Cruise Industry
Cruise ships with 250+ people to test all passengers and crew for COVID-19
All major cruise lines (worldwide) committed to testing every passenger and crew for COVID prior to boarding, CLIA (Cruise Lines International...
October 7, 2020
Swan Hellenic Cruises partners with CLIA Europe
70-year-old British expedition cruise line Swan Hellenic Tours partnered with CLIA Europe (following the parent company Vodohod Russia/shipowner) to...
October 7, 2020
A-Rosa River Cruises ship A-Rosa Silva resumes sailings on the Rhine and Main
A-Rosa River Cruises ship Arosa Silva resumed sailings on the Rhine and Main on September 27. The move means that 4 of A-ROSA’s Rhine-deployed...
October 7, 2020
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group cancels cruises until November 30
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group announced on Tuesday, October 6, that it is extending the suspension of sailings through November 30. Excluded are only...
October 7, 2020
UK Cruise Industry develops new COVID-19 Framework for operators
The UK Chamber of Shipping (UK's trade association for passenger and cargo shipping industry) worked closely with the cruise shipping industry for 6...
October 6, 2020
Atlas Ocean Voyages’ World Navigator floated out in Portugal
With 9 months until launch, MS World Navigator (ship to be chartered by Atlas Ocean Voyages) was floated out at Portugal's West Sea Viana Shipyard...
October 6, 2020
Will Hawaii welcome cruise ships back soon?
Come November 1, larger cruise ships could return to Hawaii’s waters. However, it is probably not going to be smooth sailing at first for the...
October 6, 2020
First steel cut for Sunstone Ships' 5th Infinity-class ship Ocean Odyssey
The largest cruise ship tonnage provider on the expedition market - SunStone Ships Inc (USA) announced the steel cutting of its 5th INFINITY-class...
October 6, 2020
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings cancels all cruises through November 30
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, which operates the brands NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises...
October 5, 2020
Noble Caledonia offers new Hebridean Sky ship cruises in September-October 2022
Noble Caledonia revealed they had been working on the schedules for the cruise company's Sky-class ships for 2022 and had almost finalized its...
October 5, 2020
BC Ferries Canada breaks contract by laying off 1000+ union workers
British Columbia's cargo and passenger shipping company BC Ferries had no right to lay off hundreds of employees during the pandemic, an independent...
October 5, 2020
Seabourn introduces 2021 Alaska and British Columbia cruises
The ultra-luxury brand Seabourn Cruises introduced a host of immersive experiences and itineraries in British Columbia (BC Canada) and Alaska (USA...
October 5, 2020
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