Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean expands ex-USA cruises' COVID testing policy
Due to the rapidly spreading COVID Delta variant, RCI-Royal Caribbean is expanding its test procedures for voyages departing from the USA with...
July 31, 2021
Virgin Voyages’ ship Scarlet Lady to sail first official cruise on August 6 from Portsmouth UK
Virgin Voyages’ ship Scarlet Lady is scheduled to sail her first official cruise on August 6 from Portsmouth UK (England). The ship will be...
July 31, 2021
Dream Cruises celebrates Genting Dream's inaugural voyage in Hong Kong
The Genting Cruise Lines restarted operations in Hong Kong China on July 30 with Genting Dream ship’s maiden voyage of the first “Super...
July 31, 2021
AIDA Cruises starting Hamburg homeporting season with AIDAmar ship
AIDA Cruises is starting its Hamburg Germany homeporting season with the ship AIDAmar. The liner is scheduled to depart from the port 13 times in...
July 31, 2021
AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAstella restarts in the Mediterranean
On July 29, 2021, AIDAstella became the 5th AIDA Cruises vessel to restart passenger shipping operations. The company plans to operate 10 boats by...
July 31, 2021
HAL-Holland America takes delivery of its newest ship MS Rotterdam from Fincantieri
HAL-Holland America Line took delivery of its newest ship ms Rotterdam on Friday, July 30, officially making her the 11th vessel in the fleet. An...
July 31, 2021
VIDEO: Construction starts on P&O Cruises’ newest ship Arvia
Construction on P&O UK’s newest ship Arvia is well underway at Meyer Werft shipyard in Warnemunde-Rostock (Germany). Like the sistership...
July 31, 2021
Viking Cruises' 2nd expedition ship Viking Polaris floated out
Viking Cruises on July 28 announced its 2nd expedition ship, the 378-passenger Viking Polaris had been floated out, marking a construction milestone...
July 30, 2021
Princess Cruises celebrating 20th anniversary of shore power in Juneau, Alaska
Princess Cruises made history when the line introduced its revolutionary shore power programme and commenced operations via a partnership with the...
July 30, 2021
VCL-Victory Cruise Lines unveils highlights for Ocean Victory’s inaugural 2022 season
The AQSC-owned VCL-Victory Cruise Lines will mark its expedition experience debut with the brand new Ocean Victory ship next year. Specially...
July 30, 2021
ex-Phoenix Reisen's cruise ship Albatros sold for scrapping in India
The former Phoenix Reisen's ship ms Albatros, which was built back in 1973 in Finland as Royal Viking Sea for the Royal Viking Line (1972-founded...
July 29, 2021
AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAluna to restart on September 5 from Kiel, Germany
AIDA Cruises announced that on Septеmber 5 its AIDAluna ship would become the 7th in the fleet to restart passenger operations this year. Up to and...
July 29, 2021
ABP-Associated British Ports restarts cruises in Cardiff, Wales with Hebridean Princess
ABP-Associated British Ports welcomed the return to cruising to its Port Cardiff Wales, with the homeporting of Hebridean Island Cruises UK's ship...
July 29, 2021
Saga's Spirit of Adventure cruise ship calls at Port Tyne for the first time
A luxury cruise ship made her first visit to Newcastle upon Tyne (England). Saga Cruises' ship Spirit of Adventure sailed to the Port of Tyne on...
July 29, 2021
Silversea Cruises christens Silver Moon ship in Port Piraeus-Athens
Silversea christened Silver Moon as the newest vessel in its fleet. Held onboard in Port Piraeus-Athens Greece, Silver Moon’s official...
July 29, 2021