Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' newbuild Viking Venus floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
The 7th ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for Viking Ocean Cruises (shipowner) - MS Viking Venus - was floated out on Thursday, June 11...
June 12, 2020
Two shipyards competing to build new Marine Atlantic ferry
The Canadian federal (state-owned) corporation Marine Atlantic released details on its new cruiseferry, including the names of the shipyards...
June 11, 2020
170 crew must stay onboard P&O Cruises Oceana ship in North Shields for 3 months
All the crew of the P&O UK-operated ship Oceana will remain onboard for 3 months while the vessel is docked at North Shields ' Northumbrian...
June 11, 2020
NCL-Norwegian cancels all Australia and New Zealand cruises in 2020
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line revealed it will be cancelling all itineraries in Australia and New Zealand planned for 2020. NCL, which deployed...
June 11, 2020
P&O UK's Arcadia cruise ship sails into Torbay after travelling via Dover from Australia
P&O Cruises UK's adults-only cruise ship Arcadia sailed into the resort town Torquay (off Thatcher Rock, Torbay England) mid-afternoon on Tuesday...
June 10, 2020
Royal Caribbean delays Royal Amplified drydock refurbishments until further notice
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that due to financial losses caused by the ongoing pandemic, upcoming major drydock refurbishment projects (by the...
June 10, 2020
Tallink launches regular ferry route between Helsinki and Riga
Tallink Grupp announced it had started operating a temporary regular ferry route between Helsinki Finland and Riga Latvia from June 26 through August...
June 10, 2020
German river cruise company starts voyages with nickoVISION ship
A German river cruise shipping company restarted operations, also giving the world a sneak peek into what ship cruising might look like following the...
June 9, 2020
Spain’s Mallorca expects nearly the same cruise traffic as before pandemic
Balearic Spain’s "best party island" Mallorca is due to experience a cruise frenzy during summer 2020 as it expects to receive about the same...
June 9, 2020
Cunard cancells all cruises through November 2
Cunard Line canceled all departures through and including November 1, 2020, extending its pause in passenger shipping operations for the 4th time...
June 9, 2020
MSC Seaside leaves Miami Florida to offer Mediterranean itineraries from Genoa, Italy
MSC Cruises announced that its newbuild liner MSC Seaside will be leaving America to be deployed in the Mediterranean (Europe) and homeported in...
June 8, 2020
Disney Cruise Line cancels more voyages due to COVID-19
DCL-Disney Cruise Line announced it is suspending more voyages due to the pandemic. The decision to cancel cruises had been made with direction...
June 8, 2020
CroisiEurope rolling out a plan for gradual resumption of sailings
The French river cruise company CroisiEurope announced that it was looking at a “progressive return to normal” by early July 2020 within...
June 8, 2020
300+ Trinidad and Tobago cruise ship crew repatriated
More than 300 Trinidad and Tobago nationals employed by RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd will return home on Friday, June 12, following COVID...
June 7, 2020
A-Rosa Cruises announces dates for resumption of sailings
With travel restrictions for 31 EU-European countries due to be lifted mid-June, the premium German brand A-ROSA River Cruises ship Arosa Alva...
June 7, 2020