Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
USA's CDC stops monitoring COVID outbreaks on cruise ships
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) discontinued a program that tracked cases of COVID aboard cruise vessels in the...
August 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
GPH-Global Ports Holding receives acceptance for the concessions of 3 Canary Islands cruise ports
GPH-Global Ports Holding announced that GPCI-Global Ports Canary Islands, which is an 80:20 joint venture between the Holding and local partner...
August 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's new $125 million cruise terminal in Galveston TX nears completion
RCI-Royal Caribbean International unveiled the progress on its USD 125 million cruise ship terminal in Galveston TX. The 161300 ft2 facility is...
August 9, 2022 - Accidents
11 Diamond Princess ship cruises canceled due to crew shortages
Princess Cruises announced the cancellation of 11 voyages aboard Diamond Princess due to crew shortages. In a statement, the company said that over...
August 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line extending final payment deadline
DCL-Disney Cruise Line is once again extending its final payment deadline and relaxing its cancellation fee schedule, this time for passengers booked...
August 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation upgrades global fleet with “Service Power Packages” (fuel/energy-saving...
Carnival Corporation - the world's largest cruise shipowner) announced the rollout of technology upgrades (“Service Power Packages&rdquo...
August 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation to commence dredging in East Grand Bahama for a mega cruise port
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation expects to start dredging in East Grand Bahama for a new cruise port in the next 60-90 days...
August 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
New Zealand's border fully reopens allowing cruise ships to return
At midnight on Sunday, July 31, New Zealand's border will finally fully open to all visitors, thus providing the much-needed economic boost to the...
July 31, 2022 - Accidents
German police investigating 2 fires on P&O Arvia ship at Meyer Werft Papenburg Yard
The German police are currently investigating 2 fires that broke out on the P&O UK's cruise ship Arvia, which is under construction at Meyer...
July 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port of Cork (Cobh, Ireland) returns to cruising
Ireland was finally able to reopen for cruise shipping with the arrival of Viking OCEAN's ship Viking Venus to Dun Laoghaire Harbour (Dublin) on...
July 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Kristiansund (Norway) welcomes record cruise ship numbers and ~29,000 passengers
Kristiansund (Norway) welcomes record cruise ship numbers. In 2022, the port is expecting a total of 38 calls and a maximum of ~29,000 passengers...
July 26, 2022 - Accidents
Tradewind Voyages UK cancels all Golden Horizon cruises in the Mediterranean (May-October 2022...
Tradewind Voyages, the UK-based operator of the tall-sail ship Golden Horizon, canceled all sailings through October 2022 as it pursues a...
July 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Le Havre (Paris, France) invests EUR 90 million in cruise terminal development
The Port Authority of Le Havre (port to Paris City, France) and the Urban Community decided to entrust the development/management of cruise...
July 23, 2022 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels Serenade of the Seas' Europe/Baltic cruises in 2023 summer
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced it is canceling the European season of Serenade of the Seas previously scheduled for summer 2023. Serenade OTS...
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