Cruise news (UK-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
P&O Ventura ship is the 3rd in fleet to restart international cruises
P&O UK's cruise ship Ventura is restarting operations on Sunday, October 3 as she sets sail for the Canaries after the demand for international...
October 2, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from Princess Cruises' ship Sky Princess
Tuesday night, September 27, the Sky Princess cruise ship changed course for a passenger medevac. The RNLI Brixham Lifeboat met the Princess Cruises...
September 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Southampton’s new Horizon Cruise Terminal welcomes first call from NCLH-Norwegian
On September 22, Port Southampton (England UK) welcomed RSSC-Regent's luxury ship Seven Seas Splendor, the first cruise ship from the port's cruise...
September 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Lerwick (Mainland Shetland, Scotland) closes short cruise season
Noble Caledonia's cruise ship Island Sky recorded an unexpected double with her first and final visit to Lerwick (Mainland Shetland, Scotland...
September 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga UK's new riverboat Spirit of the Rhine departs on inaugural cruise
Saga UK's new riverboat - Spirit of the Rhine, on Thursday (September 23) departed on her 13-night maiden voyage from Trier Germany and will take in...
September 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
USA to relax travel restrictions for COVID-vaccinated foreign tourists in November
In November 2021, the USA will ease travel restrictions for COVID-vaccinated international travelers, including those from the UK and the EU/European...
September 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oceania opens sales for inaugural season of Vista with record single-day bookings
The NCLH-owned Oceania Cruises announced a single-day booking record that beat the company's previous record from March 2021 by ~60%. While the...
September 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard wins P&O Cruises and Virgin Voyages work
Harland & Wolff shipyard team provided its first-ever major general maintenance support to Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady. The team provided...
September 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Riviera River Cruises UK restarts in additional European destinations
The UK-based tour agency/brand Riviera Travel (fleet, Scylla's main riverboat charterer) announced that itineraries in additional European...
September 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises outsourced retail business to Harding UK
The Carnival Corporation-owned premium travel brand Princess Cruises is stepping back from retailing and handing over its shopping operations to...
September 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK's "greenest cruise terminal" officially opens in Port Southampton
A new cruise ship terminal at Port Southampton (England), claimed to be the greenest in the UK, was officially opened. The GBP 55 million (EUR 64,5M...
September 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: P&O Cruises UK's new TV campaign "What a night"
A new TV advert ‘What a night’ premiered on September 13 across national broadcasting channels as P&O celebrates international...
September 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Container shipping company CMA-CGM invests EUR 25M into Brittany Ferries
The world's third-largest container shipping company CMA-CGM Group announced it is taking e a “quasi-equity” stake in Brittany...
September 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen launches 2023-2024 Grand Voyages for Borealis ship
The year 2023 marks the 150th Anniversary of the publication of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel “Around the World in Eighty Days...
September 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruising restarts in Port Le Havre (Paris, France) with TUI UK's ship Marella Explorer 2
On September 8, Port Le Havre (Paris, France) welcomed cruise ships back to the city with the arrival of Marella Cruises' ship Marella Explorer 2 on...
September 12, 2021