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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
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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
Star Clippers' Star Clipper tall ship returns to the Mediterranean in 2022
Star Clippers announced that its tall sailing ship Star Clipper will return to the Mediterranean in 2022. Star Clipper, which has been deployed in...
October 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Miami-Dade Mayor reaffirms commitment to restart of cruises
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has assured cruise lines that when they are ready to sail again, the Florida city and its port would be ready to help...
October 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Shutdown impact on Australasian cruise travel businesses
Australian and New Zealand cruise-related businesses that have been devastated by the suspension of voyages will voice their support for a planned...
October 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Mystic Invest Holding buys CMV Vasco da Gama
The Portuguese river and expedition cruise company Mystic Invest Holding bought the 1993-built CMV Vasco da Gama at an auction in the UK. The vessel...
October 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
VCL-Victory Cruise Lines introduces Yucatan’s Mayan Cruise Tour 2021
VCL-Victory Cruise Lines (subsidiary company and brand owned by AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company) announced a new itinerary for season 2021...
October 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ferry services suspended in south China due to the 16th typhoon of the year
The southern Chinese province of Hainan ordered the suspension of all ferry services in Qiongzhou Strait starting on Tuesday, October 13, as this...
October 13, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: P&O UK takes delivery of its new cruise ship, Iona
P&O Cruises took delivery of its new ship - Iona. At 185,000 GT and 345 m in length with 17 passenger decks, Iona will be the largest cruise...
October 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels all Miami and Port Canaveral sailings for November
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line notified passengers and travel agents that it is cancelling the remaining sailings for the 6 total liners operating from...
October 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Star Clippers introduces 2021-2022 Caribbean season
With roundtrips from Barbados (Bridgetown) and St. Maarten Island (Philipsburg, Dutch Antilles), the small-ship cruise company Star Clippers boasts...
October 12, 2020
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