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Rotterdam City extends Holland America’s hotel ship charter for MS Volendam through September, to...
The City of Rotterdam (Netherlands) is extending its charter agreement for HAL-Holland America’s ship ms Volendam through September 14, 2022...
May 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line breaks ground on its new cruise port destination on Grand Bahama Island
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, in cooperation with The Bahamas Government and Grand Bahama Port Authority, on May 12th held a groundbreaking ceremony for...
May 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound joins Cunard's Queen Mary 2 in Southampton (England) on June 24
Mensun Bound, the maritime archaeologist who made headlines in March 2022 with the discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, will...
May 15, 2022 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels more voyages in the Baltic due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line canceled more voyages in the Baltic due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. All Norwegian Getaway’s Baltic sailings...
May 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America’s ms Zaandam returns to service at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale FL
HAL-Holland America’s ms Zaandam returned to service on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale (Florida USA), leaving...
May 14, 2022 - Accidents
Engine room fire breaks out on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape
A small fire broke out in the engine room on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape Thursday morning, May 12, after the ship departed...
May 14, 2022 - Accidents
Crew found dead onboard cruise ship Aegean Goddess at Port Heraklion (Crete Greece)
A male crew was found dead Thursday afternoon, May 12, onboard the cruise ship Aegean Goddess (formerly named "Pacific Aria" for P&O Australia...
May 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady ship to be calling at Gibraltar Port 5 times in 2022
HM Government of Gibraltar announced the arrival of the Valiant Lady ship on her first inaugural call. The Virgin Voyages newbuild will be calling...
May 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships to be allowed back to New Zealand ports on July 31
After the COVID lockout of 2+ years, New Zealand will fully open its borders starting from 11:59 p.m. on July 31, 2022, with cruise ships allowed to...
May 13, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Radiance OTS hits Sitka Sound cruise terminal's mooring dolphin
The newly expanded Sitka Sound cruise terminal welcomed its first 7 sailings last week, commencing what is expected to be a record-breaking year in...
May 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) departs on maiden voyage
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) is ready for her maiden voyage. The Margaritaville at Sea (Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line) cruise ship...
May 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's newest cruise ship Viking Mars delivered by Fincantieri Ancona (Italy)
Viking Mars - the newest Viking OCEAN ship that Fincantieri is building was delivered on Thursday, May 12, at the shipyard in Ancona (Italy). The...
May 12, 2022 - Accidents
Havila Kystruten cancels Havila Capella's roundtrip from Bergen on May 15
In a decision made by Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 26th, it became known they had granted Havila Voyages an exemption from the...
May 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ships to be back to full capacity by summer 2022
The cruise shipping industry is slowly moving back towards normal numbers by getting more ships back into service and more guests onboard. Full...
May 12, 2022 - Accidents
Sunstone Ships' Ocean Discoverer will not be built by China Merchants Heavy Industry
The Miami-based expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc has decided to move to a new class of newbuilds after the contracted Chinese...
May 12, 2022