Cruise news (Yokohama Japan-tagged)

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
Accidents
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
Accidents
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
Accidents
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
Accidents
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
Accidents
44 More People on Diamond Princess Test Positive for Coronavirus
Another 44 people onboard a Princess Cruises ship moored off Yokohama, Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, the health minister said on...
February 13, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus Cases on Diamond Princess Climb to 175
Another 39 people tested positive for the coronavirus on Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan, with a quarantine officer also infected, thus...
February 12, 2020
Accidents
More Than 60 New Coronavirus Cases Found on Diamond Princess
Japan may test every person aboard Diamond Princess for the coronavirus after it was revealed on Monday, February 10, that there were 66 new cases on...
February 10, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus Cases Rise on Quarantined Diamond Princess
All cruisers on Diamond Princess are currently quarantined in Port Yokohama Japan. On Friday, February 7, a health official said the quarantine would...
February 9, 2020
Accidents