Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries terminates the UK-Belgium route Hull-Zeebrugge due to COVID-19 impact
P&O Ferries UK announced it will terminate the route between Hull England and Zeebrugge-Bruges Belgium due to a sharp drop in demand caused by...
October 4, 2020
Singapore plans roundtrip "cruises to nowhere"
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) began to explore new health and safety protocols that are expected to allow for the so-called "cruises to nowhere...
October 4, 2020
Viking announced the Itinerary of its first Holiday-themed Mississippi River Cruise
Viking's new travel brand Viking River Cruises USA released details of its holiday-themed voyages on Mississippi River. Scheduled to launch in...
October 4, 2020
Cruise ship dismantling business booming in Turkey due to COVID-19 pandemic
Business is currently booming at a sea dock in Turkey, where 5 cruise liners are being dismantled for scrap metal after the pandemic nearly destroyed...
October 4, 2020
Swan Hellenic signs with Tam Wing Kun Holdings to provide direct presence in Asia
Swan Hellenic announced it had signed a partnership agreement with Tam Wing Kun Holdings Ltd to provide a direct presence in Asia. Tam Wing Kun...
October 3, 2020
Lindblad Expeditions announces first ever cruises to Japan
Lindblad Expeditions announced that it will explore the region of Japan on a couple of new adventurous itineraries in 2021. Scheduled aboard the 102...
October 3, 2020
Russian river cruise operator Vodohod joins CLIA Europe
Russian river cruise operator Vodohod partnered with CLIA to build brand popularity across Europe. The new partnership brings Vodohod into the wider...
October 3, 2020
Princess Cruises introduces summer 2021 roundtrip departures from Los Angeles
Princess Cruises announced a new (company's first) summer season with homeporting in Los Angeles (Long Beach CA) in 2021. Offering various voyages...
October 3, 2020
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines introduces new World Cruise aboard Borealis
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines announced a new World Cruise aboard its new cruise ship Borealis, with the chance to set sail from either Southampton or...
October 2, 2020
Costa Smeralda resumes sailings on October 10 from Savona, Italy
Following Costa Deliziosa and Costa Diadema, from October 10, Costa Smeralda will also restart cruise shipping. For Smeralda, Costa Cruises...
October 2, 2020
Royal Caribbean Group extends its Cruise with Confidence program
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group announced the extension of its "Cruise with Confidence" booking program. For all bookings made by November 30, 2020...
October 2, 2020
Marella Cruises retires Marella Dream
Marella Cruises announced the retirement of the chartered from Costa Cruises ship Marella Dream. The 34-yo vessel leaves the fleet after 10 years of...
October 2, 2020
Holland America Line's new ship Rotterdam launched at Fincantieri Marghera shipyard
HAL-Holland America Line's MS Nieuw Rotterdam - the new ship currently under construction at Fincantieri Marghera (Venice) shipyard - was...
October 1, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line cancels cruises from all USA homeports except Port Canaveral and Miami
Following the CDC's decision to extend the "no-sail" order for cruise shipping, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is notifying customers and travel agents...
October 1, 2020
Fred. Olsen’s Boudicca and Black Watch to serve as accommodation vessels
Fred Olsen Cruise Line’s ships Boudicca and Black Watch (both recently replaced by the two ex-Holland America ships - Bolette and Borealis...
October 1, 2020