Cruise news (UK-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
P&O UK plans extensive drydock refurbishments for ships Arcadia and Aurora
P&O Cruises UK announced plans to revamp its Arcadia and Aurora ships with a multi-million-pound investment. The changes, due to be...
March 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Ambition ship leaves Glasgow after housing Ukrainian refugees in Scotland
Fewer than 50 Ukrainians remain on a ship in Clydeport (Greenock/Glasgow, Scotland) that has housed ~1200 refugees over the last 6 months. MS...
March 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Isle of Man UK breaks the record for cruise ship calls
2023 is set to break the record for the most cruise ship calls to UK's Isle of Man. Government figures revealed there were 59 cruise ships scheduled...
March 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Viking River Cruises launches new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary voyage for 2024
Viking River Cruises introduced its new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary journey for the 2024 European river season. With departures running from...
March 25, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cunard, Lindblad, Ponant and Windstar eliminate COVID vaccination/testing requirements
Several ocean cruise lines that retained their COVID vaccination/pre-boarding testing policies are ready to eliminate them. Windstar Cruises, Ponant...
March 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK’s newest cruise ship Arvia officially named in Barbados (Bridgetown)
P&O Cruises’ newbuild ship Arvia was officially named on Thursday, March 16th, in a beachside ceremony in Barbados (Bridgetown). Paul...
March 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen announces themed cruises for 2024-2025
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines opened for booking schedule 2024-2025, featuring specially-timed voyages to coincide with natural wonders...
March 16, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Cruise Line returns to Port Tyne/Newcastle (England) with flagship Bolette
The UK-based company and travel brand Fred Olsen Cruise Lines returned to Newcastle upon Tyne (England) for a spring and summer season offering...
March 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
A&P Group completes extensive drydock refurbishment of Fred Olsen's flagship Bolette
A&P Group completed a multi-million drydocking project at Falmouth's ship-repair yard on MV Bolette - the shipyard's largest passenger ship...
March 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Belfast (Northern Ireland) expects GBP 20M boost in 2023 from 170 cruise ship calls (a record year)
Belfast (Northern Ireland UK) can expect a GBP 20 million boost to its economy in 2023 as it pulls in a total of 170 cruise ship calls over a...
March 7, 2023 - Accidents
Irish Ferries' Isle of Innisfree ship adrift after an engine room fire accident in the middle of...
French and British authorities on March 3rd received a report that an Irish Ferries-operated ship in the middle of the English Channel had been...
March 7, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Irish Ferries' ship Isle of Innisfree (Dover-Calais route)
3 lifeboats from Kent along with a French salvage tug were launched after a fire broke out on a Dover-Calais ferry in the English Channel. The...
March 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen unveils new 106-night Wolrd Voyage on MS Bolette ship
Departing from Southampton (England UK) on January 6th, 2025, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' flagship Bolette is due to follow a similar route to the first...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line unveils 2025 Winter Program
The Carnival Corporation-owned Cunard Line announced its Winter 2025 program, offering 133+ voyages, with calls at 159 destinations around the globe...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Nicole Scherzinger to serve as Godmother of P&O UK’s cruise ship Arvia
P&O UK named singer Nicole Scherzinger as the godmother to the fleet's newest ship Arvia. Scherzinger is popular for being the lead singer of...
March 2, 2023