Cruise news (money-tagged)

Port Canaveral forced to make budget adjustments due to continuing suspension of cruises
Port Canaveral Chief Financial Officer Michael Poole warned port commissioners that he would have to readjust the budget of the port, as the cruise...
December 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ocean Builders sell Crypto Cruise Ship MS Satoshi for scrap
Saying they had been unable to obtain insurance for the concept of a community living onboard a former P&O Cruises ship, the organizers of the...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line launches ‘Buy One, Gift One’ cruise promotion
HAL-Holland America Line is now offering a free 2nd stateroom with new cruise bookings - a rarity in the industry and huge value, as well as a...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port Everglades gets USD 120 million cruise terminal upgrade
All major cruise companies are getting ready for a comeback after the COVID crisis, while one of South Florida’s busy cruise ports is getting a...
December 16, 2020
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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
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
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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