Cruise news (Swan Hellenic Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Helsinki Shipyard invites tenders for Swan Hellenic's 3rd ship (SH Diana)
Helsinki Shipyard (Finland) said it had started to invite tenders for an incomplete 12500 GT-ton cruise ship originally intended to be operated by...
December 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Santander (Spain) celebrates 150 years with upgraded facilities
As Port Santander (Spain Cantabria) celebrates 150 years, it looks to the future having invested millions in upgrading/expanding its facilities...
November 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic's 2nd cruise ship SH Vega christened at Helsinki Shipyard
On Monday, July 11, Swan Hellenic announced that the christening ceremony of its 2nd ice-class cultural expedition ship, SH Vega, had taken place at...
July 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SH Vega cruise ship successfully acquisitioned by Swan Hellenic
The Finnish shipbuilder Helsinki Shipyard Oy (Helsinki, Finland), having received bids for the NB 517 auction, announced that Swan Hellenic had been...
June 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic to purchase its own SH Vega ship from Helsinki Shipyard
Swan Hellenic revealed plans to purchase its own SH Vega cruise ship from Helsinki Shipyard (Finland), through the auction process. The Finnish...
June 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Helsinki Shipyard’s newbuild SH Vega successfully returns from sea trials
The sea trials of the new ship NB-517 (IMO: 9895252) Swan Hellenic’s SH Vega were successfully completed on May 20, 2022. The crew of the sea...
May 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic's new 5-star ship SH Vega to launch ahead of schedule in July
Swan Hellenic announced that its second newbuild - SH Vega, would launch ahead of schedule in July 2022, departing Helsinki Shipyard to carry the...
May 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic’s 3rd and largest cruise ship to be named SH Diana
Swan Hellenic announced that construction of its 3rd and largest cruise ship was proceeding at Helsinki Shipyard, with more than 50% of the vessel...
April 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic announces 2022-2023 Antarctica cruises
Swan Hellenic announced the line's 2022-2023 season cultural expedition cruises of Antarctica. Season 2022-23 will repeat the itineraries (which the...
April 3, 2022 - Accidents
Swan Hellenic changes 2022-2023 cruises due to Russia-Ukraine crisis
Swan Hellenic announced a series of changes to the line's 2022-2023 cultural expedition cruises, thus responding both to the situation in Ukraine and...
March 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic’s 2nd expedition cruise ship SH Vega floated out
On February 10, 2022, Helsinki Shipyard floated Swan Hellenic's SH Vega out of dry dock. SH Vega is the sistership of SH Minerva, launched at the...
February 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Portsmouth International Port releases initial cruise schedule for 2022
Portsmouth International Port (England UK) released its initial cruise schedule for 2022, which sees a large number of maiden port calls from both...
February 7, 2022 - Accidents
Swan Hellenic’s Minerva evacuates Antarctic Quest expedition team to Ushuaia
Swan Hellenic announced that its new 5-star ice-class expedition SH Minerva had given assistance to evacuate the "Antarctic Quest 2021" expedition...
January 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic’s newbuild SH Minerva sets sail for New Year maiden voyage from Ushuaia (Argentina)
On Friday, December 31, 2021, Swan Hellenic Cruises announced that its newbuild SH Minerva had left Ushuaia (Argentina) Thursday evening on her...
January 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic takes delivery of new ship SH Minerva at Helsinki Shipyard
Helsinki Shipyard delivered the first of three newbuilds (Vega-class) designed for the travel brand Swan Hellenic Cruises. On December 3, the ship...
December 8, 2021