Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku (Finland) gets EUR 20M in funding to build climate-neutral cruise ship
Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku (Turku, Finland) announced it had been selected by Business Finland as the recipient of EUR 20 million in...
February 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong selling Global Dream - the world’s largest-capacity cruise ship
GHK-Genting Hong Kong, the bankrupt parent company that shuttered Crystal Cruises after two vessels (Serenity and Symphony) were seized for unpaid...
February 21, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises' office in the USA closing down
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned subsidiary Crystal Cruises will reportedly shut down its USA-based office by the end of the week. All office...
February 9, 2022 - Accidents
445 kg of cocaine seized, slaughtered sailor found on containership MSC Adelaide
400+ kilograms of cocaine were seized in Port Genova (Italy), hidden in a TEU-container loaded with coffee from Brazil. In addition to drugs, a 50...
February 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tarragona Port Authority awards Global Ports Holding a 12-year concession
The largest independent cruise port operator in the world, Global Ports Holding (GPH), announced that the Tarragona Port Authority had awarded Global...
February 6, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises Serenity and Symphony ships arrested in Freeport (Bahamas)
A couple of Crystal Cruises' ships were seized on Friday, February 4, by authorities in the Bahamas over unpaid fuel bills. Crystal Symphony and...
February 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Scrabster (Scotland) boasts new cruise ship berth
Scrabster Harbour officially opened its redeveloped St Ola Pier on December 9, last year. The redeveloped structure, located at Caithness port...
February 5, 2022 - Accidents
Bookings for GHK Dream Cruises' World Dream suspended until further notice
New bookings for World Dream ship operating in Singapore remain suspended until further notice, the cruise operator announced on Friday, February 4...
February 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises expanding contactless MedallionPay payment into ports
Passengers sailing on Princess MedallionClass cruise ships now have a contactless purchasing option eliminating the need for them to carry cash...
February 3, 2022 - Accidents
GHK-Genting's Dream Cruises files for liquidation
Dream Cruises filed a winding-up petition with the courts in Bermuda on January 27, 2022, making it the latest part of the Malaysian holding Genting...
February 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection to purchase Sea Cloud Cruises
The maritime investment firm behind the Ritz-Carlson Yacht Collection, The Yacht Portfolio, signed a letter of intent (LoI) to purchase Sea Cloud...
February 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises considers expanding into the aviation industry with a takeover of ITA Airways
MSC Cruises announced it considered expanding into the aviation industry via a planned takeover of ITA Airways in partnership with Lufthansa. ITA...
January 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Seabourn launching new brand campaign “This Is Your Moment”
The Carnival Corporation-owned ultra-premium travel brand Seabourn Cruises launched a dynamic new brand campaign to focus on empowered travel...
January 24, 2022 - Accidents
$11 million cruise ship terminal at Mombasa port (Kenya) remains idle
The commissioning of the USD 11 million Cruise Terminal facility at Port Mombasa (Kenya) is still in limbo as the COVID crisis continues to disrupt...
January 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pete Davidson and Colin Jost buy a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry for $280,000
Two of the most popular natives of Staten Island (the southernmost of New York City's 5 boroughs), Pete Davidson and Colin Jost, cast members of...
January 23, 2022