Cruise news (Yokohama Japan-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises to begin homeport sailing in Japan on March 15, 2023
After the recent decision by the government of Japan to allow the return of international cruise ships to the country, Princess Cruises announced it...
December 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Holland America’s ship ms Westerdam restarts cruising in Japan
For the first time in 2 and a half years, cruising is resuming in Japan after on November 15th, the government announced that it had again opened up...
December 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises unveils ~500 departures for season 2024-2025
Celebrity Cruises announced its most ambitious season of sailings with ~500 departures for the 2024-2025 cruise season. The new sailings feature the...
November 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceania announces 2024-2025 World & Grand Voyages
Oceania Cruises announced its most expansive, and immersive series of World & Grand Voyages for 2025. The company reprised its popular Around...
September 9, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity Cruises cancels Solstice ship's Asian deployment 2022-2023
Celebrity Cruises made a decision to cancel the entire winter 2022-2023 season of Celebrity Solstice in Asia due to uncertainty remaining in the...
April 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships are back in Japan with COVID safety measures
Japan's cruise business is getting back on track as ships gradually resume sailings with COVID safety measures in place after canceled voyages due to...
November 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Bellissima ship cruises in Saudi Arabia and Red Sea in 2021-2022 from Jeddah
The world's third-largest cruise shipowner MSC announced that its Bellissima liner would extend the Saudi Arabia and Red Sea deployment for winter...
September 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 HAL-Holland America ships restart in Spring 2022
By late spring 2022, HAL-Holland America Line will have its entire fleet back into service with the restart of three more vessels. MS Noordam is...
September 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Japan 2023 itineraries
The Carnival Corporation-owned brand Princess Cruises announced its 2023 Japan cruises and cruisetours season. On sale September 1, a wealth of...
September 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Diamond Princess and Island Princess ships paused thru 2022 April
Princess Cruises announced it is pushing back the return of 2 ships to sea amid the COVID crisis and canceling a number of scheduled sailings. On...
August 26, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger tests positive for COVID-19 aboard NYK Cruises' ship Asuka 2
NYK LINE's subsidiary and travel brand NYK Cruises revealed on Friday, April 30, that its luxury cruise ship Asuka 2 was returning to port after a...
May 1, 2021 - Accidents
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 - Cruise Industry
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 pandemic. The Nippon Maru ship operated by...
October 26, 2020