Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Accidents
Crystal Symphony diverted to the Bahamas due to U.S. court's arrest warrant
Crystal Symphony, the luxury ship operated by Crystal Cruises (subsidiary of the financially-strapped GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd) was expected to be...
January 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America extending Worry-Free Promise through September 2022
HAL-Holland America is giving customers the confidence to make plans through the summer months with the extension of the line's Flexible Cancellation...
January 20, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises suspends sailings for 3 months due to Genting HK insolvency
The owned by GHK ultra-luxury travel brand Crystal Cruises became the latest to suffer due to the insolvency of parent company GHK-Genting Hong Kong...
January 20, 2022 - Accidents
GHK-Genting Hong Kong appoints provisional liquidators
GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd filed a winding-up petition in Bermuda following the bankruptcy of its German subsidiary MV Werften triggered USD 2,78...
January 19, 2022 - Accidents
Princess Cruises pleads guilty to 2nd probation violation
Princess Cruises pleaded guilty to violating its probation related to environmental crimes. According to court records, company officials have...
January 15, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) expects court ruling on a dispute over funding on January 17
Genting Hong Kong (GHK), whose shipbuilding company MV Werften filed for insolvency earlier this week, expects the court in Germany to publish...
January 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port San Diego (California, USA) to double cruise ship shore-power capability
The Port of San Diego (California, USA) is a step closer to doubling shore power capability at B Street and Broadway Pier cruise terminals to improve...
January 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Toronto to replace its aging fleet of ferries with fully electric vessels
A new City of Toronto staff report is now recommending a plan to replace the current, aging fleet of Toronto’s ferry ships with fully electric...
January 10, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong’s shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften set to be declared insolvent
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned shipbuilding company MV Werften Holdings (MVWH) is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy after German authorities...
January 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Investment Fund raises US$25M in equity for Nassau Cruise Port
Nassau Cruise Port Ltd announced that the BIF (Bahamas Investment Fund) equity offering, which sought to raise USD 25 million to support the port...
December 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA: Cruise ship ban is a "devastating blow" for thousands of Australians
The extension of Australia’s cruise ship ban has dealt another devastating blow to the ~18,000 Australian workers whose livelihoods depend on...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings completes $200M Scrubber Installation Program
The leading global cruise company NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. which operates NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania, and Regent Seven Seas...
December 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Havila Capella cruiseferry embarks on her maiden voyage on the Bergen-Kirkenes route
On Sunday, December 12, Havila Capella embarked on her maiden voyage and became the first new ship on the Bergen (Norway)-Kirkenes (Norway) route in...
December 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises' Explorer Dream to resume voyages in January
Taiwan's Minister of Transport Wang Kuo-Tsai revealed today that the CECC (Central Epidemic Command Center) had approved a plan for Explorer Dream...
December 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Keelung Mayor urges Taiwan to restart domestic cruises
Since domestic cruises in Taiwan have been suspended for half a year, Keelung City's Mayor Lin Yu-chang last week urged the country to find a balance...
December 8, 2021