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Key West (Florida) residents protest against the return of large cruise ships
Around 200 people gathered at Mallory Pier, Key West (Florida USA) Thursday morning, December 9) to watch the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship...
December 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Solar Eclipse from Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Endurance
Lindblad Expeditions’ ship National Geographic Endurance was on December 4 in the path of the solar eclipse in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean...
December 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises returns to Alaska in 2022 summer with Crystal Serenity ship
Crystal Cruises will mark its return to Alaska after 3 years with a series of 7- to 11-night sailings in summer 2022 aboard Crystal Serenity with...
December 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures granted permission to sail in Hawaii
One of the smallest cruise companies in the USA, UnCruise Adventures restarted overnight interisland trips in Hawaii in late November 2021, making it...
December 10, 2021 - Accidents
Island Escape ferry collides with AIDAluna at St Johns (Antigua)
The Island Escape ferry has been involved in an accident Monday night, December 6, and will need time before resuming service. According to the crew...
December 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's flagship Grand Classica to become Margaritaville Paradise
Margaritaville Hotels & Resorts is the latest travel & leisure brand to expand operations to cruise ships. The Florida-based hospitality...
December 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oceanwide Expeditions' MV Plancius is the first cruise ship to visit the Falkland Islands
Oceanwide Expeditions' ship MV Plancius is expected to become the first cruiser to visit the Falkland Islands since their reopening to tourism. The...
December 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Zante (Basseterre, St Kitts Island) welcomes 4 cruise ships in a single day
Basseterre (Port Zante, St Kitts Island) welcomed passengers from 4 cruise ships, of which 3 belong to one cruise company, Celebrity Cruises...
December 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Dawn is the 10th NCL ship to resume cruises
Norwegian Dawn became the 10th ship in the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line fleet to resume operations. The liner welcomed passengers back on December 8...
December 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic takes delivery of new ship SH Minerva at Helsinki Shipyard
Helsinki Shipyard delivered the first of three newbuilds (Vega-class) designed for the travel brand Swan Hellenic Cruises. On December 3, the ship...
December 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Grandeur of the Seas restarts from new homeport
Following a 21-month operational pause, Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas is finally restarting service. The news is followed by launching a...
December 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Keelung Mayor urges Taiwan to restart domestic cruises
Since domestic cruises in Taiwan have been suspended for half a year, Keelung City's Mayor Lin Yu-chang last week urged the country to find a balance...
December 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages require additional COVID testing due to Omicron
The UK-based new cruise company and travel brand Virgin Voyages responded to the new COVID Omicron by implementing new safety protocols onboard its...
December 8, 2021 - Accidents
1-year-old sick girl medevaced from AIDAprima in Hamburg (Germany)
A 1-year-old kid needed medical help on Saturday evening, December 4, and had to be taken off-board by the sea rescuers. As the DGzRS (German...
December 7, 2021 - Accidents
COVID cases among crew & passengers on NCL's ship Norwegian Breakaway rose to 17
The COVID-positive cases among crew and passengers on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Breakaway has risen to 17 total. Of those, 8 are...
December 7, 2021