Cruise news (SH Vega-tagged)
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Swan Hellenic changes 2022-2023 cruises due to Russia-Ukraine crisis
Swan Hellenic announced a series of changes to the line's 2022-2023 cultural expedition cruises, thus responding both to the situation in Ukraine and...
March 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic’s 2nd expedition cruise ship SH Vega floated out
On February 10, 2022, Helsinki Shipyard floated Swan Hellenic's SH Vega out of dry dock. SH Vega is the sistership of SH Minerva, launched at the...
February 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Portsmouth International Port releases initial cruise schedule for 2022
Portsmouth International Port (England UK) released its initial cruise schedule for 2022, which sees a large number of maiden port calls from both...
February 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Helsinki Shipyard floats out Swan Hellenic’s first expedition cruise ship SH Minerva
On Wednesday, June 23, Swan Hellenic announced that Helsinki Shipyard had floated the line's SH Minerva out of the dry dock. Her twinship, SH Vega...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Helsinki Shipyard starts production of Swan Hellenic's 3rd expedition cruise ship
The production of the 3rd of Swan Hellenic's luxury expedition cruise ships ordered from Helsinki Shipyard started on June 10th. The project &ldquo...
June 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Keel laid for the second Swan Hellenic ship SH Vega
Swan Hellenic announced the keel laying of its SH Vega, the 2nd of 3 purpose-designed ice-class expedition ships that Helsinki Shipyard is building...
February 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic signed strategic partnership for direct presence in Iceland-Scandinavia
Swan Hellenic Cruises on Monday, February 8, signed a strategic partnership agreement with NCG-Nordic Cruise GSA, to provide a direct presence in...
February 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic celebrating year of cruise return with dedicated saving fares
Swan Hellenic announced new dedicated saving fares, celebrating the year cultural expedition cruising returns, crowned by the "Antarctic Polar...
January 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic Cruises signs partnership agreement for direct presence in India
Swan Hellenic Cruises signed a strategic partnership agreement with India-based Travel Planners (Eastern India) Pvt Ltd to provide a direct presence...
December 20, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Swan Hellenic's Vega Class ships
On Monday, November 30, Swan Hellenic and Tillberg Design of Sweden released a new virtual tour video unveiling what guests can look forward to the...
November 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic orders 3rd Vega Class expedition cruise ship from Helsinki Shipyard
On Wednesday, October 21, Helsinki Shipyard and Swan Hellenic announced that the dynamic cultural expedition cruise line had entered into a...
October 22, 2020 - Cruise Industry
ALMACO to design and build crew and passenger cabins for Swan Hellenic’s expedition ships
ALMACO has been awarded the task to provide the two ships of the “Vega Project” with high-class passenger and crew cabins. The vessels...
October 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic Cruises partners with CLIA Europe
70-year-old British expedition cruise line Swan Hellenic Tours partnered with CLIA Europe (following the parent company Vodohod Russia/shipowner) to...
October 7, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic signs with Tam Wing Kun Holdings to provide direct presence in Asia
Swan Hellenic announced it had signed a partnership agreement with Tam Wing Kun Holdings Ltd to provide a direct presence in Asia. Tam Wing Kun...
October 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Production of Vodohod Russia's first expedition cruise ship starts at Helsinki Shipyard
The production of the first of the two luxury expedition cruise ships ordered from Helsinki Shipyard Oy started on April 27, 2020. Steel-cutting...
April 29, 2020