Cruise news (TUI Cruises-tagged)

First Ship of the Year Arrives at Lerwick Harbour
Port Lerwick’s 2020 cruise season launched last week with the arrival of Fritdtjof Nansen (Hurtigruten-owned vessel) that berthed at Victoria...
March 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI Group Selling Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to Its JV with Royal Caribbean
Holiday company TUI said it would receive EUR 700 million (US$ 767 million) from the sale of its unit, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, to its joint venture (JV...
February 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI Group Considers International Partner for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
TUI Group is currently looking into capital growth options for TUI's subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, including an eventual joint venture with an...
January 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI Refuses to Pay Refunds for Missed Ports of Call
The UK's biggest cruise ship travel company is refusing to refund thousands of cruisers whose voyages have been curtailed due to a faulty vessel...
January 1, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: Crew Member Medevaced From Mein Schiff 1
A cruise ship crew member who needed medical attention has been removed by a US Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Atlantic City for treatment on...
October 28, 2019
Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Mein Schiff 5
A cruise passenger has been airlifted during an emergency evacuation that was held in The Minch Strait (off Skye Island), Sunday night, July 7. The...
July 8, 2019
Accidents
TUI Buys Three River Cruise Ships
The German corporation TUI AG announced it had acquired 3 riverboats for its new UK-focused cruise brand "TUI River Cruises" - due to start...
April 11, 2019
Cruise Industry
Passenger Rescued During Maiden Voyage of Mein Schiff Herz
During the maiden voyage of TUI's boat Mein Schiff Herz in the Mediterranean, a passenger got seriously ill Monday morning (March 4) and had to be...
March 4, 2019
Accidents
VIDEO: Mein Schiff 2 Christened in Lisbon
The new TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 2 was christened in Lisbon Saturday night, February 9. The singer Carolin Niemczyk from the band...
February 11, 2019
Cruise Industry
New Mein Schiff 2 Delivered to TUI Cruises
TUI Cruises took delivery of New Mein Schiff 2 from Meyer Turku shipyard. With New Mein Schiff 2 TUI Cruises and Meyer Turku continued taking...
January 23, 2019
Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises Newbuild Arrives In Germany
TUI's newbuild - Mein Schiff 2 sailed under her own power from Finland to Kiel Germany, where arrived on January 5, still under the Finnish flag...
January 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
Mein Schiff 2 Godmother Revealed
TUI Cruises announced that German artist Carolin Niemczyk will serve as the official godmother of line's next passenger ship Mein Schiff 2. Niemczyk...
September 23, 2018
Cruise Industry
Panasonic Awarded 4-year Contract by TUI Cruises
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), in partnership with subsidiary company ITC Global, has been awarded a 4-year contract by TUI Cruises...
September 5, 2018
Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises Orders LNG Ships
Fincantieri Italy has been awarded a new order for the construction of two new-concept gas powered cruise ships (LNG-powered / by Liquified Natural...
July 13, 2018
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Cruises Eliminates Plastic Straws
All 50 cruise ships across the fleet of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will welcome 2019 free of plastic straws. Azamara Club, Celebrity, Pullmantur...
June 12, 2018
Cruise Industry