Cruise news (port terminals-tagged)

Havana, Cuba is the new turnaround port of Fred Olsen for 2021-2022 Caribbean season
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines announced that the 2021-2022 Caribbean season aboard its Braemar ship will be served with the turnaround port of Havana...
August 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
Orient Queen cruise ship significantly damaged in Beirut Port explosion
Authorities in Lebanon are counting the number of dead and injured after the explosion at Beirut Port that rocked the city. The blast, which...
August 5, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: Powerful explosions rock Beirut port
A massive explosion ripped through the Lebanon;'s capital Beirut City on Tuesday, August 4, injuring many people and blowing out windows in a wealth...
August 4, 2020
Accidents
Port Seattle cancels Request for Proposal for new cruise terminal
In April, Port Seattle WA suspended its planning for a new cruise ship terminal to serve the Alaska market, citing the need to better understand the...
July 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
6 Greek ports open to cruise ships on August 1
Harry Theoharis (Greece's Tourism Minister) on July 28 announced that 6 domestic seaports will open to cruise ships on August 1. The...
July 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven invests in 8 shore electricity facilities
Unlike many other cruise ports, Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany) was not put on absolute lockdown during the Coronavirus...
July 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port Valencia gets ready for the “new normality”
The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) is currently working in coordination with all agents in the cruise sector in order to prepare for the "new...
July 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
21,000+ cruise ship crew repatriated through Bridgetown Barbados
Barbados moved 21,000+ stranded cruise ship crew members and some passengers over the past 3-4 months of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...
July 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
Alton Illinois plans vote on revised American Cruise Lines pact
Alton Illinois aldermen will meet at 6 PM on Monday (July 20) as a committee of the whole for a teleconference to consider an ordinance authorizing...
July 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
India builds a 50-yacht Marina at Port Blair Harbour
India’s marine authorities announced plans to build a boat marina for international yachts and superyachts sailing the Andaman Islands...
July 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Key West, Florida votes on barring large cruise ships
Key West City (Florida USA) will vote on limiting cruise ships in 2021 due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) after a group named "Key West Citizens for Safer...
July 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port Galveston awarded USD 3,75M grant for cruise corridor roadway
Port Galveston got a USD 3,75 million Texas state grant for a new internal roadway planned to improve shipping traffic and cruise port access between...
July 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Malta's Valletta Cruise Port invests EUR 2M in revamping the Waterfront
Port Valletta further invests in developing projects to enhance Malta's appearance as a cruise travel destination. Of note is the inauguration of a...
July 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Barcelona Cruise Port obtains ‘Safe Travels’ Stamp
Barcelona Cruise Port has got accredited as safe infrastructures preventing COVID-19 at the international level. Port Barcelona obtained the &lsquo...
July 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Malaga Cruise Port accredited as safe infrastructures preventing COVID-19
Malaga Cruise Port obtained the ‘Safe Travels’ Stamp, as safe infrastructures preventing Coronavirus (COVID-19), granted by the leading...
July 11, 2020
Cruise Industry