakhan, part of ASC (United Shipbuilding Company) the keel was laid for the 1st Russian passenger cruise ship in...
September 5, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Russia Builds First Cruise Liner in 60 Years
The president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, Russia) announced plans to build the first cruise liner of the country since the 1950s...
May 20, 2016