Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages will test all passengers and crew for Coronavirus before embarkation
When Richard Branson’s company Virgin Voyages starts passenger shipping operations in October 2020, the new cruise brand will operate with...
June 18, 2020
SAGA Cruises sells Saga Sapphire ship to ANEX Tour Turkey
The cruise experts in services for the over 50s, SAGA Cruises, today announced the completion of the previously agreed sale of its Saga Sapphire ship...
June 18, 2020
Celebrity Infinity cruise ship repatriates 1450 Indian crew to Port Mormugao
In one of the largest cruise ship crew repatriations amid the health crisis, around 1500 crew from USA (Miami Florida) and European countries...
June 18, 2020
Carnival Corporation reports USD 4,4 billion in 2020-Q2 losses
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation posted a USD 4,4 billion loss for 2020-Q2 (second quarter) or USD 3,30 per share. Financial...
June 18, 2020
NCLH-Norwegian extends suspension of cruises through October
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner NCLH (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings) extended fleetwide suspensions for its 3 subsidiary companies (travel...
June 17, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line and Panama organize cross-country crew transfer
In the final stages of cruise ship crew repatriation efforts, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line worked closely with key officials from Panama (including...
June 17, 2020
World's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping is Hurtigruten
On Tuesday, June 16th, Hurtigruten became the world's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping operations following the COVID lockdown...
June 17, 2020
Fincantieri completes Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady ship flotation tests
The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri completed the floatation tests of Virgin Voyages' second cruise ship (currently under construction) on Monday...
June 17, 2020
The new Balears Wharf transforms Port Tarragona Spain
Construction works on the new “Balears Wharf” at Port Tarragona (Costa Daurada, Spain) enter a decisive phase. Over the next 14 months...
June 16, 2020
Cyprus doesn't expect cruise ship calls until late 2020
Cyprus Island (Greece) doesn't expect to receive any visits by cruise ships until late 2020, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reported on Saturday...
June 16, 2020
Costa Mediterranea disembarks 400 Indonesian crew in Jakarta
The Costa Cruises-operated ship Costa Mediterranea arrived on Monday, June 15, off the coast of Jakarta in order to disembark Indonesian crew. Around...
June 16, 2020
WATCH: The Norwegian Jewel cruise ship drawing the NCL logo off San Francisco CA
On Saturday, June 13, the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Jewel departed on an unusual journey. The vessel, which has been anchored off...
June 15, 2020
CroisiEurope welcomes back passengers in Europe late August
The French cruise company CroisiEurope is preparing to welcome its guests onboard once again via rolling out a plan for the gradual resumption of...
June 15, 2020
Variety Cruises resumes sailings on July 24
Variety Cruises announced it will relaunch sailings on July 24 with the 24-stateroom ms Galileo yacht in the Cyclades islands, Greece. Other...
June 15, 2020
Uniworld launches 2021 preview collection
Uniworld - one of the world's largest river cruise companies - announced that its preview itinerary collection is coming earlier than previous years...
June 15, 2020