Cruise news (ferries-tagged)
P&O Ferries UK lays off hundreds of workers
The British company P&O Ferries laid off 800 people with immediate effect on Thursday, March 17, many of them over video, leading to travel...
March 20, 2022- Accidents
Coastguard helicopter not able to airlift casualty from NorthLink's Hjaltland ferry
A UK coastguard helicopter had to airlift a casualty from NorthLink's Hjaltland ferry but high winds prevented the medevac from taking place...
March 13, 2022 - Accidents
After 20 days Euroferry Olympia is still burning, 3 are missing
Almost 3 weeks after the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia cruiseferry caught fire off the coast of Greece, firefighters are still battling local...
March 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port of Turku (Finland) renews infrastructure and quays
Port Turku (Finland) started a multimillion development project that is co-funded by CEF (Connecting Europe Facility/a EU-European Union fund) and...
March 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Russia launches first dual-fuel ice-strengthened ferry Marshal Rokossovsky
Russia welcomed a new dual-fuel ferry in an official flag-raising ceremony that took place in the seaport of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region on...
March 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry
The naming and launching ceremony for Japan’s first LNG-fueled cruiseferry - Sunflower Kurenai, took place at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...
March 5, 2022 - Accidents
8 bodies found on burned-out Euroferry Olympia off Greece
Fire Service rescuers in western Greece discovered 6 more bodies on Euroferry Olympia which was severely damaged by a fire en route to Italy last...
February 27, 2022 - Accidents
BC Ferries cancels Vancouver Island-Lower Mainland sailings due to mechanical breakdown
A mechanical breakdown on a BC Ferries ship forced the cancellation of 2 sailings between Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland on Tuesday, February 22...
February 23, 2022 - Accidents
Search for 10 missing passengers on Euroferry Olympia resumes at Astakos port
The burning Euroferry Olympia approached Port Astakos (Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece) where the search is due to continue for the 10 missing...
February 23, 2022 - Accidents
Hopes fading for 10 missing in Greece after fire on Euroferry Olympia
Hopes are fading for the 10 people who are still missing 5 days after a fire scorched a cruiseferry sailing from Greece to Italy. Firefighters are...
February 22, 2022 - Accidents
11 missing after fire on Greece-Italy Euroferry Olympia
Rescuers on Friday, February 18, boarded the burning ferry off of Greece and freed two truck drivers stranded inside the ship for 15+ hours, but hope...
February 19, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Giant wave smashing window on Elba ferry
A wall of water smashed through the windows of a ferryboat crossing Elbe River in Hamburg on Thursday, February 17, submerging travelers as Storm...
February 18, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Fire on Greece-Italy cruiseferry with 288 people on board
A fire broke out on Euroferry Olympia ferry en route from Greece to Italy, with a total of 288 people on board, the Greek coastguard announced. The...
February 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s MS Richard With starts conversion to battery hybrid propulsion
The first of 3x Norwegian Coastal Express cruiseferries owned by Hurtigruten is being converted from diesel to battery-hybrid propulsion. The 1993...
February 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages' 2nd cruiseferry ship Havila Castor to start from Bergen (Norway) on May 10
Havila Voyages announced that its second cruiseferry, Havila Castor, would start operating from Bergen (Norway) on May 10, a month later than...
February 11, 2022