Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
New Century Cruise Lines' ships Leisure World and Amusement World sold for scrap
The Singapore-based company New Century Cruise Lines (NCCL) retired two of Asia’s longest-serving cruise ships. The vessels join CruiseMapper...
April 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways adding second 45-night Seven River Journey Through Europe cruise
AmaWaterways recently launched its 2nd Seven River Journey Through Europe voyage after demand soared for the line's summer itinerary. The 45-night...
April 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Name Southampton UK’s new cruise ship terminal to win a 7-night voyage
With the construction of the 5th cruise ship terminal of Port Southampton UK well underway, ABP is now inviting readers to get involved with naming...
April 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Asuka 2's shipowner NYK Line to build Japan's biggest cruise ship
The Japanese shipping company NYK Line, which is also the owner of Asuka 2 (Japan's currently biggest cruise liner at 50,444 GT-tons) announced on...
March 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Florida to sue CDC over cruise industry ‘conditional sailing order’
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to launch a lawsuit against the federal government unless the CDC (Centers for Disease Control...
March 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships to be allowed to sail to Alaska without a stop in Canada?
When Canada announced its ban on cruises through February 2022, it looked like a fatal blow to the summer 2021 Alaskan season, which fuels a USD 1,2...
March 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port NOLA New Orleans lost US$21 million in direct revenue without cruises
Port NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) services 4 major cruise companies: CCL-Carnival, RCI-Royal Caribbean, NCL-Norwegian, and DCL-Disney. The docks...
March 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Bodrum Turkey welcomes 2021's first cruise ship
Turkey welcomed the first cruise ship of season 2021 in a development that comes after the COVID restrictions brought travel to a halt. Viking Ocean...
March 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions acquires DuVine Cycling and Off the Beaten Path
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, a global provider of adventure travel experiences and expedition cruises announced that it had acquired majority...
March 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
$600 million rescue package for the German shipbuilder MV Werften
Urgent talks are currently underway between MV Werften and its owners Genting Hong Kong (GHK) with the German federal and state government for...
February 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation to sell $1 billion in stocks due to the Coronavirus crisis
With passenger shipping operations still paused fleetwide, Carnival Corporation (world's largest cruise shipowner) announced Monday afternoon...
February 23, 2021 - Accidents
Ketchikan projecting multimillion-dollar deficit due to another cancelled Alaskan cruise season
Faced with the probability of another cancelled cruise season, Ketchikan’s borough revealed it was projecting a multimillion-dollar deficit...
February 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CMV Astoria ship auctioned for EUR 10 million
The world's oldest operational cruise ship - CMV Astoria (fka Azores), is currently listed for sale. The vessel will be auctioned at a minimum...
February 16, 2021 - Accidents
Port Halifax NS Canada bracing for another cancelled cruise season
The tourism industry in Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) is bracing for another cancelled cruise season after the country's federal government announced...
February 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA responds to Canada's cruise ship ban through Feb 2022
CLIA-NWC (Cruise Lines International Association-North West and Canada), the cruise industry's representitive in Canada, announced it was surprised...
February 8, 2021