Cruise news (UK-tagged)
- Accidents
Cunard Line disrupts the Christmas cruise of RMS Queen Mary 2 due to COVID
The COVID crisis forced Cunard Line to disrupt the Christmas voyage of RMS Queen Mary 2 and fly all Americans to NYC New York from Bridgetown...
December 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cunard and P&O UK require mandatory COVID vaccines plus booster shots
After updating their vaccine policies, Cunard Line and P&O UK have become the first lines requiring mandatory COVID vaccines plus protection with...
December 28, 2021 - Accidents
MSC Cruises cancels Northern Europe voyages on MSC Magnifica through January 14
MSC Cruises canceled the 7-night Northern Europe sailings onboard MSC Magnifica through January 14. The reason for the cancellations is the...
December 23, 2021 - Accidents
10 vaccinated passengers test positive for COVID on Cunard's Queen Mary 2
Cunard's liner RMS Queen Mary 2 docked in Brooklyn (NYC-New York City) on Monday, December 19, carrying 10 passengers who tested COVID-positive, the...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Eclipse to offer fly-cruises to King George Island (Antarctica, South Shetland Islands)
Scenic Eclipse recently departed the Red Sea and is making her way to Antarctica (now positioned at Santa Cruz de Tenerife) in preparation for her...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia to boast multi-sensory escape room
P&O Cruises introduced its first multi-sensory escape room, “Mission Control”, which is new and exclusive to Arvia. The new...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen's guests to relive record-breaking Corinth Canal experience in 2023
Fred. Olsen is giving its guests the chance to relive history via joining small ship Braemar for the repeat of her record-breaking Corinth Canal...
December 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' wave 2022 offer “Sea Blue, Save Green” running through February 16
Virgin Voyages' Sailors (passengers) can save up to 20% off bookings, a US$100 bar tab bonus when a US$300 bar tab is purchased, as well as an extra...
December 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK’s newest cruise ship, P&O Arvia, to boast top-deck Altitude experience
A tropical-themed mini-golf, water splash zone, and high ropes experience, will form part of the new top deck Altitude experience on P&O UK's...
December 11, 2021 - 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
Virgin Voyages require additional COVID testing due to Omicron
The UK-based new cruise company and travel brand Virgin Voyages responded to the new COVID Omicron by implementing new safety protocols onboard its...
December 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line partners with Orange County’s Pacific Symphony
The UK-based company Cunard Line and Pacific Symphony (symphony orchestra in Orange County, California USA) announced a new partnership, with Cunard...
December 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Expeditions restarts in Antarctica with 2 ships from Punta Arenas (Chile)
After a ~2 years of hiatus due to the COVID crisis, adventurous world travelers can again visit the Antarctic Peninsula. The first Hurtigruten...
December 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK Government tightens travel restrictions on cruise ships
The UK government tightened travel restrictions on cruise ships after fears grew about the COVID Omicron variant. The new regulation (passed on...
December 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Virtuosa returns for MSC Cruises' biggest ever UK season
MSC Cruises revealed it would bring MSC Virtuosa back to homeport Southampton (England UK) in summer 2022 before the company deploys another liner...
December 2, 2021