Cruise news (UK-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Guernsey UK bans cruise ships through 2022
UK's Guernsey Island (a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands) will not accept any cruise ship calls in 2021 due to the ongoing health...
March 4, 2021 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from TUI cruise ship Marella Explorer
A crew from one of the anchored at Torbay England UK cruise liners has been brought ashore for medical treatment after being taken ill onboard...
March 4, 2021 - Accidents
Princess Cruises cancels all roundtrips from Southampton UK through early-October
Following the UK Government announcement on the roadmap to ease lockdown and international travel restrictions, Princess Cruises is extending the...
March 3, 2021 - Accidents
P&O UK cancels all international cruises through September 2021
P&O UK announced it is cancelling all international itineraries on 4 cruise ships (Aurora, Arcadia, Azura, Ventura) through the end of August...
March 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Gibraltar Port Authority grants Shell the license for bunkering of LNG
Following on from the original announcement in 2019 that it would be applying for LNG bunkering (ship fuelling) license, the Government of Gibraltar...
March 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises Antarctica 2022 itineraries with complimentary flights
Passengers sailing with the all-inclusive brand Scenic Cruises will enjoy unrivalled Antarctica exploration and once-in-a-lifetime experiences...
February 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises adds 3 itineraries to Regal Princess’ ex-UK 2021 season
Princess Cruises added 3 itineraries to the 2021 ex-UK season of Regal Princess, replacing a cancelled 24-night Canadian Adventure trip on the same...
February 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for P&O UK's Arvia cruise ship
With the steel cutting ceremony at MEYER WERFT (shipyard in Papenburg Germany) started construction works on the P&O Cruises UK's newest ship...
February 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pride of Bruges and Pride of York ferries put up for sale
Two deployed in the North Sea cruiseferries have been put up for sale weeks after the UK-Belgium route was closed. The ships Pride of Bruges and...
February 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Fred Olsen’s Braemar to repeat record-breaking Corinth Canal cruise in 2022
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Braemar is scheduled to return to the Corinth Canal in April 2022. In October 2019, the 924-passenger ship broke...
February 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK's second Excel-class cruise ship named Arvia
The Carnival Corporation-owned company P&O Cruises UK announced the name of its second Excel-class ship - "MS Arvia". The LNG-powered vessel is...
February 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises announces 2022 Preview Europe river cruise itineraries
Scenic River Cruises announced its new 2022 Preview Europe itinerary collection. The premium travel company is highlighting all offers on the...
February 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Irish Ferries started 2021 ship drydocking with Ulysses
Dublin headquartered Irish Ferries started its 2021 drydocking on Tuesday, February 16. Having been released by WB Yeats ferry, Ulysses ferry left...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CMV Astoria ship auctioned for EUR 10 million
The world's oldest operational cruise ship - CMV Astoria (fka Azores), is currently listed for sale. The vessel will be auctioned at a minimum...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries calling for UK officials to allow Covid vaccine travel corridors
Following the news at the weekend that ~15 million people in the UK had received their first COVID vaccine, Brittany Ferries said now was the time...
February 16, 2021