Cruise news (Turku Finland-tagged)

CCL-Carnival Cruise Line takes delivery of its newbuild Mardi Gras ship
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line on Friday, December 18, took delivery of its highly anticipated newbuild, Mardi Gras, in a live virtual signing ceremony at...
December 19, 2020
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CCL-Carnival Cruise Line moves the inaugural voyage of Mardi Gras for April 24
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line informed passengers and travel agents that it had cancelled select itineraries in 2021, as the company implemented its plans...
December 4, 2020
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Viking Line's Viking Grace ferry runs aground near Port Mariehamn
The Baltic Sea-deployed cruiseferry Viking Grace (carrying 331 passengers and 98 crew) ran aground in heavy storm winds on Saturday, November 21, in...
November 22, 2020
Accidents
Costa Cruises introduces South America 2021-2022 season
Costa Cruises announced its programs for South America 2021-2022 winter season during an online conference led by the brand’s General Manager...
October 28, 2020
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Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras departs on sea trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s liner Mardi Gras commenced sea trials Monday morning, September 28, from the Meyer Turku Shipyard (Turku Finland). The...
September 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking Line's Amorella ferry runs aground in Aland Islands archipelago
A Baltic Sea passenger ferry with about 300 people onboard has run aground in the Aland Islands archipelago between Finland and Sweden on Sunday...
September 20, 2020
Accidents
TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 are back in Germany
TUI Cruises-operated liners Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 sailed back to Germany and are currently scheduled to leave again Friday evening...
September 4, 2020
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Estonian-based Tallink Grupp suspends route between Turku, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia
Estonian-based shipping company Tallink Grupp announced it is suspending its route between Turku, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia due to a Coronavirus...
August 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku permanently layoffs 166 people
The first round of Meyer Turku’s YT negotiations has now come to a conclusion. Meyer Turku (a Finnish shipbuilding company located in Turku...
August 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Tallink Silja temporarily suspends sailings between Stockholm and Turku
Shipping company Tallink Silja announced on Monday, August 3, that it planned to temporarily suspend ticket sales for sailings between Stockholm...
August 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO:Construction on Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras ship progressing at Meyer Turku shipyard
Construction on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s newest and largest ship Mardi Gras is progressing at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in Turku Finland. The...
July 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
European cruise ports beginning to open giving hope of recovery amid Coronavirus crisis
European cruise ports are beginning to open, giving hope of recovery. A survey of a total of 113 seaports (produced by two trade associations...
May 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Construction Work on Costa Toscana Continuing at Meyer Turku
Assembly work started on Tuesday, February 11, at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland on the hull of Costa Toscana, the 2nd ship in the Costa...
February 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Silja Europa Enters Dry Dock for Renovation
The Tallink Grupp-owned cruiseferry Silja Europa entered drydock at Turku Repair Yard (Naantali, Finland) for scheduled renovations and general...
January 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Mardi Gras Receives Her Funnel
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras ship will be the company’s largest-ever at 180,000 GT when she debuts later in 2020. Vessel's launch...
January 19, 2020
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