Cruise news (Scrapped Cruise Ships-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Carnival delivers 2 retired cruise ships for "responsible recycling" in Aliaga, Turkey
Carnival Corporation announced agreements with maritime reclamation and ship recycling specialists EGE CELIK and SIMSEKLER to "responsibly...
August 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation sells 2 more cruise ships
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation announced on Wednesday, July 29, in a Form 8-K financial filing that it will get rid of 2...
July 31, 2020 - Accidents
Carnival Fantasy arrived at Turkey's Aliaga shipbreaking yard for scrapping
The passenger liner Carnival Fantasy ended its final voyage Tuesday morning, July 28, when the vessel arrived at its final resting place. Following...
July 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Germany's FTI Cruises shut down, future of MS Berlin uncertain
FTI Group (Bavarian travel company) shut down its cruise branch "FTI Cruises". The company's only cruise ship (MS Berlin) now faces an uncertain...
July 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration cruise ships to be scrapped in Turkey
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's vessel Carnival Fantasy (1990-built, 30-years-old) has been sold for scrap. The ship is currently on a 14-day...
July 18, 2020 - Cruise Industry
13 cruise ships leave Carnival Corporation’s fleet (9 brands)
The CEO of the world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation, on Friday (July 10) revealed that its 9 cruise brands would remove 13...
July 11, 2020 - Cruise Industry
49-year-old Birka Cruises goes out of business laying off 500 people
Birka Cruises (subsidiary of Eckero Group) announced it goes out of business laying off 500+ employees. Established in 1971 and operating as Sweden...
July 6, 2020 - 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