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P&O UK's Arcadia cruise ship sails into Torbay after travelling via Dover from Australia
P&O Cruises UK's adults-only cruise ship Arcadia sailed into the resort town Torquay (off Thatcher Rock, Torbay England) mid-afternoon on Tuesday...
June 10, 2020
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Hurtigruten introduces year-round cruises from Dover UK in 2021
The Norwegian ferry and cruise shipping company Hurtigruten will use Port Dover England as homeport / roundtrip departure port for 4 itineraries in...
June 10, 2020
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Female crew commits suicide on Harmony of the Seas
Police are probing the discovery of the body of a young woman who was working as a crew member aboard an RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked at...
June 10, 2020
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Royal Caribbean delays Royal Amplified drydock refurbishments until further notice
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that due to financial losses caused by the ongoing pandemic, upcoming major drydock refurbishment projects (by the...
June 10, 2020
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Tallink launches regular ferry route between Helsinki and Riga
Tallink Grupp announced it had started operating a temporary regular ferry route between Helsinki Finland and Riga Latvia from June 26 through August...
June 10, 2020
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German river cruise company starts voyages with nickoVISION ship
A German river cruise shipping company restarted operations, also giving the world a sneak peek into what ship cruising might look like following the...
June 9, 2020
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Spain’s Mallorca expects nearly the same cruise traffic as before pandemic
Balearic Spain’s "best party island" Mallorca is due to experience a cruise frenzy during summer 2020 as it expects to receive about the same...
June 9, 2020
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Cunard cancells all cruises through November 2
Cunard Line canceled all departures through and including November 1, 2020, extending its pause in passenger shipping operations for the 4th time...
June 9, 2020
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MV Artania takes the last cruise ship passengers at sea back home
Following a 6-month "around the world voyage", the last cruise ship still carrying passengers finally disembarked its 8 passengers. The Phoenix...
June 9, 2020
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MSC Seaside leaves Miami Florida to offer Mediterranean itineraries from Genoa, Italy
MSC Cruises announced that its newbuild liner MSC Seaside will be leaving America to be deployed in the Mediterranean (Europe) and homeported in...
June 8, 2020
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Disney Cruise Line cancels more voyages due to COVID-19
DCL-Disney Cruise Line announced it is suspending more voyages due to the pandemic. The decision to cancel cruises had been made with direction...
June 8, 2020
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Alaska state ferry out of service after crew tests positive for Coronavirus
The Alaska state ferry MV Tustumena is now out of service with some passengers and crew in isolation after a crew tested COVID-positive Saturday...
June 8, 2020
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CroisiEurope rolling out a plan for gradual resumption of sailings
The French river cruise company CroisiEurope announced that it was looking at a “progressive return to normal” by early July 2020 within...
June 8, 2020
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300+ Trinidad and Tobago cruise ship crew repatriated
More than 300 Trinidad and Tobago nationals employed by RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd will return home on Friday, June 12, following COVID...
June 7, 2020
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A-Rosa Cruises announces dates for resumption of sailings
With travel restrictions for 31 EU-European countries due to be lifted mid-June, the premium German brand A-ROSA River Cruises ship Arosa Alva...
June 7, 2020
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