Cruise news (Scrapped Cruise Ships-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
31-year-old Carnival Ecstasy ship heading to the scrapyard in Aliaga (Turkey)
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s oldest ship - Carnival Ecstasy, sailed her final voyage after 31+ years in service. It was a 5-night trip from...
October 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pullmantur's ship Zenith arrives at Alang shipyard (India) for scrapping
On September 24th, the Pullmantur ship Zenith (last renamed SINGA) arrived at Alang Shipyard (India) for scrapping. The 30-year-old vessel...
September 30, 2022 - Accidents
Pullmantur Horizon cruise ship to be scrapped at Turkey's Aliaga Shipbreaking Yard
After ~2 years in Greece (moored at Port Elefsina/Eleusis), the last Pullmantur ship set sail on her final voyage: Pullmantur Horizon is heading to...
August 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Older cruise ships disappear from expedition itineraries due to tightened safety regulations
As maritime regulations tightened around safety, maintenance, and environmental concerns, the cruise ships of the past are disappearing from...
August 16, 2022 - Accidents
Saga cruise ship Pearl II sold for scrapping in Turkey
3 years after disembarking its last Saga Cruises guests, the 1981-built ship Saga Pearl II was sold for dismantling and recycling at Aliaga Turkey...
July 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Golden Iris cruise ship (former Cunard Princess) beached at Aliaga (Turkey) for scrapping
The cruise ship Golden Iris, formerly known as Cunard Princess, after 45+ years in service, was beached at the Aliaga Ship Breaking Yard (Turkey) to...
July 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hambantota (Sri Lanka) welcomes MV Arius and MV Gem for month-long layups
Two cruise ships - MV Arius (fka SuperStar Aquarius) and MV Gem (fka SuperStar Gemini), each with a capacity to carry 800+ passengers, are currently...
July 5, 2022 - Accidents
MV Werften's unfinished Global Dream 2 cruise ship to be scrapped
There is no future for the second Global class newbuild cruise ship which keel was laid at MV Werften's Warnemunde yard in December 2019. While the...
June 20, 2022 - Accidents
Fred Olsen's cruise ship MS Black Watch soon to be scrapped at Alang India
The 1972-built (as "Royal Viking Star") cruise ship MS Black Watch was the oldest vessel in the Fred Olsen Cruise Line's fleet, with fleetmates...
May 21, 2022 - Accidents
Carnival Fascination to be scrapped at Gadani Pakistan
The 1994-built Carnival Fascination - the fourth of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's eight Fantasy-class vessels - is soon to be beached for scrapping at...
February 16, 2022 - Accidents
GHK-Genting Hong Kong appoints provisional liquidators
GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd filed a winding-up petition in Bermuda following the bankruptcy of its German subsidiary MV Werften triggered USD 2,78...
January 19, 2022 - Accidents
German cruise ship builder MV Werften files for bankruptcy
German shipbuilder MV Werften filed for bankruptcy on Monday, January 10, leaving the fate of the yard and its ~2000 employees uncertain. The...
January 11, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong’s shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften set to be declared insolvent
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned shipbuilding company MV Werften Holdings (MVWH) is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy after German authorities...
January 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa neoRomantica cruise ship sold for scrapping at Gadani Pakistan
The former Costa Cruises' ship Costa NeoRomantica, which was sold to Celestyal Cruises in July 2020 as part of Carnival Corporation's sell-off of 19...
December 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
River cruise operator Pandaw goes out of business
Pandaw Expeditions announced that due to the continuing COVID crisis impacting international travel, the company was closing its operations in Asia...
October 26, 2021