Cruise news (Scrapped Cruise Ships-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation's Costa Victoria cruise ship to be scrapped
A large cruise ship with just 23 years of service was earmarked to be scrapped amid the pandemic. Following an announcement by Carnival...
June 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Pullmantur Cruises ships to be sold or scrapped
In mid-June 2020, Pullmantur Cruceros' owners (Cruises Investment Holding + RCCL-Royal Caribbean) filed for a supervised reorganization/bankruptcy...
June 22, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Victoria cruise ship sold to San Giorgio del Porto shipyards
Costa Cruises announced it had sold the cruise liner Costa Victoria to San Giorgio del Porto Group (part of the holding Genova Industrie Navali). The...
June 14, 2020 - Accidents
Marella Celebration cruise ship retired (will be either sold or scrapped)
The 1984-built cruise ship Marella Celebration (formerly named "Thomson Celebration") is a leased vessel which current owner is HAL-Holland America...
April 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
American Glory Adds to Artificial Reef Hull
On November 4, the 200-foot cruise ship American Glory was sunk by a contractor thus adding to the artificial reefs that went down off Delaware bay...
November 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Marella Spirit Sold for Scrap
Former Marella Spirit (Thomson Spirit) cruise ship that had until recently been operated by British company Marella Cruises under charter, has...
November 7, 2018 - Accidents
Captain of Shipwrecked Costa Concordia Goes to Jail
The Italian captain of Costa Concordia ship which crashed into a reef, killing 32 people in 2012, was headed to prison in Rome after losing the final...
May 13, 2017 - Cruise Industry
First Carnival Newbuild Goes For Scrap
A ship called Hen, ex-Jubilee, ex-Pacific Sun, ex-Henna (launched as Carnival Jubilee) arrived at the Indian shipbreakers at Alang India, where went...
May 5, 2017 - Cruise Industry
SS United States Saved From Scrapyard
The historic SS United States that once carried princes and presidents got a $600,000 lifeline. This will save the cruise ship from...
November 29, 2015