Cruise Industry
Croatian shipyard starts the construction of Scenic Cruises' ship Scenic Eclipse 2
On April 24, 2020, the Croatian shipyard "3 Maj" (Treci Maj Brodogradiliste) started building the top-luxury yacht Scenic Eclipse 2 - a new cruise...
May 1, 2020
P&O UK cruisers forced to pass rigorous medical checks after Coronavirus pandemic
Customers booked with P&O Cruises will have to pass rigorous medical checks prior to boarding P&O's cruise ships once the company resumes...
April 30, 2020
Cruise lines extend suspensions into summer over Coronavirus pandemic
The MSC Shipping-owned MSC Cruises is the latest major cruise company to additionally extended passenger shipping suspensions into summer 2020 over...
April 30, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line undertakes massive crew repatriation
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced a plan to use CCL ships to meet up, exchange and repatriate thousands of shipboard staff-crew back to their home...
April 30, 2020
Production of Vodohod Russia's first expedition cruise ship starts at Helsinki Shipyard
The production of the first of the two luxury expedition cruise ships ordered from Helsinki Shipyard Oy started on April 27, 2020. Steel-cutting...
April 29, 2020
Port Seattle delays the new USD 200 million cruise ship terminal
The Port of Seattle Commission has taken initial steps to scale down spending through the rest of the year while backing measures to protect small...
April 29, 2020
Carnival Corporation received USD 6 billion financing from the Federal Reserve
Carnival Corporation (world's largest cruise shipowner) received financing during the USA's pandemic after an intervention by the Federal Reserve...
April 29, 2020
Silversea’s Galapagos cruise ship Silver Origin begins sea trials
On Monday, April 27, at 9 AM the top-luxury cruise ship Silver Origin (De Hoop Shipyard vessel #489) departed from the outfitting quay in Schiedam...
April 28, 2020
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii Canada) turn away ferry tourists due to Coronavirus
Passengers on a ferry heading to Haida Gwaii Islands (Queen Charlotte Islands, BC Canada) are expecting an unwelcome reception as the community gears...
April 28, 2020
Carnival Sunshine leaves Charleston SC
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line moved the Sunshine ship out of Charleston Harbor (South Carolina) to meet up with other fleetmates and assist a crew...
April 28, 2020
Port NOLA New Orleans adopts PIER Plan (Inner Harbor Economic Revitalization Plan)
At its April 23 meeting, Port NOLA (New Orleans) Board of Commissioners adopted the PIER Plan (Port NOLA Inner Harbor Economic Revitalization Plan...
April 27, 2020
Port Palma de Mallorca cruise ship operations down at least 60%
The current forecast for the decrease in cruise shipping operations in Port Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Spain) is ~60%, equating to ~350 ship...
April 27, 2020
More cruise ships to disembark crew in India
More cruise ships are expected to visit ports in India in the next few days to disembark some of their crew after Marella Discovery evacuated a total...
April 27, 2020
Wartsila contracted for 6 new Amundsen Expeditions cruise ships
The Helsinki Finland-based marine technology corporation Wartsila was contracted to develop a new design for up to 6 new expedition-type (small-sized...
April 26, 2020
UK Gov support package to protect Northern Ireland-Great Britain ferries
The UK government announced support for ferry services in order to protect the shipping of goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Up...
April 26, 2020