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Royal Caribbean announces job cuts due to the Coronavirus pandemic
The world's second-largest global cruise shipowner RCCL (Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd) is preparing to announce furloughs and layoffs. RCCL's...
April 18, 2020
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises bringing fleet back home
The fleet of the luxury company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is heading back to its homeport Hamburg Germany. The ship HANSEATIC Nature (2019-built) is the...
April 17, 2020
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NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line re-categorizing Mini-Suites to Club Balcony Suite
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is re-categorizing fleetwide the Mini-Suite staterooms, also renaming them and adding free perks. NCL’s...
April 17, 2020
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Singapore to charter GHK-owned cruise liners as hotels for uninfected foreign workers
The government of Singapore is studying the feasibility of using two mid-sized cruise liners as hotel ships to temporarily house foreign workers who...
April 17, 2020
Accidents
Royal Caribbean resumes cruise shipping operations on June 12
RCI-Royal Caribbean is joining Carnival Corporation and delaying the reopening of cruise shipping operations by another month. The...
April 17, 2020
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Fred. Olsen launches ‘Virtual Cruising’ programme
Fred Olsen Cruise Line launched the program ‘Virtual Cruising’ in order to advertise small-ship cruises targeting travellers who are...
April 16, 2020
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Holland America, Princess and Seabourn cancel all departures through/including June 30
Carnival Corporation-owned companies Princess, Holland America and Seabourn extended fleetwide passenger shipping operations through and...
April 16, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus-free cruise ship AIDAprima leaves Port Rashid (Dubai)
A German cruise ship that was forced to dock in Dubai at the outset of the Coronavirus pandemic thanked the port city as she prepared to set sail for...
April 16, 2020
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Uruguay finishes repatriation of the Coronavirus cruise ship Greg Mortimer
The repatriation of the last 15 passengers from the Aurora Expeditions' ship Greg Mortimer, is scheduled to take place Wednesday afternoon, April 16...
April 16, 2020
Accidents
Ponant's Le Laperouse finds sanctuary off New Caledonia
The French cruise ship Le Laperouse anchored off New Caledonia after abandoning her 11-day sailing in New Zealand due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19...
April 15, 2020
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World’s first methanol-fuelled cruiseferry Stena Germanica turns five
Wartsila (marine engine builder), Methanex Corporation (Canada-based methanol supplier and distributor) and Stena Line (shipowner) marked the 5-year...
April 15, 2020
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Cruise lines offer cheap deals for 2021
Cruises have a rough time as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to severely impact the global tourism industry. All major cruise lines have been...
April 15, 2020
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Enchanted Princess ship's delivery delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic
The delivery of the Princess Cruises' newbuild Enchanted Princess has been delayed due to Fincantieri's shipyards closures as a result of the global...
April 15, 2020
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CMV cruise ship sails back to UK after repatriation
A ship, which cruised from Thailand almost a month ago on a repatriation sailing, was due back in the UK on Tuesday, April 14. CMV-Cruise and...
April 14, 2020
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Carnival Spirit offering Southeast Alaska cruise despite state's “no sail” order
Despite the CDC's no-sail order, Carnival Cruise Line is currently offering a 7-day Southeast Alaska roundtrip cruise from Seattle WA on Carnival...
April 14, 2020
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