Cruise Industry
River cruise company Scylla resumes operations with 34 boats in Europe
The Basel Switzerland-headquartered river cruise shipping company Scylla Cruises announced the sailing of 34 vessels on Europe’s waterways...
May 22, 2020
1970 crew working on German cruise ships return to Indonesia
As many as 1970 Indonesians working for several Germany-based cruise ships were repatriated / returned to Indonesia over the past few weeks...
May 21, 2020
Windstar Cruises resumes sailings on September 3 in Tahiti
The small-ship cruise company Windstar announced that its 148-passenger sailship Wind Spirit will be fleet's first to resume voyages after the...
May 21, 2020
Virgin Voyages cancels Scarlet Lady cruises through October 15
Virgin Voyages announced they had cancelled all sailings on the new Scarlet Lady ship through October 15. This is the second wave of cancelations...
May 21, 2020
Silversea extends cruise suspension until July 16, delays 2020 ship launches
Silversea Cruises announced it had extended the pause of passenger shipping operations until July 16 due to the pandemic. Silversea plans to resume...
May 20, 2020
Carnival Magic cruise ship docks at Dubrovnik Croatia after weeks at sea
Croatian authorities said a Carnival cruise ship with 756 crew onboard had docked in Port Dubrovnik Croatia following weeks at sea due to the ongoing...
May 20, 2020
RCI-Royal Caribbean and NCL-Norwegian cancel all cruises through July 31
Due to the global pandemic, today (May 20) two of the world's top-3 largest cruise shipping companies - RCI-Royal Caribbean International and NCL...
May 20, 2020
Disney Cruise Line repatriating crew from several ships
DCL-Disney Cruise Line is currently in the process of repatriation of some crew back home from several liners. Disney Dream (currently anchored off...
May 20, 2020
The Bahamas ready to welcome cruise ship tourists back on July 1
The Bahamas announced it might be ready to welcome passengers back on July 1. Like other tourism-dependent locations, the Bahamian islands have...
May 19, 2020
Ferry cargo shipping receives UK government GBP 35 million Coronavirus subsidy
Cargo shipping services between the UK and mainland Europe received COVID subsidy on Monday, May 18, with a UK government GBP 35 million (USD 42,5 M...
May 19, 2020
2 cruise ships carry out technical calls at Gibraltar including crew repatriation
A total of 154 crew from two cruise liners remained berthed at Gibraltar UK after the chartered flight for their repatriation developed...
May 19, 2020
Dream Cruises tests on land Global Dream ship's Space Cruiser Coaster
Started the testing on land the revolutionary "Space Cruiser Coaster" - to become the longest roller coaster at sea. The Germany-based amusement ride...
May 18, 2020
Atlas Ocean Voyages ship World Navigator 2021 itineraries announced
Atlas Ocean Voyages announced that the Luxe-AdventureSM Expedition Cruise brand is expanding its inaugural-year offerings with 4 new Transatlantic...
May 18, 2020
Costa Mediterranea repatriates Filipino and Indonesian crew
The Costa Cruises-operated ship Costa Mediterranea departed on May 15 from Brindisi Italy on a crew repatriation voyage to Asia (The Philippines and...
May 18, 2020
VIDEO: Brodosplit Shipyard launches Quark Expeditions’ Ultramarine
Quark Expeditions’ new polar expedition ship Ultramarine was launched at the Brodosplit shipyard (Split, Croatia) on Saturday, May 16. The...
May 18, 2020