Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean fleetwide crew repatriation plan
In early-May 2020, RCI-Royal Caribbean developed a plan to repatriate the fleet's all non-essential crew by using 12x RCI liners - Adventure OTS...
May 4, 2020
American Cruise Lines announces strong increase in demand
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced a strong increase in demand across the company's domestic portfolio of coastal and river cruises. ACL cites...
May 4, 2020
Cornerstone laid of the new cruise terminal in Tallinn
The cornerstone of the new cruise ship terminal in Tallinn Estonia was ceremonially laid on April 30, 2020. It was put in place by Peeter Nogu (Port...
May 4, 2020
Avalon Waterways introduces new Danube cruise ports
Along Europe's largest inland waterway - Danube River, which passes through 10 different countries, Avalon Waterways offers extraordinary experiences...
May 4, 2020
Crystal River Cruises announces 2021 itineraries
Crystal River Cruises launched its 2021 itinerary collection (2021 River Atlas) for the riverboats (sisterships) Crystal Bach, Crystal Debussy...
May 3, 2020
Cunard's Queen Mary 2 joins two P&O Cruises ships off England's south coast
The flagship of Cunard Line, Queen Mary 2, arrived to join a couple of P&O vessels, Aurora and Ventura, off England's south coast on Sunday, May...
May 3, 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line furloughs 20% of workforce
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH) is furloughing ~20% of its workforce through the end of July 2020 after the ongoing COVID pandemic prompted...
May 3, 2020
European cruise ports beginning to open giving hope of recovery amid Coronavirus crisis
European cruise ports are beginning to open, giving hope of recovery. A survey of a total of 113 seaports (produced by two trade associations...
May 2, 2020
US Congress opens probe into Carnival Corporation over handling of Coronavirus outbreaks
The US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has called for Carnival Corporation to hand over documents related to its response to...
May 2, 2020
Port Galveston adjusts 2020 budget assuming no cruises will sail this year
The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees on April 28 unanimously voted to adjust budget 2020 under the assumption that there will be no more...
May 1, 2020
Regent Seven Seas Cruises ship Navigator docks in Costa Rica to disembark crew
The 490-passenger ship Seven Seas Navigator arrived at Puerto Caldera (Puntarenas, Costa Rica) on Thursday, April 30, an unusual occurrence during...
May 1, 2020
Star Cruises provide cruise ship accommodations for foreign workers recovered from Coronavirus
The Genting Hong Kong (GHK)-owned company Star Cruises signed a charter deal with the government of Singapore for the liners SuperStar Aquarius and...
May 1, 2020
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