Cruise Industry
TUI River Cruises restart on March 28 aboard the newly-launched TUI Skyla
TUI River Cruises' sailings will restart at the end of March 2022 after winter trips were suspended during the emergence of the COVID Omicron variant...
January 10, 2022
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
Grand Princess is the first cruise ship to return to Hawaii after ~2 years
Despite the record number of COVID infections in Hawaii last week and the stern warning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
January 9, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 2023 European summer program
RCI-Royal Caribbean put its 2023 European summer program on sale, with 9 cruise ships visiting 25+ countries. Destinations range from the Holy Land...
January 7, 2022
Marella Explorer boasts after drydock refurbishment in Cadiz-Puerto Real, Spain
Successfully was completed the extensive 4-week drydock refurbishment of Marella UK's ship Marella Explorer, at Navantia's Puerto Real shipyard...
January 6, 2022
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
250 cruise ships to sail globally in January despite the USA's CDC advising against cruising
Almost 250 cruise ships are scheduled to sail in January 2022 despite COVID outbreaks and the USA's CDC agency that advises tourists against cruising...
January 4, 2022
Scenic Eclipse restarts in Antarctica before her first Mediterranean season
Scenic Cruises' superyacht Scenic Eclipse is one of the first cruise ships to return to Antarctica, restarting her ultra-luxury expedition...
January 3, 2022
AIDA Cruise & Help initiative finances a further 5 projects
Silay City & San Carlos in the Philippines, Linganeniddodi & Rollapadu in India, Wadinagala in Sri Lanka, due to the great commitment of AIDA...
January 2, 2022
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
Explorer Dream restarts in Taiwan with 157 COVID-negative passengers and crew
Genting Cruise Lines restarted sailings in Taiwan with Explorer Dream ship on December 31 after the halt due to the COVID outbreak in May 2021...
January 2, 2022
Ruby Princess docks in San Diego CA a day after CDC's new guidance
Just a day after the USA's CDC agency required the public to avoid ship cruising for the time being due to a surge in COVID cases, another liner...
January 1, 2022
Swan Hellenic’s newbuild SH Minerva sets sail for New Year maiden voyage from Ushuaia (Argentina)
On Friday, December 31, 2021, Swan Hellenic Cruises announced that its newbuild SH Minerva had left Ushuaia (Argentina) Thursday evening on her...
January 1, 2022
Saga UK issues predictions for 2022 following research with ~3000 cruisers
SAGA Cruises UK issued its predictions for the new 2022 following in-depth research with ~3000 of its customers, which unearthed key highlights for...
December 31, 2021
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