Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages new ship Valiant Lady leaves building drydock
Fincantieri completed the float out of the Virgin Voyages' second cruise ship (currently under construction). The float out was a major milestone...
June 5, 2020
VIDEO: Silversea Cruises top executives take delivery of Silver Origin
The top-luxury cruise brand Silversea took delivery of its first-ever destination-specific newbuild vessel - Silver Origin, from Shipyard De Hoop BV...
June 5, 2020
World’s largest square-rigged sailship chartered to Tradewind Voyages UK
The owner of Brodosplit Shipyard - the Croatian corporation DIV Group - announced that the largest square-rigged sailship in the world (hull...
June 5, 2020
Cunard and P&O Cruises Indian crew repatriation from the UK
The first repatriation flight for the Indian crew of Cunard and P&O UK from Southampton was successfully completed on Thursday, June 4. ...
June 5, 2020
MSC Cruises extends suspension of sailings through July 31
World's largest privately-owned cruise company MSC Cruises announced it is extending its suspension of sailings through July 31. MSC had...
June 4, 2020
Crystal Cruises with Voyage Assurance Policy for select 2020-2021 itineraries
The premium brand Crystal Cruises introduced a new policy to protect future customers in the event of unexpected itinerary changes. On June 2, the...
June 4, 2020
Port Hamburg's new Baakenhöft Cruise Terminal
Hamburg Germany is getting a new cruise terminal, although “temporarily” - for 10 years. The planned to start operations on July 1, 2020...
June 4, 2020
Port Halifax NS cancels 2020 cruising season
What commenced as a record-breaking year for Port Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) is ending in the cancellation of this year's cruising season. The...
June 4, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line issues “hvala” (thank you) to Dubrovnik, Croatia
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line issued a “hvala” ("thank you" in Serbian) to Dubrovnik Croatia on Wednesday, June 3, after the port city...
June 4, 2020
At Cyprus layup 6 ships by one of the world’s largest cruise companies
The shipping ministry announced that Cyprus Island had been chosen as an anchorage location for the layup of six modern cruise ships owned by one of...
June 3, 2020
Keel laid for Oceanwide Expeditions’ newest ship MV Janssonius
On Tuesday, June 2, Oceanwide Expeditions’ newest ship - MV Janssonius, had its keel-laying ceremony, which traditionally marks the vessel's...
June 3, 2020
CDC launches cruise ship colour coded guidance to determine Coronavirus threat
The USA's CDC agency is working on a new red-yellow-green colour system for identifying cruise ships with COVID cases. The purpose is to detect...
June 3, 2020
Royal Caribbean cancels all 2020 cruises to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and New England
Royal Caribbean informed travel agents that because of the Canadian Government restricting all cruise traffic through October, its Alaska, Hawaii...
June 3, 2020
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announces new policies to keep passengers safe from COVID-19
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced a new program (Sail Safe) which features more details about the protocols they will put in place when their...
June 2, 2020
Princess Cruises extends pause in operations on 6 cruise ships
Due to Canada's ban on cruise ships until November 2020, the Carnival Corporation-owned premium brand Princess Cruises extended its pause in...
June 2, 2020