Cruise news (money-tagged)

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
Suez Canal reduces transit fees for cruise ships
To promote Egypt's cruise shipping tourism, SCA-Suez Canal Authority halved transit fees for cruise vessels that dock for minimum 48 hours in at...
December 13, 2020
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Port Victoria BC Canada installs shoreside power at James Bay cruise terminal
GVHA-Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (Victoria BC, Vancouver Island, BC Canada) is closer to bringing shoreside power to the cruise terminal in...
December 11, 2020
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Australia extends cruise ship ban by another 3 months
The ban on cruise liners operating around Australia was extended by another 3 months (through March 17, 2021). In March, the Federal Government of...
December 8, 2020
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Australian economy loses $2 billion due to the cruise shipping pause
A new report commissioned by CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) and ACA (Australian Cruise Association) shows about USD 500 million was...
December 7, 2020
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New GBP 55 million cruise terminal to open in Port Southampton UK
A new GBP 55 million (~EUR 61,44 M / ~USD 73,41 M) cruise terminal is due to open in Port Southampton (England UK) despite the COVID impact on the...
November 26, 2020
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Fincantieri signs with Yucatan Mexico a new shipyard exclusive concession
On Tuesday, November 24, Fincantieri signed an LoI (letter of intent) with the Ministry of Economic Development and Labour of Yucatan State (Mexico...
November 25, 2020
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Cruise industry faces $32 billion in economic activity lost
Last year, the cruise industry's contribution to the economy of the United States was on the rise, a new economic report by the leading industry...
November 23, 2020
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Global Ports Holding signs Taranto Cruise Port concession deal
The world’s largest independent cruise port operator GPH (Global Ports Holding Plc) announced that Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea had...
November 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
US Democrats ask CDC to resume its no-sail order on ship cruises
Two US Democrats asked the CDC agency's Director (Robert Redfield) to resume the "no-sail" order for cruise shipping on Friday, November 13, after a...
November 15, 2020
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Palfinger Marine completes Allure of the Seas ship's drydock
Palfinger Marine’s US-based experts were able to attend RCI-Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas ship after the 2020 spring drydock season had...
November 14, 2020
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CLIA cruise lines voluntarily extend ex-USA cruise suspension through 2021
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), which represents 95% of the world's ocean-going cruise shipping capacity, announced on Tuesday...
November 4, 2020
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CDC lifts no-sail order, cruise stocks rise
Cruise stocks rose on Friday, October 30, after the USA's CDC agency announced it would replace the nearly 8-month old "no-sail" order with the less...
October 30, 2020
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Port Canaveral reports US$18 million loss in 2019-2020 budget year
Port Canaveral (Orlando City, Florida) ended its 2019-2020 budget year with USD 18,36 million loss, attributing much of it to the pandemic. The CDC...
October 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
GPH-Global Ports Holding sells Port Akdeniz-Antalya to QTerminals
The world's largest independent cruise port operator - Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) - announced that following a period of exclusive negotiations...
October 23, 2020
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