Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean groups receive UK state aid
In the UK, RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Carnival PLC (both are UK entities of the two world's largest cruise companies) received millions of...
July 18, 2020
Explorer Dream's crew test negative for COVID-19 and return onboard
Genting Cruise Lines (subsidiary of GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd) is the first large cruise company to restart voyages via the deployment of Explorer...
July 18, 2020
RCI-Royal Caribbean International cancels cruises through October 1
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group announced that most voyagess in the RCI-Royal Caribbean International's schedule through October 1, 2020, were cancelled...
July 17, 2020
UK's FCO updates travel advice to allow river cruises
It has been a week since the UK Government hindered the passenger shipping industry, with the FCO (UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office) advising...
July 17, 2020
Green Yard takes over Norway’s bankrupt Kleven Verft
Norwegian ship recycling company Green Yard AS (Feda, Norway) takes over the Kleven Verft shipyard (Ulsteinvik, Hareidlandet Island, Norway) that...
July 17, 2020
Holland America sold the cruise ships Amsterdam and Rotterdam to Fred Olsen
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is introducing two new fleetmates as the UK-based company plans to strengthen its brand and evolve to sailing on the other...
July 16, 2020
Princess Cruises 2021-2022 Panama Canal program
On July 22, 2020, The Carnival Corporation-owned premium brand Princess Cruises is launching Fall 2021 - Spring 2022 itinerary program with Panama...
July 16, 2020
Viking Cruises launches new ship for Mekong River
Viking announced it will launch a new ship in summer 2021 for its "Magnificent Mekong" cruisetour. Currently under construction, the 80-passenger...
July 16, 2020
Celestyal Cruises purchased Costa Cruises' ship NeoRomantica
Celestyal Cruises purchased from Costa Cruises (Carnival Corporation-owned company) the 27-year-old liner Costa NeoRomantica. The 1993-built...
July 16, 2020
Holland America Line sold the ships Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Maasdam and Veendam
The Carnival Corporation-owned company HAL-Holland America Line announced that its cruise liners Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Maasdam and Veendam are sold...
July 16, 2020
Princess Cruises 2021-2022 Caribbean program features newest ships
Princess Cruises' Caribbean itinerary program features diverse itineraries and MedallionClass linersThe Fall 2021-Spring 2022 season was open for...
July 15, 2020
VIDEO: Hanseatic Spirit launched at VARD Tulcea
The Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' adults-only ship Hanseatic Spirit was floated out from drydock at the VARD shipyard in Tulcea Romania (the so-called "hull...
July 15, 2020
Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas repatriates crew at Port St. Maarten
Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas is in port today, July 15, to repatriate her crew members. Independence of the Seas is the 2nd cruise...
July 15, 2020
CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages in talks with investors to stay afloat
The UK-based company CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages which was at the centre of a repatriation row involving hundreds of crew is in talks with...
July 15, 2020
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises resumes operations by the end of July
Hamburg Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced plans to commence sailings by the end of July with the implementation of preventive and hygiene...
July 14, 2020