Cruise news (curious-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line repatriates fleet's non-essential crew by April 2021
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return all crew who joined recently and were not part of the skeleton crew back home. In hopes it...
January 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships sail back to Weymouth Bay UK after Storm Christoph
Cruise ships returned to Weymouth Bay (off Isle of Portland, Dorset England) following the turbulent weather caused by Storm Christoph. England's...
January 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Waterways announces 2022 Oberammergau river cruises
The historic Passion Play in Oberammergau (Bavaria's Garmisch-Partenkirchen district) is a performance only taking place every decade. Since 1634...
January 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Princess ship sold, leaves Princess Cruises' fleet
Princess Cruises announced the sale (to an undisclosed buyer) of the 22-years-old ship Pacific Princess. The vessel's sale is in line with the...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld expands cruise-and-train program 2022
Uniworld added 2 itineraries to its "cruise and rail" program 2022 as the river cruise company prepares to launch a brand new trade platform...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Encounter gets her new P&O Cruises Australia ‘name badge’
The soon-to-be new Pacific Encounter sailed into Port Singapore and was greeted by her new P&O Australia ‘name badge’. The ship's...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises UK requires all passengers to have COVID vaccination
Saga Cruises UK, part of Saga Group targeting the over-50s travellers, will become the world's first cruise shipping company to require all of its...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Groove Cruise returns in 2022 on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis devastated the cruise industry. Themed cruises are now starting to open bookings again, with one of the best...
January 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America celebrates 75 years Alaskan cruises and cruisetours in 2022
In 2022 HAL-Holland America Line is celebrating 75 years of operations in Alaska, which is longer than any other cruise company. Bookings are now...
January 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Grandeur of the Seas cruises from Barbados in winter 2021-2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean International will for the first time homeport a ship in Bridgetown Barbados in winter 2021-2022 - the 2400-passenger liner...
January 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation has enough cash to survive cruise-less 2021
Carnival Corporation had enough cash to survive a cruise-less 2021, according to CEO Arnold Donald who talked with investors on Monday, January 11...
January 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Venus cruise ship's Godmother revealed
Viking Cruises announced that British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be serving as the godmother of its 7th ocean ship, Viking Venus...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
327,000+ overseas Filipino crew repatriated in 2020
The DFA-Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines capped its repatriation efforts in 2020 by bringing home a total of 327,511 overseas...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise pause caused by COVID-19 marked by industry innovation
Affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, cruise shipping companies were forced to delay newbuild launches and cancel voyages to cut costs...
January 1, 2021 - Accidents
AIDA Cruises cancels New Year's Eve voyages due to IT problems
The Carnival Corporation-owned company AIDA Cruises announced it had to cancel New Year's Eve voyages around the Canary Islands due to IT issues...
December 29, 2020