Cruise news (UK-tagged)

P&O Cruises Iona ship to enter drydock in Rotterdam
P&O Cruises' newest ship - MS Iona - will be relocated from Germany to Holland (Rotterdam) for inspection work. The newbuild (by Meyer Werft) was...
May 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI's Marella Cruises extends shipping suspension through July 30
Due to the ongoing travel restrictions, TUI UK & Ireland (Marella's managing company) confirmed that is extending the cancellations of all...
May 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
The world's largest privately-owned cruise ship to lay up in Falmouth UK
The world's largest privately-owned (residential) cruise ship - MS The World, is currently cruising from the Mediterranean en-route to Falmouth...
May 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages cancels Scarlet Lady cruises through October 15
Virgin Voyages announced they had cancelled all sailings on the new Scarlet Lady ship through October 15. This is the second wave of cancelations...
May 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crew overboard from CMV cruise ship Vasco da Gama docked at Port Tilbury UK
A male crew is being treated in a London hospital after falling from a Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) ship currently moored at Port Tilbury...
May 21, 2020
Accidents
Ferry cargo shipping receives UK government GBP 35 million Coronavirus subsidy
Cargo shipping services between the UK and mainland Europe received COVID subsidy on Monday, May 18, with a UK government GBP 35 million (USD 42,5 M...
May 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
2 cruise ships carry out technical calls at Gibraltar including crew repatriation
A total of 154 crew from two cruise liners remained berthed at Gibraltar UK after the chartered flight for their repatriation developed...
May 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cunard's Queen Victoria becomes the sixth cruise ship in Weymouth Bay, England
A 6th cruise ship joined the growing fleet in Weymouth Bay (off Isle of Portland, Dorset England) on May 14. Cunard's liner Queen Victoria...
May 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
How TUI cruise passengers will sail in the post-Coronavirus world
The UK's largest cruisetour operator TUI UK revealed how its cruise ship clients will spend time at sea in the post-pandemic travel world. According...
May 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries UK lay off more than 1/4 of its crew
P&O Ferries UK announced plans to make ~1100 of its staff redundant. The Dover England-based ferry company said the reduced number of ships...
May 11, 2020
Accidents
Marella Cruises commences summer 2020 programme in July with 3 ships
The UK's largest cruise company - Marella Cruises (owned by TUI Cruises UK), announced it will start passenger shipping operations in July with 3 of...
May 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean fleetwide crew repatriation plan
In early-May 2020, RCI-Royal Caribbean developed a plan to repatriate the fleet's all non-essential crew by using 12x RCI liners - Adventure OTS...
May 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cunard's Queen Mary 2 joins two P&O Cruises ships off England's south coast
The flagship of Cunard Line, Queen Mary 2, arrived to join a couple of P&O vessels, Aurora and Ventura, off England's south coast on Sunday, May...
May 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Stena Line's new cruiseferry Estrid taken out of service due to engine problems
The new cruiseferry of STENA LINE has been taken off the Holyhead-Dublin route for repairs and maintenance due to engine problems - just 4 months...
May 2, 2020
Accidents
P&O UK cruisers forced to pass rigorous medical checks after Coronavirus pandemic
Customers booked with P&O Cruises will have to pass rigorous medical checks prior to boarding P&O's cruise ships once the company resumes...
April 30, 2020
Cruise Industry