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P&O Australia confirms sale of Pacific Aria
P&O Australia announced it had found a new buyer for Pacific Aria and that the ship would leave the fleet in November 2020. The announcement...
October 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa passengers not allowed to disembark in Malta over suspected Coronavirus case
Passengers from the MSC Cruises' liner MSC Grandiosa have not been allowed to disembark in Malta over a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19...
October 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises' operations restart from Civitavecchia, Italy
The German brand of Costa Group, AIDA Cruises, restarts from Italy for the resumption of its sailings. The AIDAblu ship is scheduled to depart on...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
7 passengers test COVID-19 positive on Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema
Seven passengers on Costa Diadema tested COVID-positive after disembarking in Palermo, Sicily Italy. The passengers had already left the ship and...
October 16, 2020
Accidents
Riviera River Cruises offers special Blue Danube itinerary 2021
The UK-based river cruise company Riviera Travel offers a special departure of its Blue Danube itinerary for 2021 hosted by cruise expert Ralph...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises recruits Singaporeans to work onboard World Dream
On October 8, 2020, the GHK-owned Genting Cruise Lines announced that the brand Dream Cruises would be the first to restart sailings from Singapore...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten establishes separate expedition cruise entity
Hurtigruten Group reported strong demand for 2021-2022 cruises. Preparing for post-COVID expansion, the company announced it will redefine its...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line introduces 2022 Tropical Destinations
In early 2022, DCL-Disney Cruise Line returns to Hawaii and other tropical destinations with 10-night Hawaiian Islands voyages and a variety of...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduces ‘Manage Booking’ user interface
As part of the next phase of enhancements to CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's GoCCL Navigator (online platform for travel partners), the company is...
October 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean prepared for possible restart of cruises next week
Royal Caribbean revealed it is prepared for a possible announcement of sailings restarting next week, depending on the "No Sail" order. Vicki Freed...
October 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Apex welcomed by 5 sisterships in the Bahamas
Celebrity Cruises' newbuild Celebrity Apex was ceremonially welcomed by her sisterships off CocoCay Bahamas - an anchorage site near Royal Caribbean...
October 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation update on ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted information technology...
As it was earlier announced, Carnival Corporation & plc detected unauthorized third-party access to portions of its information technology...
October 15, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: P&O Pacific Dawn is Ocean Builders' Crypto Cruise Ship MS Satoshi
The company that constructs “floating, off-grid seapod homes” - Ocean Builders, has bought the old Australian cruise ship Pacific Dawn...
October 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries' newest ship Galicia arrives in Portsmouth UK for berthing trials
Brittany Ferries' new ship MS Galicia, which is to be deployed on the Portsmouth UK-Santander Spain route, arrived at Portsmouth International Port...
October 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group to raise US$1 billion in new capital
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group unveiled plans on Tuesday, October 13, to raise US$1 billion in new capital, the latest effort by a cruise ship operator to...
October 14, 2020
Cruise Industry