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CCL-Carnival Cruise Line offers twice as many voyages from Norfolk VA in 2023
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is doubling down on voyages from Norfolk VA (Virginia USA) and ramping up for year-round operations beginning...
March 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Taiwan loosens COVID control measures on international cruise ships
Taiwan further loosened its COVID control protocols on international cruise ships in an attempt to boost tourism, the Maritime and Port Bureau...
March 4, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Irish Ferries' ship Isle of Innisfree (Dover-Calais route)
3 lifeboats from Kent along with a French salvage tug were launched after a fire broke out on a Dover-Calais ferry in the English Channel. The...
March 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen unveils new 106-night Wolrd Voyage on MS Bolette ship
Departing from Southampton (England UK) on January 6th, 2025, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' flagship Bolette is due to follow a similar route to the first...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Sidney BC-Anacortes WA ferry service terminated until 2030
A ferry connecting a Vancouver Island (BC Canada) town to a city in Washington USA will not return until at least 2030, due to a shipping shortage...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line unveils 2025 Winter Program
The Carnival Corporation-owned Cunard Line announced its Winter 2025 program, offering 133+ voyages, with calls at 159 destinations around the globe...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL brings 4th cruise ship (Carnival Miracle) to Galveston Texas
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is expanding its offerings in Galveston (Texas USA), by bringing a 4th ship, Carnival Miracle, to the port to...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Nicole Scherzinger to serve as Godmother of P&O UK’s cruise ship Arvia
P&O UK named singer Nicole Scherzinger as the godmother to the fleet's newest ship Arvia. Scherzinger is popular for being the lead singer of...
March 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries takes delivery of the first of 2 new “fusion class” ferries for its Dover-Calais route
Dover-based ferry company P&O Ferries took delivery of the first of 2 new “fusion class” ships for its Dover (England UK)-Calais...
March 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Nassau Cruise Port boasts new 1-day passenger record of 28554
NCP-Nassau Cruise Port (Bahamas) welcomed 28554 passengers on Monday, February 27th, setting a new record for the expanded cruise port, with 6 ships...
March 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises removes COVID vaccination requirements from May 1st
Marella Cruises, a market leader in the UK for All-inclusive and Fly-Cruises announced the relaxation of its COVID vaccination requirements onboard...
March 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong’s last ship World Dream sold to Cruise Saudi
The High Court of Singapore finally concluded a protracted auction process for the last ship owned by failed Asian cruise operator GHK-Genting Hong...
March 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen's MS Borealis to set sail on a 2nd world cruise from Southampton UK in early 2024
Fred Olsen Cruise Line's ship Borealis recently set sail on the Around the World in 80 Days voyage. The roundtrip from Southampton (England UK...
March 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Phoenix Reisen's Amadea marks the first arrival of a foreign cruise ship in Japan since 3 years
On Wednesday, March 1st, the Phoenix Reisen-operated cruise ship Amadea arrived at Port Shizuoka (Shimizu, Japan) marking the first arrival of a...
March 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Miray's Life at Sea Cruises announces industry's first 3-year World Voyage on MV Gemini
The industry's ever-longest/first 3-year World Voyage, offered on MV Gemini ship by Life at Sea Cruises (new travel brand launched by Miray...
March 1, 2023