Cruise news (curious-tagged)
- Accidents
Plans to house refugees on cruise ships in the Netherlands described as “absurd”
Plans to house refugees arriving in The Netherlands aboard cruise ships were described as illegal and “absurd”, as the government laid...
July 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Bergen City Council (Norway) alters cruise ship limits
On June 24, Bergen City Council (Norway) voted to change the cruise ship limit - set in 2018 of 3 vessels and 8,000 passengers per day - to 4 vessels...
July 24, 2022 - Accidents
"No" to cruise ships in Norway
Protest in Norway against "tourism generated by cruise ships" is now growing after posters appeared in Norway's port cities Bergen, Flam, Oslo...
July 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tallink Victoria I cruiseferry serves as a hotel ship for ~700 Ukrainian refugees in Leith...
Tallink Victoria I ferry docked in Port Leith/Edinburgh (Scotland UK) to serve as hotel ship for ~700 Ukrainian refugees. Health experts warn the...
July 19, 2022 - Accidents
CDC ends reporting COVID cases on cruise ships
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ended its COVID Program (for reporting Coronavirus outbreaks on cruise vessels) on...
July 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group acquires Crystal Endeavor cruise ship
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced it had received court approval to acquire the ultra-luxury cruise ship Crystal Endeavor. Originally delivered to...
July 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
600+ crew from Trinidad & Tobago hired by RCG-Royal Caribbean Group
600+ Trinidad and Tobago nationals will take to the sea for the first time as employees/crew of RCG-Royal Caribbean Group. Just more than a month...
July 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line reveals the 100 ‘Giving Joy’ Campaign Winners
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the 100 winners of its 2022 “Norwegian’s Giving Joy” contest, the line’s annual...
July 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
GPH-Global Ports Holding terminates takeover talks with MSC Group
GPH-Global Ports Holding Plc is an Istanbul Turkey-based company currently ranked the world's largest cruise port operator and also manages under...
July 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant’s icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot takes passengers to the North Pole for the first time
On July 13, 2022, at 6 pm (CET), the world’s only luxury icebreaker - Le Commandant Charcot, reached the geographic North Pole. This is a...
July 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Family-run passenger ferry business John O'Groats Ferries (Scotland) up for sale
A family-run passenger ferry business shuttling between John O'Groats (Caithness, northeast of Canisbay) and Orkney was put up for sale. John...
July 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Russia's Astoria Grande ship (ex AIDAcara) operates Black Sea cruises from Sochi to Istanbul...
Russia is preparing to launch voyages to Turkey this month with the Astoria Grande ship operating in the Black Sea roundtrips from Sochi Russia to...
July 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
“833rd Hafengeburtstag Hamburg” to be sponsored by AIDA Cruises
The “833rd Hafengeburtstag Hamburg” will take place on September 16-18, 2022, sponsored by AIDA Cruises. The main attraction on the...
July 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
New TV-Highlight show “Heart on Board” in cooperation with AIDA Cruises to be broadcast in 2023
The new TV-Highlight format for the German channel VOX via cooperation with AIDA Cruises is named “Heart on Board” and will be broadcast...
July 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SAGA Cruises marks Spirit of Adventure’s and Spirit of Discovery’s anniversaries
SAGA UK marked the first anniversary of Spirit of Adventure’s maiden voyage (July 6th) and Spirit of Discovery’s 3rd anniversary (July...
July 10, 2022