Cruise news (Yokohama Japan-tagged)

Crew tests positive for COVID-19 on NYK Cruises' ship Asuka 2
The Japanese shipping company NYK Cruises (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) announced that 3 upcoming voyages on the Asuka 2 ship were suspended after a crew...
March 18, 2021
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Princess Cruises 2022 Japan program with Diamond Princess ship
In summer 2022, Princess Cruises is due to sail out of homeports Yokohama (Tokyo) and Kobe (Osaka-Kyoto) on various itineraries spanning from Japan's...
December 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to restart sailings in Japan from April 2021
MSC Cruises became the first international cruise shipping company operating in Japan to receive a health and safety certification from Japan's...
November 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Japan cruise ships resume domestic services
Japanese cruise ships are resuming domestic operations following long service suspensions caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The Nippon...
October 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
Japan announces trial of high-power hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferry in 2024
Japanese shipping company NYK Line, Eneos, and the engineering companies KHI (Kawasaki Heavy Industries) and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions...
September 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises unveils Diamond Princess maiden season itineraries in South America and Antarctica
Princess Cruises announced unveiled the maiden season for its Diamond Princess, sailing to South America & Antarctica in fall 2021-spring 2022...
August 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises cancels all Diamond Princess sailings throughout Japan and Asia October 2021-April...
Princess Cruises announced it will cancel all voyages on 2670-passenger liner Diamond Princess throughout Japan and Asia between October 2021-April...
August 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Fire breaks out on Japan's largest cruise ship Asuka 2
A fire broke out on Tuesday, June 16, on Asuka II - Japan's largest cruise ship, currently docked at Port Yokohama (close to Tokyo). According to...
June 16, 2020
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Diamond Princess leaves port after being docked in Yokohama, Japan for 3 months
The Princess Cruises liner Diamond Princess is currently en-route to Malaysia after being docked in Port Yokohama Japan for 3 months. The passenger...
May 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Diamond Princess' Coronavirus Quarantine Is Officially Over for All 2,666 Passengers
The coronavirus quarantine aboard Diamond Princess is officially over for all 2666 passengers. Princess Cruises PR Director Negin Kamali...
February 28, 2020
Accidents
Fourth Passenger from Diamond Princess Dies in Japan
A 4th passenger has died in Japan after becoming ill on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship, local media revealed on Tuesday, February 25, as the...
February 25, 2020
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Holland America Cancels Westerdam’s March and April Asia Cruises
Because of the uncertainty of ports accepting cruise liners in Asia, Holland America decided to cancel ms Westerdam’s 4 March & April 2020...
February 21, 2020
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Two Passengers Die from Coronavirus on Diamond Princess
The Japanese government on Thursday, February 20, said two people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship berthed in Yokohama, Japan, both in their 80s...
February 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hundreds Leave Diamond Princess
Passengers started disembarking at last from a Princess Cruises ship hit by the coronavirus outbreak that has been held for 2 weeks of quarantine in...
February 19, 2020
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The U.S. Government to Repatriate American Citizens from Diamond Princess
The USA plans to evacuate all Americans from Diamond Princess, the site of the biggest coronavirus outbreak outside China. The cruise ship has...
February 15, 2020
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