Cruise news (port terminals-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Viking boosts Lerwick Harbour’s cruise activity
The rebuilding of Lerwick Harbour’s cruise traffic in the aftermath of COVID restrictions will receive extra impetus in February with the...
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...
January 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tenerife Ports promoting La Palma (Canary Islands) as a cruise destination
Ports of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) launched an online promo campaign for cruise shipping companies. The Port Authority manages a total of 5...
January 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Orion is the first cruise ship in ~2 years to visit French Polynesia
Tahiti welcomed Viking OCEAN's ship Viking Orion, the first international cruise vessel in ~2 years, to visit French Polynesia. As the boat docked...
January 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Passenger Terminal Amsterdam adds riverboat cruises under new name Cruise Port Amsterdam
Port Amsterdam (Netherlands) transfers the handling of river cruises to Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, which is expected to carry out all cruise...
January 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port San Diego (California, USA) to double cruise ship shore-power capability
The Port of San Diego (California, USA) is a step closer to doubling shore power capability at B Street and Broadway Pier cruise terminals to improve...
January 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Toronto to replace its aging fleet of ferries with fully electric vessels
A new City of Toronto staff report is now recommending a plan to replace the current, aging fleet of Toronto’s ferry ships with fully electric...
January 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Leixoes (Oporto, Portugal) welcomes first cruise ship for 2022
On January 2, 2022, the Porto Cruise Terminal welcomed its first cruise ship of the year. AIDA’s liner AIDAsol arrived at Porto Leixoes...
January 9, 2022 - Accidents
Grenada turns away 5 cruise ships over COVID concerns
Grenada's health and port authorities canceled 5 cruise ship calls over a 9-day period due to outbreaks of flu-like symptoms onboard ships. The...
January 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O and Cunard ships leaving Southampton UK this week include Aurora and Queen Elizabeth
Some of the world's largest cruise liners can be seen this week down Hampshire's coast. From Monday (January 4) a number of ships - including by...
January 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
6 more cruise ships sail out of Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) over the weekend
Cruising into the new 2022, thousands of passengers are rejecting CDC's advice not to sail as COVID cases reach record numbers. The CDC issued the...
January 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Investment Fund raises US$25M in equity for Nassau Cruise Port
Nassau Cruise Port Ltd announced that the BIF (Bahamas Investment Fund) equity offering, which sought to raise USD 25 million to support the port...
December 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
TUI's Mein Schiff 6 makes maiden call to Qatar (Doha Port)
Doha Port (Qatar) welcomed the TUI-operated cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 on Saturday, December 25. Carrying 1615 passengers and crew, this was the liner...
December 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) limits cruise ships in 2022
One of the Mediterranean's most popular holiday destinations, Spain's Balearic Islands are limiting the number of cruise vessels in the dock. The...
December 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Baltimore welcoming back Royal Caribbean's first cruise from Maryland
Port Baltimore welcomed back RCI-Royal Caribbean International for their first voyage from Maryland since the industry-wide COVID pause in sailings...
December 25, 2021