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Valparaiso (Santiago, Chile) cruise season begins with arrival of Viking Jupiter
The Viking Jupiter cruise ship, which is owned by the Viking Cruises shipping company, commenced the 2021-2022 cruise season at the VTP (Valparaiso...
December 25, 2021 - Accidents
1000+ Americans stuck on Holland America's ship ms Koningsdam due to COVID outbreak
1000+ Americans were stuck on a HAL-Holland America cruise ship with a COVID outbreak after Mexico banned the tourists from disembarking. HAL's...
December 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises takes delivery of its first expedition ship Viking Octantis
Viking Cruises announced it had taken delivery of the company’s first of 2 new purpose-built expedition ships, Viking Octantis. The official...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
28 vaccinated crew and passengers test COVID-positive on cruise ship MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises' flagship MSC Seashore arrived on Thursday, December 23, in PortMiami Florida with dozens of COVID-positive crew and passengers. In a...
December 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International pauses new bookings until January 10
As a reaction to the situation with COVID and the fast spreading of the Omicron variant, RCI-Royal Caribbean decided to voluntarily pause all...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
15-year-old kid takes his own life on MSC Seashore ship
Authorities are investigating a suicide aboard an MSC Cruises ship. The cruise company confirmed that a 15-year-old boy traveling with his family...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
MSC Cruises cancels Northern Europe voyages on MSC Magnifica through January 14
MSC Cruises canceled the 7-night Northern Europe sailings onboard MSC Magnifica through January 14. The reason for the cancellations is the...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises' newest ship Discovery Princess successfully completes sea trials
Princess Cruises achieved a milestone in preparation for the debut of its newest liner, Discovery Princess, via the successful completion of sea...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Star Cruises' ship Star Pisces sets sail on first voyage from Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia)
Genting Cruise Lines on Wednesday, December 22, achieved a new milestone with the Star Cruises brand as the Star Pisces ship set sail on her first...
December 23, 2021 - Accidents
55 vaccinated crew and passengers test COVID-positive on Royal Caribbean's ship Odyssey of the Seas
At least 55 fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s ship Odyssey of the Seas have contracted COVID, the cruise line...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship AIDAcosma in Bremerhaven (Germany)
AIDA Cruises announced that on December 21, 2021, it had taken delivery of its newest cruise ship AIDAcosma in Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany) from the...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 major cruise lines enforce stricter onboard masking policies
Three of the world's largest cruise shipping companies are implementing stricter onboard mask-wearing policies as COVID cases continue to spike...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First Carnival Chinese newbuild cruise ship floated out
The first Carnival China Cruise Shipping newbuild was floated out last week at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of CSSC-China...
December 22, 2021 - Accidents
10 vaccinated passengers test positive for COVID on Cunard's Queen Mary 2
Cunard's liner RMS Queen Mary 2 docked in Brooklyn (NYC-New York City) on Monday, December 19, carrying 10 passengers who tested COVID-positive, the...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Eclipse to offer fly-cruises to King George Island (Antarctica, South Shetland Islands)
Scenic Eclipse recently departed the Red Sea and is making her way to Antarctica (now positioned at Santa Cruz de Tenerife) in preparation for her...
December 21, 2021