Cruise Industry
Carnival cancels all cruises in Alaska for 2020
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced on Monday, May 4, it will cancel the 2020 Alaskan cruise scheduled for the ship Carnival Spirit. The company's...
May 5, 2020
Pacific Princess sails back to Honolulu Hawaii for provisions and fuel
Hawaii's Department of Transportation reported that the cruise ship Pacific Princess was scheduled to arrive at Honolulu Harbor on Tuesday, May...
May 5, 2020
130 crew leave Coronavirus cruise ship Costa Atlantica in Nagasaki Japan
A group of nearly 130 Filipino and other crew left a CSSC-Carnival China-owned cruise ship docked in Japan for their home countries on Tuesday, May 5...
May 5, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line resumes operations in August despite Coronavirus
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to resume passenger shipping in August in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Monday...
May 5, 2020
RCI-Royal Caribbean fleetwide crew repatriation plan
In early-May 2020, RCI-Royal Caribbean developed a plan to repatriate the fleet's all non-essential crew by using 12x RCI liners - Adventure OTS...
May 4, 2020
American Cruise Lines announces strong increase in demand
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced a strong increase in demand across the company's domestic portfolio of coastal and river cruises. ACL cites...
May 4, 2020
Cornerstone laid of the new cruise terminal in Tallinn
The cornerstone of the new cruise ship terminal in Tallinn Estonia was ceremonially laid on April 30, 2020. It was put in place by Peeter Nogu (Port...
May 4, 2020
Avalon Waterways introduces new Danube cruise ports
Along Europe's largest inland waterway - Danube River, which passes through 10 different countries, Avalon Waterways offers extraordinary experiences...
May 4, 2020
Crystal River Cruises announces 2021 itineraries
Crystal River Cruises launched its 2021 itinerary collection (2021 River Atlas) for the riverboats (sisterships) Crystal Bach, Crystal Debussy...
May 3, 2020
Cunard's Queen Mary 2 joins two P&O Cruises ships off England's south coast
The flagship of Cunard Line, Queen Mary 2, arrived to join a couple of P&O vessels, Aurora and Ventura, off England's south coast on Sunday, May...
May 3, 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line furloughs 20% of workforce
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH) is furloughing ~20% of its workforce through the end of July 2020 after the ongoing COVID pandemic prompted...
May 3, 2020
European cruise ports beginning to open giving hope of recovery amid Coronavirus crisis
European cruise ports are beginning to open, giving hope of recovery. A survey of a total of 113 seaports (produced by two trade associations...
May 2, 2020
US Congress opens probe into Carnival Corporation over handling of Coronavirus outbreaks
The US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has called for Carnival Corporation to hand over documents related to its response to...
May 2, 2020
Port Galveston adjusts 2020 budget assuming no cruises will sail this year
The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees on April 28 unanimously voted to adjust budget 2020 under the assumption that there will be no more...
May 1, 2020
Regent Seven Seas Cruises ship Navigator docks in Costa Rica to disembark crew
The 490-passenger ship Seven Seas Navigator arrived at Puerto Caldera (Puntarenas, Costa Rica) on Thursday, April 30, an unusual occurrence during...
May 1, 2020