Cruise news
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Passenger medevaced from MSC cruise ship Grandiosa en route to Barcelona
A passenger on the MSC Cruises ship MSC Grandiosa was medically evacuated on Friday, June 26, by the Italian Coast Guard (CG) after suffering from...
June 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line suspends sailings on 5 ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line canceled more sailings on 5 of its ships as the company is working on a gradual return to service. Norwegian suspended...
June 26, 2021 - Accidents
2 COVID-positive passengers on Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas
Two passengers aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas tested COVID-positive for Coronavirus (COVID) during routine testing and are...
June 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Auckland NZ's $42M new ferry terminal to open on Queen’s Wharf
Port Auckland NZ’s new AUD 42 million ferry terminal (on Queen’s Wharf) will open shortly. A total of 6 new ferry berths connect to...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line gets green light for test cruise on June 28
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line received a green light from the CDC agency to conduct a "simulated voyage". The test cruise was previously scheduled to...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings taking action against climate change
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (currently the world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner, which owns the subsidiaries NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Helsinki Shipyard floats out Swan Hellenic’s first expedition cruise ship SH Minerva
On Wednesday, June 23, Swan Hellenic announced that Helsinki Shipyard had floated the line's SH Minerva out of the dry dock. Her twinship, SH Vega...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduces new protocols for sailings aboard its Mardi Gras ship
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line sent the latest COVID-related protocols to clients booked to sail on its new Mardi Gras ship in July & August 2021...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Denmark reopens for cruise ship tourists on June 26
From June 26, cruise passengers are allowed to go ashore in Denmark. The authorities require that travellers have been vaccinated with an EMA...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC’s 2nd Seaside EVO class cruise ship to be named MSC Seascape
A traditional coin ceremony for the second Seaside EVO class ship of MSC Cruises was held on Thursday, June 24, at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line growing fleet by 2 additional ships
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to grow its fleet by a couple of additional ships by 2023. The company is taking the delivery of a new...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America fall 2021 cruises from San Diego CA and Fort Lauderdale FL
HAL-Holland America Line is expected to restart cruising from Port San Diego California beginning with cruises to Hawaii, Mexico, and along the...
June 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises UK's deployment and phased restart plan for 2021
P&O Cruises UK announced its expected deployment and phased restart plan for the remainder of the year and into early 2022. MS Britannia will...
June 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady becomes the largest cruise ship ever to dock in Portsmouth, England UK
A new record was set in Portsmouth Harbour (England UK) as Virgin Voyages’ MS Scarlet Lady became the largest ever cruise ship to dock in the...
June 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Godmother announced for Saga Cruises’ newest ship Spirit of Adventure
In a mark of respect to the medical profession that worked hard over the last 18 months dealing with the pandemic, Commodore Inga J. Kennedy CBE QHNS...
June 23, 2021