Cruise Industry
Passenger ferries in Greece to be allowed to carry 55% of their maximum capacity
A 21-page protocol containing safety rules for the seamless operation of coastal cruise ships (passenger ferries) in Greece after the gradual lifting...
May 10, 2020
Cayman Islands reopen cruise ports in September
In case CCL-Carnival Cruise Line resumes operations on August 1 (as already announced), its ship's won't be visiting the Cayman Islands (a British...
May 10, 2020
TUI Cruises crew from Mein Schiff 3 start their journey home
Some of the crew of the TUI-owned liner Mein Schiff 3 are finally on their way home. On Friday, May 8, around 190 crew had been bused to Hamburg...
May 10, 2020
Hapag Lloyd's Europa 2 cruise ship uses cold ironing in Port Hamburg
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' liner MS Europa 2 is currently using cold ironing at Port Hamburg's Cruise Center Altona passenger terminal. The technology...
May 9, 2020
AmaWaterways offers complimentary river cruises to first responders
AmaWaterways announced it is honouring frontline personnel by complimentary river cruises. First responders, medical professionals and employees...
May 9, 2020
TALLINK-SILJA LINE cruiseferries resume passenger shipping on the Riga-Stockholm route
Estonian ferry operator TALLINK-SILJA LINE announced it would resume passenger shipping on the Riga (Latvia)-Stockholm (Sweden) route with just one...
May 9, 2020
Three NCL-Norwegian cruise ships dock at Port Oakland amid Coronavirus crisis
Three cruise ships without passengers onboard will dock at Port Oakland CA over the weekend while the United States embargoes cruise operations, the...
May 9, 2020
Atlas Ocean Voyages ship World Navigator inaugural 2021-2022 Antarctica cruises
Atlas Ocean Voyages unveiled its inaugural winter 2021-2022 Antarctica-season itineraries. Beginning November 19, 2021, the small line brand AOV...
May 8, 2020
Cyprus allows cruise ships to dock in its ports for refuelling purposes
Cyprus Island (Greece) will allow cruise liners to dock in its ports (Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca) only for bunkering / refuelling, as the country...
May 8, 2020
Princess Anastasia ferry provides berthing amid Coronavirus outbreak at Novatek's Belokamenka yard
The cruiseferry Princess Anastasia arrived at a new shipyard facility outside Port Murmansk (Arctic Russia) in order to provide extra housing for...
May 8, 2020
Thousands of stranded cruise ship crew finally allowed to disembark in the USA
Thousands of cruise ship employees are soon expected to disembark for the first time in months, after agreements between major cruise companies and...
May 7, 2020
Holland America and Princess Cruises cancel all 2020 itineraries in Europe, Alaska and Canada
On May 6, two of the Carnival Corporation-owned companies - Princess Cruises and HAL-Holland America Line - canceled all of their scheduled Summer...
May 7, 2020
3 NCL-Norwegian cruise ships docked in Norfolk VA through June
Three NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ships are currently docked at Portsmouth Marine Terminal (Norfolk VA USA) and will stay through the end of June 2020...
May 6, 2020
Port Valencia to build a new cruise terminal
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) put out to tender the administrative concession for the construction and operation of the new passenger terminal...
May 6, 2020
Marella Cruises commences summer 2020 programme in July with 3 ships
The UK's largest cruise company - Marella Cruises (owned by TUI Cruises UK), announced it will start passenger shipping operations in July with 3 of...
May 6, 2020