Cruise news (Russia-tagged)
- Accidents
PONANT ship charter canceled amid payment dispute linked to crypto arrest
The French luxury cruise travel company PONANT has cancelled a Le Commandant Charcot ship charter that had been arranged for a group of 150 Russian...
September 8, 2025 - Accidents
Cruise sector responds to Pacific tsunami alerts following major offshore earthquake
Following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Pacific coast on July 29th, maritime authorities activated tsunami protocols across parts of...
July 31, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Krasnaya Kuznitsa (Russia) nears completion of icebreaking river ferries
Krasnaya Kuznitsa, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation/USC, has announced that two new ferries intended for...
January 14, 2025 - Accidents
Engine issues leave Royal Caribbean's Spectrum OTS and 500+ Russian passengers docked in Japan
500+ Russian tourists remained aboard Spectrum of the Seas in Yokohama (Japan), awaiting clearance to depart for home, according to the Russian...
November 9, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Astoria Grande ship (fka AIDAcara) up for sale at $40-50M
MS Astoria Grande/formerly known as AIDAcara is now listed for sale after 2 years of service in the Russian cruise market. Originally sold by...
October 2, 2024 - Accidents
New Russian ferry damaged by ice floes off Sakhalin Island
A new Russian ferryboat sustained hull damage from ice floes off Sakhalin Island, leaving 60+ passengers and crew stranded as they awaited assistance...
March 23, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Sochi Commercial Seaport explores purchase of cargo and passenger ferry for new Sochi-Trabzon route
Yuri Vladimirov (the General Director of Sochi Commercial Seaport Russia) has revealed that the port's management intends to procure a RoPax vessel...
February 23, 2024 - Accidents
Russian ferry Slavyanin collides with another vessel off Cape Shabla, Bulgaria
The ferry Slavyanin encountered a collision with another vessel east of Cape Shabla on Wednesday, November 8, and had to navigate towards Varna...
November 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Davie Shipbuilding completes purchase of Helsinki Shipyard from Russian-owned Algador Holdings
Davie Shipbuilding, a Canadian firm, has successfully concluded its acquisition of Helsinki Shipyard, a manufacturer known for its production of...
November 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot meets Russia's nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy near North...
In the Russian Arctic, the 150-m icebreaking cruiser Le Commandant Charcot crossed paths with the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy/50...
August 22, 2023 - Accidents
Astoria Grande cruise ship forced to leave the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi
On July 27th, the Astoria Grande cruise ship carrying ~800 passengers, including Russians, was compelled to depart from Port Batumi (Georgia) shortly...
July 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
New cruises from Russia’s Sochi to Egypt offered by the Turkish ship Astoria Grande/AIDAcara
Russia’s Sochi Port announced the launch of a new cruise itinerary visiting Alexandria (Egypt), which is expected to increase traffic at the...
February 22, 2023 - Accidents
Astoria Grande ship (fka AIDAcara) collides with breakwater at port Amasra (Turkey)
Passenger ship Astoria Grande (fka AIDAcara) collided with a breakwater at ~9 am local time (~6 am UTC) on Wednesday, January 18th, while trying to...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival cruise brands AIDA and Costa switch their LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel
Carnival Corporation's European-based cruise brands, AIDA and Costa, switched their low-emission LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel because of the high...
January 10, 2023 - Accidents
Havila Kystruten delays the delivery of its 3rd cruise ship Havila Polaris
Havila Voyages (subsidiary of the Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten/part of Havila Shipping ASA) has been forced to delay the delivery of...
December 21, 2022