Cruise Industry
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USA's first test cruise sets sail aboard on Royal Caribbean's ship Freedom of the Seas
A "voluntary voyage"/test cruise departed from PortMiami Florida on Sunday evening, June 20, putting the industry a step closer to resuming...
June 21, 2021 
Nova Scotia government removing fees from all 7 provincial ferries
Travellers taking a Nova Scotia intra-provincial ferryboat will no longer have to pay for it, according to Premier Iain Rankin who announced the...
June 21, 2021
Federal judge rules in favour of Florida in cruise ship lawsuit
A federal judge ruled in favor of Florida State in its fight against the CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and its CSO...
June 20, 2021
MSC with the industry's largest air charter/fly-cruise program for summer 2021
MSC Cruises announced that it had chartered the industry-largest air charter (fly-cruise) program for summer 2021 to make more homeports (embarkation...
June 20, 2021
ABP Southampton UK takes delivery of a new £5 million airbridge
Associated British Ports (ABP) took delivery of a new GBP 5 million airbridge in preparation for the opening of the Horizon Cruise Terminal. The 235...
June 20, 2021
Atlas Ocean Voyages' ship World Navigator redeployed to Egypt & Greek Isles
Atlas Ocean Voyages (AOV) revealed new summer 2021 itineraries for its first, newly-built expedition ship, World Navigator. Alternating departures...
June 20, 2021
Shoreside power plant inaugurated at Port Kiel’s OSTSEEKAI Terminal
A major step for climate protection in Port Kiel, Germany was taken at the OSTSEEKAI after Kiel’s Lord Mayor, Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, and the...
June 19, 2021
Carnival fighting Canberra to have the cruise industry kickstarted in Australia
A major cruise shipping company is fighting Australia's capital Canberra in order to have the industry kickstarted in the region. Sture Myrmell...
June 19, 2021
ACL-American Cruise Lines launches 2 new ships in 2022
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it had signed contracts with Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Salisbury MD, to build two vessels (from the "Modern...
June 19, 2021
TUI's cruise ship Mein Schiff 2 starts Mediterranean roundtrips from Palma de Mallorca
TUI Cruises' liner Mein Schiff 2 departed on Friday, June 18, from Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain) on voyages to the western Mediterranean. ...
June 19, 2021
Silversea Cruises restarted with flagship Silver Moon from Piraeus (Athens, Greece)
Silversea Cruises marked its return to global operations via the maiden voyage of the line's new flagship, Silver Moon, from Piraeus-Athens Greece...
June 18, 2021
USA's CDC eases warnings for cruises and recommends fully vaccinated travel
The USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) eased its warnings for cruises via a notch from the highest level that led to a...
June 18, 2021
Seabourn restarts with Seabourn Ovation on July 3 from Athens, Greece
As a result of the current travel restrictions, Seabourn is updating the restart dates for the 5 ships in its fleet. Based on the latest revisions...
June 18, 2021
Princess Cruises returns to service in the US from LA, San Francisco, and Port Everglades
Following collaboration with government officials, as well as evolving guidance from the USA's CDC agency, Princess Cruises announced its intent to...
June 18, 2021
Lindblad National Geographic Endurance ship's Inaugural Cruise from Iceland departs July 21
Lindblad Expeditions revealed the maiden voyage of the fleet's newest expedition ship National Geographic Endurance. The 126-passenger boat is...
June 17, 2021