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UK tourists urged by Foreign Office to avoid cruises
Domestic tourists are being urged by the UK government to avoid cruise ship travel. The UK's FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) issued a...
July 10, 2020
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Viking extends cruise suspension fleetwide through September 30
Viking Cruises will not start back up again until the fall of 2020, the company announced on Wednesday, July 8. In a letter published on the...
July 10, 2020
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AIDA restarts cruises in August with 3 ships
The Carnival Corporation-owned German brand AIDA Cruises announced it will resume passenger shipping operations in August. Following an industry-wide...
July 10, 2020
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Princess Cruises' newest ship Enchanted Princess completes sea trials
Carnival Corporation's premium brand Princess Cruises confirmed that its newest ship Enchanted Princess had successfully completed sea trials in...
July 9, 2020
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TUI Group completes sale of its subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd to TUI Cruises
TUI Group successfully completed the sale of the subsidiary company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to TUI Cruises. Hamburg-based TUI Cruises is a joint-venture...
July 9, 2020
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Hurtigruten returns 14 expedition cruise ships to operation
After successfully restarting passenger shipping operations in June, Hurtigruten announced plans to further expand operations with a total of 14 (out...
July 9, 2020
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Bar Harbor bans cruise ships for the rest of 2020
Bar Harbor (Maine USA) closes its seaports to cruise vessels for the remainder of 2020 due to the progressing pandemic in the USA. Tuesday night...
July 9, 2020
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Explorer Dream is the first cruise ship to receive CIP-M certification by DNV GL
Genting Cruise Lines announced that the luxury liner Explorer Dream is the industry's first to receive the CIP-M (Certification in Infection...
July 8, 2020
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Princess Cruises 2021 Alaska and Europe itinerary changes
Princess Cruises announced deployment changes for its liners Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. In 2021, Majestic Princess will have an inaugural...
July 8, 2020
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Hurtigruten’s ms Maud to sail from Dover UK in 2021
The Norwegian cruise and ferry shipping company Hurtigruten announced it will start a year-round program of expedition itineraries roundtrip from...
July 8, 2020
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CCL-Carnival's latest cruise itinerary updates
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that its newest vessel - Mardi Gras - starts operations in February 2021 (instead of November 2020) due to delay...
July 8, 2020
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P&O UK sold MS Oceana cruise ship
P&O Cruises UK sold one of the fleet's oldest liners - MS Oceana. The Southampton-based cruise company sold the vessel after 20 years of service...
July 7, 2020
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Phoenix Reisen names new river ship MS Andrea
As part of an intimate ceremony, on June 30, Phoenix Reisen officially christened a new riverboat in Bonn Germany. Like almost all fleetmates...
July 7, 2020
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Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian develop enhanced health and safety standards
World's second and third largest cruise companies - RCCL-Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings - announced a collaboration to...
July 7, 2020
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Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady arrives at Fincantieri shipyard for routine maintenance
On Monday, July 6, Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady arrived at Port Genoa Italy, where she will spend the next 20 days at Fincantieri shipyard for...
July 7, 2020
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