Cruise Industry
Cunard's flagship Queen Mary 2 returns to Brest, France for refurbishment
Cunard Line announced that RMS Queen Mary 2 would be returning to Brest France on Friday, August 27, 2021, to undergo drydock maintenance before her...
August 26, 2021
HAL-Holland America ships Volendam and Zaandam paused thru 2022 May
HAL-Holland America Line announced a restart date of May 2022 for its ships ms Volendam and ms Zaandam. The fleetmates ms Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw...
August 26, 2021
DCL-Disney Cruise Line requires passengers sailing to Bahamas get COVID vaccine
DCL-Disney Cruise Line will start requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for passengers from the USA boarding ships to The Bahamas in September, the...
August 26, 2021
Diamond Princess and Island Princess ships paused thru 2022 April
Princess Cruises announced it is pushing back the return of 2 ships to sea amid the COVID crisis and canceling a number of scheduled sailings. On...
August 26, 2021
Scenic Cruises unveils Eclipse yacht's changes after drydock refurbishment
Scenic Cruises revealed details of its recent enhancements, including an entertainment partnership onboard the 6-star Scenic Eclipse ship. Over the...
August 25, 2021
Hurtigruten adds 3rd battery hybrid powered ship, MS Otto Sverdrup
Hurtigruten Expeditions introduced the fleet’s 3rd battery-hybrid powered ship - MS Otto Sverdrup/Finnmarken. Otto Sverdrup departed from...
August 25, 2021
Seabourn Venture ship's inaugural cruise season includes two ex-UK itineraries
The ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel company Seabourn is appealing to historians and adventurers with the announcement of Seabourn Venture's...
August 25, 2021
Valencia Spain homeports MSC Grandiosa cruise ship through November 5
Port Valencia Spain is welcoming the latest-generation MSC Cruises' ship MSC Grandiosa every Friday until November 5. The cruise ship docks at Cap i...
August 25, 2021
Denmark sets new rules for cruises: all passengers are tested before going ashore
From August 24, cruise passengers who go ashore in Denmark have to be aware of new requirements. The Danish Authorities already require that all...
August 24, 2021
Fred Olsen becomes the first UK cruise company to complete international voyage
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines became the first cruise line to complete an international ex-UK sailing since the restart of cruising, as its MS Borealis...
August 24, 2021
Cruise ships return to Manhattan (NYC New York) in late September
Cruise liners are expected to restart in Manhattan, known regionally as the City (the most densely populated of the 5 boroughs of New York City) in...
August 24, 2021
Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas departs on test cruise from Cape Liberty (NYC)
On Sunday, August 22, RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Oasis of the Seas set sail on a 6-night test cruise from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey-NYC...
August 24, 2021
Crystal Symphony is the first cruise ship to leave Boston (Massachusetts USA) since start of COVID...
The first cruise from Boston (Massachusetts USA) since the COVID crisis began is finally expected to depart on Monday, August 23. The Crystal...
August 23, 2021
Royal Caribbean changes vaccine policy to comply with The Bahamas' new COVID rules
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines advised it had changed its vaccine policy for passengers 12+ sailing on Royal Caribbean voyages departing from...
August 23, 2021
Former AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAcara to sail for a new Russian cruise line
The name "Astoria Grande" was painted on the bow of AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAcara (1996-built) that was sold in June 2021 to an unknown buyer...
August 23, 2021