Cruise news (cruise industry market-tagged)
- Accidents
P&O Australia and CCL-Carnival cancel 15+ cruises until May 28
Cruise companies express further disappointment with the Australian government’s inaction over the return to cruising. P&O Australia and...
January 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises considers expanding into the aviation industry with a takeover of ITA Airways
MSC Cruises announced it considered expanding into the aviation industry via a planned takeover of ITA Airways in partnership with Lufthansa. ITA...
January 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
UK's government to scrap rules that ban weddings on British cruise ships
Couples will soon be able to combine cruises on British ships with tying the knot under the new ‘Brexit dividend’ plans. The British...
January 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
COVID vaccination required for travelers entering USA by land or ferry
Beginning Saturday, January 22, individuals traveling into the United States by land or ferries are required to show proof they are fully vaccinated...
January 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tenerife Ports promoting La Palma (Canary Islands) as a cruise destination
Ports of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) launched an online promo campaign for cruise shipping companies. The Port Authority manages a total of 5...
January 20, 2022 - Accidents
GHK-Genting Hong Kong appoints provisional liquidators
GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd filed a winding-up petition in Bermuda following the bankruptcy of its German subsidiary MV Werften triggered USD 2,78...
January 19, 2022 - Accidents
Celebrity and RCI-Royal Caribbean cancel additional cruises due to COVID
Two of the Royal Caribbean Group's subsidiaries - Celebrity Cruises and RCI-Royal Caribbean International - have canceled voyages as COVID continues...
January 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ecuador’s President signs a decree to conserve 23000+ mi2/~60000 km2 of ocean around Galapagos...
The effort to protect the Galapagos Islands realized a major milestone on January 14 when Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso signed a decree...
January 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
The World Residences at Sea is 3rd cruise line to sign port agreement with Hawaii
The Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division signed another port agreement with a cruise company to restart operations in Hawaiian waters...
January 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Seatrade Cruise Global returning to Miami FL (April 25-28, 2022)
Seatrade Cruise Global, the industry’s leading annual business-to-business event, returns to Miami Beach Convention Center, April 25-28, 2022...
January 16, 2022 - Accidents
Brazil's Health Regulatory Agency recommends suspension of the 2021-2022 cruise season
Brazilan cruise season could be canceled for the 5 ships currently anchored off the coast of Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) after Anvisa (country's...
January 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CDC's conditional sailing order expires. COVID-19 guidance for cruise ships becomes optional
The USA's CDC agency's (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's) COVID guidance will soon become optional for a lot of cruise ships. When the...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) expects court ruling on a dispute over funding on January 17
Genting Hong Kong (GHK), whose MV Werften company filed for insolvency earlier this week, expects the court in Germany to publish its ruling on...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveils additional sailing cancellations
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced additional sailing cancellations on top of those announced last week. A total of 11x NCL ships are...
January 12, 2022 - Accidents
German cruise ship builder MV Werften files for bankruptcy
German cruise shipbuilder MV Werften filed for bankruptcy on Monday, January 10, leaving the fate of the yard and its ~2,000 employees uncertain...
January 11, 2022