Cruise news (Singapore Singapore-tagged)

Efforts to restart Malaysia's cruise industry are stalled
Efforts to restart Malaysia's cruise shipping industry using a model similar to Singapore (cruises to nowhere) are still continuing but moving slowly...
December 27, 2020
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
Viking Cruises announces 2022-2023 World Voyage aboard Viking Neptune
The premium brand Viking Ocean Cruises announced a new Viking World Cruise 2022-2023. The 138-day itinerary visits ports in 28 different countries...
December 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises' World Dream ship receives Halal and Vegetarian food certifications
The premium Asian brand Dream Cruises (GHK-owned) announced that its World Dream ship had received official OIC SMIIC Standards Halal certification...
December 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Coronavirus-positive passenger on Royal Caribbean's Quantum OTS tests negative after disembarkation
An elderly passenger found to have COVID-19 on a RCI-Royal Caribbean International ship has since tested COVID-negative in two further tests, hours...
December 10, 2020
Accidents
Dream Cruises' World Dream sets sail earlier to facilitate disembarkation of Royal Caribbean's...
The departure of MS World Dream went ahead on Wednesday, December 9, after a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Quantum OTS ship tested COVID-positive...
December 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
Coronavirus-positive passenger on Royal Caribbean's ship Quantum of the Seas
A passenger onboard Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas ship tested COVID-positive during a Cruise to Nowhere from Singapore (seasonal homeport...
December 9, 2020
Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean International resumes ex-Singapore cruises with Quantum of the Seas
RCI-Royal Caribbean International on Thursday, December 3, celebrated its return to passenger shipping with Quantum of the Seas out of Singapore...
December 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises cancel sailings through February 28
Sister companies RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises further cancelled sailings through February 28, 2021. In a statement on its...
December 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
First RCI-Royal Caribbean International cruise ship sets sail on December 1
9 months after RCI-Royal Caribbean International shut down its sailings due to the global health crisis, its first liner is due to offer a revenue...
November 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
Palfinger Marine completes Allure of the Seas ship's drydock
Palfinger Marine’s US-based experts were able to attend RCI-Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas ship after the 2020 spring drydock season had...
November 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Passengers from yachts and cruise ships allowed to disembark in Thailand
Thailand's Immigration Bureau released a report announcing it will allow passengers from yachts and cruise ships to disembark on Thai soil. However...
November 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises opens bookings for its 2023 World Cruise aboard MSC Poesia
MSC Cruises opened sales for the MSC World Cruise 2023 boasting 53 destinations in a total of 33 countries across 6 continents with a focus on Asian...
November 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hundreds set sail on Cruise-to-Nowhere on World Dream
Hundreds of cruise passengers set sail from Singapore on Friday, November 6, on a "cruise to nowhere." Safety measures were in place to prevent COVID...
November 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Star Clippers introduces new itineraries from April 2021 through March 2023
The small-ship cruise company Star Clippers announced the launch of its newest Sailing Collection brochure detailing the company’s authentic...
November 4, 2020
Cruise Industry