Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways 2022 river cruises open for booking
One of the world's largest river cruise companies - AmaWaterways opened bookings for most of its 2022 itinerary program - or 6 months ahead of...
May 13, 2020
Cruise ships not allowed in BC Canada for summer 2020
Cruise ship tourists will not be allowed to disembark if vessels arrive at the British Columbia ports this summer, the province's health officials...
May 13, 2020
How TUI cruise passengers will sail in the post-Coronavirus world
The UK's largest cruisetour operator TUI UK revealed how its cruise ship clients will spend time at sea in the post-pandemic travel world. According...
May 13, 2020
Seychelles ban ship cruising for 2 years
Republic of Seychelles' Minister Didier Dogley announced banning cruise ships for 2 years. The Government's decision is part of the measures to...
May 13, 2020
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels most of Allure Of The Seas ship's drydock refurbishment works
In 2020-Q1, one of the world's most famous and largest cruise liners - Allure Of The Seas, had a scheduled major drydock refurbishment (Royal...
May 12, 2020
A-Rosa River Cruises restart Rhine-Danube itineraries in May
A-ROSA River Cruises announced it will likely restart Rhine and Danube itineraries for select departures around May 31, 2020. Arosa is Rostock...
May 12, 2020
CDC's No-Sail order for cruise companies effective through July 24, 2020
The battered cruise industry is hoping for a return in short order, with some of the major companies announcing itineraries that begin in June...
May 12, 2020
Greg Mortimer cruise ship's crew begin repatriation
A month after passengers were flown to Australia from Uruguay, the 89 crew which remained aboard the Coronavirus-hit Greg Mortimer ship have started...
May 12, 2020
Port Seattle suffers from cancelled Alaskan cruise ship itineraries
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancelled the rest of its Alaskan season from homeport Seattle WA USA. CCL announced plans to restart cruising with...
May 12, 2020
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's Extraordinary Journey itineraries 2021-2022-2023
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line opened bookings for itineraries in 2021-2022-2023, with 20+ new cruise port destinations across the 7 continents...
May 11, 2020
Passenger ferries in Greece to be allowed to carry 55% of their maximum capacity
A 21-page protocol containing safety rules for the seamless operation of coastal cruise ships (passenger ferries) in Greece after the gradual lifting...
May 10, 2020
Cayman Islands reopen cruise ports in September
In case CCL-Carnival Cruise Line resumes operations on August 1 (as already announced), its ship's won't be visiting the Cayman Islands (a British...
May 10, 2020
TUI Cruises crew from Mein Schiff 3 start their journey home
Some of the crew of the TUI-owned liner Mein Schiff 3 are finally on their way home. On Friday, May 8, around 190 crew had been bused to Hamburg...
May 10, 2020
Hapag Lloyd's Europa 2 cruise ship uses cold ironing in Port Hamburg
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' liner MS Europa 2 is currently using cold ironing at Port Hamburg's Cruise Center Altona passenger terminal. The technology...
May 9, 2020
AmaWaterways offers complimentary river cruises to first responders
AmaWaterways announced it is honouring frontline personnel by complimentary river cruises. First responders, medical professionals and employees...
May 9, 2020