Cruise news (Small Cruise Lines-tagged)
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2 COVID-positive passengers on Coral Discoverer ship in Hobart (Tasmania)
Passengers on a cruise ship in Hobart (Tasmania) are being held onboard and tested for COVID after two confirmed cases. Public health officials...
January 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceanwide Expeditions' MV Plancius is the first cruise ship to visit the Falkland Islands
Oceanwide Expeditions' ship MV Plancius is expected to become the first cruiser to visit the Falkland Islands since their reopening to tourism. The...
December 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions preparing for another Southern Ocean summer season
The small-ship cruise travel brand Heritage Expeditions (New Zealand-based) is getting ready for another Southern Ocean Summer for Kiwis. The cruise...
November 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream Yacht Club restarts in the Caribbean with SeaDream I and II
SeaDream Yacht Club restarted winter sailings in the Caribbean after the last cruise season was cancelled due to the COVID crisis. Sisterships...
November 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MS Birka Stockholm to be converted for expedition use
A ship that mainly operated 22-hour cruises leaving roundtrip from homeport Stockholm Sweden will be converted to a high-end-of-the-market expedition...
November 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Aqua Expeditions launches superyacht Aqua Mare
Aqua Expeditions announced the launch of the company's 5th ship - Aqua Mare (1998-built, IMO number 1005942). As "the first true superyacht in the...
November 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Sunstone Ships' Sylvia Earle completes sea trials in the south China Sea
The biggest expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc (USA) announced the successful sea trials of their 4th INFINITY-Class vessel. The sea...
November 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
SunStone's ship Ocean Odyssey launched at the CMHI Haimen yard
SunStone's expedition cruise ship Ocean Odyssey (ULSTEIN CX103 design) was launched at the CMHI Haimen yard on October 23. The vessel is one in a...
October 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oceanwide Expeditions is finally sailing back to Antarctica with MV Plancius and MV Hondius
The borders of Argentina will open on Monday, November 1, marking the first time Oceanwide Expeditions has been able to restart expedition voyages in...
October 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Poseidon Expeditions to commence 2021-2022 Antarctic season with MV Sea Spirit
The Russian cruise company Poseidon Expeditions restarts passenger shipping to Antarctica with MV Sea Spirit with a 10-day roundtrip from Ushuaia...
October 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
SunStone’s Ocean Explorer officially named in Boston MA (USA)
Boston-based cruise company Vantage Deluxe World Travel officially christened MS Ocean Explorer, the brand's first ocean-going small ship, on Monday...
October 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions was certified 100% Carbon Neutral
The Australian small-ship cruise company Aurora Expeditions was certified 100% Carbon Neutral as part of the cruise line's ongoing active...
October 22, 2021 - Accidents
Tradewind Voyages UK cancels Golden Horizon's 2021-2022 Caribbean season
The UK-based new cruise brand Tradewind Voyages that operates the tall sailship Golden Horizon, announced that the planned season of Caribbean...
October 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Former Bitcoin cruise ship Satoshi refurbished at Croatia's Viktor Lenac shipyard
The former Bitcoin cruise ship Satoshi, currently owned by Ambassador Cruise Line, has entered Viktor Lenac Shipyard (Rijeka Croatia) for an...
October 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Ocean Explorer makes one-time port-of-call visit at JAXPORT Cruise Terminal
JAXPORT Cruise Terminal (Jacksonville, Florida USA) welcomed the passenger ship Ocean Explorer for a call port visit on October 13, 2021. The luxury...
October 15, 2021