Cruise news (Small Cruise Lines-tagged)

False positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) test cancels 2020 Alaska cruise season
A week after the first cruise ship in Alaska for 2020 returned to port with a guest who tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) aboard, follow-up...
August 13, 2020
Accidents
Heritage Expeditions introduces new cruise inspired by the first transit of the Northern Sea Route
Pioneering small ship expedition cruise company Heritage Expeditions (under-charter ship operator) released a new voyage named “In the...
August 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
Saudi Arabia launches luxury leisure voyages along the Red Sea coast
Saudi Arabian residents will be able to enjoy luxury cruises on the Red Sea for the very first time. The leisure voyages have been launched as...
August 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
SeaDream Yacht Club launches new booking policy
SeaDream Yacht Club recently released a new booking policy to allow passengers to book with confidence during uncertain times. Due to the...
August 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Indian Government permits cruise ships to commence sailing October 1
After 4 months of India experiencing lockdown, restricted movements, no summer vacations, and home confinement, as part of its Mission Begin Again...
August 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
First mast raised on new Sea Cloud Spirit ship
The 136-passenger sail ship Sea Cloud Spirit reached another construction milestone. Polish shipbuilding company Choren erected the sailing ship...
August 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Variety Cruises restarts Greek island itineraries around the Cyclades
Variety Cruises restarted its Greek island program with 7-day island-hopping itineraries around the Greece's Cyclades Islands (Aegean Sea). The small...
August 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures resumes voyages in Alaska
One of the smallest cruise brands in the USA - UnCruise Adventures, restarts operations in Alaska on Saturday, August 1, with one boat only. There...
August 1, 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
Saga Cruises sold its Saga Sapphire ship to Anex Tour Turkey
The UK-based cruise shipping company that specializes in services for the over 50s - SAGA Cruises, announced it had completed the previously...
July 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises purchased Costa Cruises' ship NeoRomantica
Celestyal Cruises purchased from Costa Cruises (Carnival Corporation-owned company) the 27-year-old liner Costa NeoRomantica. The 1993-built...
July 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises resumes operations by the end of July
Hamburg Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced plans to commence sailings by the end of July with the implementation of preventive and hygiene...
July 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Variety Cruises introduces Yachting in Tahiti 2021-2022 aboard ms Panorama II
The small-ship company Variety Cruises introduced its all-year-round French Polynesia operations starting in 2021 with two island-hopping itineraries...
July 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises suspends sailings until March 2021
Celestyal Cruises extended its sailing suspension into 2021, saying it will restart operations in March. Celestyal Crystal is the first of the...
July 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
The first luxury cruise line to resume sailings is SeaDream Yacht Club
The first Norwegian cruise of SeaDream Yacht Club departed out of Oslo Norway on Saturday, June 20. It has marked the start of the first luxury...
June 25, 2020
Cruise Industry