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2nd COVID-19 case confirmed on Marine Atlantic's Blue Puttees ferry
Canadian federal (state-owned) corporation Marine Atlantic announced on Thursday, January 21, that a second crew had tested COVID-positive after a...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
Costa Cruises cancels Mediterranean itineraries through March 13
Given current COVID travel restrictions, Costa Cruises announced it plans to resume its Italians-only Mediterranean cruises on March 13, with the...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas ship cruise cut short due to medical emergency
RCI-Royal Caribbean International's liner Quantum of the Seas was forced to sail back to homeport early. The cruise-to-nowhere from Singapore was...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancells ex-USA itineraries through April 30, Australian - through May 19
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line had previously announced it would extend its pause in operations through March 31, 2021, because of the ongoing pandemic...
January 22, 2021 - Accidents
VIDEO: Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda hits quay and damages gantry crane in Port Savona
Friday morning, January 22, Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda was supposed to dock in Port Savona, Italy, and upon maneuvering, the vessel hit an...
January 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Waterways announces 2022 Oberammergau river cruises
The historic Passion Play in Oberammergau (Bavaria's Garmisch-Partenkirchen district) is a performance only taking place every decade. Since 1634...
January 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Caribbean 2022-2023 itineraries on 8 ships
The RCG-Royal Caribbean Group's brand Celebrity announced 2022-2023 Caribbean Winter Season based on 8 ships. Celebrity's Caribbean fleet...
January 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Princess ship sold, leaves Princess Cruises' fleet
Princess Cruises announced the sale (to an undisclosed buyer) of the 22-years-old ship Pacific Princess. The vessel's sale is in line with the...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld expands cruise-and-train program 2022
Uniworld added 2 itineraries to its "cruise and rail" program 2022 as the river cruise company prepares to launch a brand new trade platform...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Encounter gets her new P&O Cruises Australia ‘name badge’
The soon-to-be new Pacific Encounter sailed into Port Singapore and was greeted by her new P&O Australia ‘name badge’. The ship's...
January 21, 2021 - Accidents
Marella Explorer 2 ship lost anchor due to severe weather in Torbay UK
One of the 8 cruise ships anchored off Devon's coast lost her anchor due to severe weather brought by Storm Christoph. MS Marella Explorer 2...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises UK requires all passengers to have COVID vaccination
Saga Cruises UK, part of Saga Group targeting the over-50s travelers, will become the world's first cruise shipping company to require all of its...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises ship visits Panama City in 2021-Q1
Viking Cruises was planning to drop anchor in Panama City (Fuerte Amador, Balboa) as early as the first quarter of this current year during a trial...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line's ship Wonder restarts with 2-night Alaskan cruise on July 5
DCL-Disney Cruise Line is still intending to restart sailings by summer 2021, despite cancelling all voyages through April 2021. The new itinerary is...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CMV Magellan cruise ship also heading to the scrap yard in Alang, India
A 3rd ship that was operated by the defunct CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages is heading to India's Alang scrap yard. CMV Magellan, 1985-built for CCL...
January 20, 2021