Cruise news (curious-tagged)

MSC Cruises signs ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’
MSC Cruises signed a new ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’ which was established by the UK Chamber of Shipping. The charter aims to scrap the...
December 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
No cruise ships in Alaska's Glacier Bay give whales ‘room to roam’
Southeast Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve usually gets 150+ cruise ship visits annually. According to National Park Service...
December 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Hamburg opens new YouTube Channel ‘Hamburg Cruise News’
Since November 1, 2020, Germany is in lockdown. Technical ship calls and layups are permitted but ship cruises have been suspended. During the past...
December 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages introduces e-learning platform for travel advisors
Virgin Voyages has launched a new e-learning platform for travel advisors, a 4-tiered programme called Seacademy. The company, which refers to...
December 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess discounts 950+ cruises
The first TV ad of Princess Cruises since passenger shipping operations were suspended in March 2020 (due to the pandemic) coincides with discounts...
December 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
China Merchants and Viking Cruises announce new joint venture cruise line
Viking Cruises and China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings announced a joint venture cruise line that is focused on mid-sized luxury cruise...
December 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten sustains ransomware cyber attack
Hurtigruten Norway announced it had suffered a ransomware cyber attack on Monday, December 14, and several of its systems had been paralyzed. The...
December 14, 2020
Accidents
Dream Cruises' World Dream ship receives Halal and Vegetarian food certifications
The premium Asian brand Dream Cruises (GHK-owned) announced that its World Dream ship had received official OIC SMIIC Standards Halal certification...
December 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings partners with AtmosAir Solutions
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (shipowner) announced a partnership with AtmosAir Solutions for the installation of continuous disinfection air...
December 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line launches “Week of You”
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it had launched “Week of You”, a complimentary series that is featuring virtual events designed to...
December 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MedCruise launches powerful online marketing campaign
MedCruise (world's largest cruise port association which promotes the cruise industry in the Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, and...
December 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International resumes ex-Singapore cruises with Quantum of the Seas
RCI-Royal Caribbean International on Thursday, December 3, celebrated its return to passenger shipping with Quantum of the Seas out of Singapore...
December 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises global fleet to boast MedallionClass Experience
Princess Cruises announced that upon the line's approval to return to service next year its global fleet will feature MedallionClass Experience...
December 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Brodosplit Ship Management to deliver services for Golden Horizon
DIV Group announced they had selected its subsidiary company BSM (Brodosplit Ship Management) to deliver Deck, Engine and Hotel Management services...
December 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line completes embarkation of 160 crew on 13 ships off Nassau Bahamas
13 CCL-Carnival Cruise Line "Fun Ships" arrived at Nassau Harbour, The Bahamas on Saturday, November 28, for crewing, the Bahamian Ministry of...
December 2, 2020
Cruise Industry