Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Accidents
Criminal investigations opened into P&O Ferries UK after it sacked 786 employees
The UK government's business misconduct watchdog launched criminal & civil probes into P&O Ferries. The move comes a couple of weeks after P...
April 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Britain forces ferry companies to pay the minimum wage
Britain said on Monday, March 28, it would force ferry companies docking in its ports to pay the minimum wage as the UK stepped up pressure on P&...
March 28, 2022 - Accidents
Miami judge: 4 major cruise lines engaged in “prohibited tourism” and “trafficking activities” by...
In a consequential ruling on Monday, March 21, a Miami federal judge said 4 major cruise lines with South Florida ties - CCL-Carnival Cruise Line...
March 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Galveston’s new Cruise Terminal 3's construction progresses at Pier 10
Construction of Port of Galveston’s 3rd cruise terminal progresses at Pier 10. The 68-ft/ 21-m-tall terminal building front is to be faced...
March 25, 2022 - Accidents
Tahitian cruise ship passenger arrested in Raiatea (French Polynesia) with 21+ kg of drugs worth US...
The French Polynesian border police seized ~US$50 million worth of methamphetamine drugs onboard a HAL-Holland America cruise ship arriving from the...
March 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cruise lines increase their cancellation policies
Several major cruise shipping companies increased their cancellation policies in order to encourage clients to book. Whilst some cruise lines...
March 21, 2022 - Accidents
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
The world’s largest-capacity cruise ship - GHK's Global Dream - is unfinished and up for sale
The sale of GHK-Genting Hong Kong's unfinished liner MS Global Dream lured plenty of potential buyers, including the billionaire Lim Kook Thay...
March 18, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises’ website redirecting visitors to a claims site
Crystal Cruises’ website is now redirecting visitors to a claims website, set up by Florida-based insolvency assignee Michael Moecker &...
March 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Group breaks ground in PortMiami for North America's largest cruise terminal
MSC Cruises on Thursday, March 10, broke ground for its new US$350 million mega cruise ship terminal in Miami (Florida USA) which when it opens...
March 11, 2022 - Accidents
GHK Dream Cruises' World Dream arrested in Singapore
KfW IPEX-Bank arrested the last operational cruise ship of Asian cruise company GHK-Genting Hong Kong within hours of tying up at Singapore's cruise...
March 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line increases the daily services charges of crew gratuities
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line increased the daily services charges of crew gratuities. In its letter sent to travel agents and passengers the company...
March 3, 2022 - 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