Cruise news (UK-tagged)
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TUI UK's Marella Cruises cancels European sailings until March 31, Caribbean - through April 30
TUI's UK-based subsidiary Marella Cruises extended its suspension of passenger shipping operations until April 2021 due to the ongoing travel...
January 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line's Stena Embla ferry is back on the Belfast route
A Stena Line cruiseferry that was temporarily moved from Belfast (Northern Ireland) to Rosslare-Europort (Wexford Ireland) returned to service. The...
January 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships sail back to Weymouth Bay UK after Storm Christoph
Cruise ships returned to Weymouth Bay (off Isle of Portland, Dorset England) following the turbulent weather caused by Storm Christoph. England's...
January 24, 2021 - Accidents
Marella Explorer 2 ship lost anchor due to severe weather in Torbay UK
One of the 8 cruise ships anchored off Devon's coast lost her anchor due to severe weather brought by Storm Christoph. MS Marella Explorer 2...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises UK requires all passengers to have COVID vaccination
Saga Cruises UK, part of Saga Group targeting the over-50s travelers, will become the world's first cruise shipping company to require all of its...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CMV Magellan cruise ship also heading to the scrap yard in Alang, India
A 3rd ship that was operated by the defunct CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages is heading to India's Alang scrap yard. CMV Magellan, 1985-built for CCL...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Sunderland UK joins Cruise Britain association
Port Sunderland England UK (located to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne) joined the Cruise Britain association as part of its plans to bring cruise...
January 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 Isle of Wight ferry companies to share a GBP 6.5 million government grant
Three Isle of Wight England ferry companies will be able to share a GBP 6,5 million (~EUR 7,3M / USD 8,8M) UK government grant to maintain services...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines extends suspension of sailings until May 22
The UK-based company Fred Olsen Cruise Lines pushed back its restart date from April 23 to May 22, 2021. The company's first voyage will now be...
January 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Damen Group completes repair on P&O Ferries' Pride of Canterbury
Damen group subsidiaries completed a challenging repair project to replace one of the twin rudder stocks on the cross channel Pride of Canterbury...
January 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises extends Sky Princess ship's UK 2021 season
Princess Cruises announced it had extended Sky Princess ship’s ex-UK season with 6 additional departures in September-October 2021. The 3660...
January 12, 2021 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from HAL-Holland America's cruise ship MS Zaandam
A male crew from the HAL-Holland America Line's ship ms Zaandam, currently anchored off the coast of Torbay UK (England), was medically evacuated on...
January 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries' Pride of Burgundy ship could be srapped
A popular 1993-built Cross Channel ship of P&O Ferries UK is currently moored up on Fal River (Cornwall England) due to a drop in demand caused...
January 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries floats out its first new LNG ferry Salamanca
The first of two LNG-powered ships (China-built) for Brittany Ferries - MS Salamanca - has been floated on January 5, 2021. The newbuild cruiseferry...
January 9, 2021 - Accidents
Stena Line cancels Britain-Ireland sailings due to post-Brexit downturn in freight traffic
The ferry company Stena Line canceled a dozen Britain-Ireland crossings because of a post-Brexit downturn in passenger and freight traffic and also...
January 9, 2021