Cruise news (crew-tagged)
12 crew on the first cruise ship to dock in Greece test Coronavirus-positive
12 crew from the first cruise ship to dock in Greece following the lockdown have tested COVID-positive, the Greek coastguard announced on Monday...
September 28, 2020- Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises updates health and safety measures for “Crystal Clean+” protocols
The GHK-owned luxury brand Crystal Cruises introduced an expanded set of health and safety measures for the company's “Crystal Clean+&rdquo...
September 27, 2020 
Costa Diadema crew tests positive for Coronavirus
A crew who boarded the cruise liner Costa Diadema a few days ago has tested COVID-positive. The man (of Indian nationality) had no symptoms at the...
September 27, 2020- Cruise Industry
BVI-British Virgin Islands accept cruise technical calls
The BVI-British Virgin Islands government agreed on conditions to allow cruise liners for short-term berthing at BVI Ports Authority’s Cruise...
September 14, 2020 
Mauritian crew stranded on three MSC Cruises ships in Brazil head back home
Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship crew who were stranded off Brazil's coast throughout the pandemic have started their journey home following desperate...
September 14, 2020
MSC Grandiosa crew tests positive for Coronavirus during screening
New COVID cruise ship cases were reported in a few hours in Palermo (Sicily Italy) including an MSC Grandiosa ship employee. The Israeli woman...
September 11, 2020
7 positive COVID-19 cases on CroisiEurope's Vasco de Gama river ship
Two passengers (of French nationality) and 5 crew on the CroisiEurope-owned and boat Vasco de Gama tested COVID-positive. All 67 passengers and...
September 11, 2020103 crew from Mauritius still stranded on 3 MSC Cruises ships in Brazil
After seven months since the shutdown of the cruise shipping industry due to the pandemic, there is still crew waiting for repatriation. While the...
September 9, 2020- Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises temporarily cuts the salaries for the crew onboard their ships
The Carnival Corporation-owned Italian cruise shipping company Costa Cruises announced it will temporarily cut the salaries for the crew currently...
September 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Tom Cruise hires GBP 0,5 million Hurtigruten cruise ship for Mission Impossible 7 crew
Tom Cruise has rented an entire cruise ship in order to prevent any more filming delays to his next "Mission: Impossible 7" movie production. The...
September 2, 2020 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings further reduces crew onboard its ships
Oceania, RSSC-Regent Seven Seas, and NCL-Norwegian, which are all part of NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings will further reduce the number of its...
September 1, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Viking Crew appointed as Scenic Eclipse yacht’s Crew Manager
Viking Crew (part of the Dover UK-based Viking Maritime Group) was appointed as the Crew Manager of the newbuild superyacht Scenic Eclipse...
August 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
2 AIDA Cruises ships waiting in Tallinn harbour for a return sail date
For nearly a month (since July's last week), two German cruise liners have been waiting in Port Tallinn Estonia for a return departure date. The stay...
August 22, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Jewel of the Seas and Norwegian Epic plan technical calls in Gibraltar
Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas and NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic plan to carry out technical calls at Gibraltar on Monday, August...
August 9, 2020 - Cruise Industry
12000+ crew are still onboard cruise ships in USA waters
Nearly 5 months after the pandemic shut down the cruise industry, 12,000+ crew members remained onboard ships in the USA's waters, the USCG (Coast...
August 8, 2020