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Passenger dead after COVID-19 outbreak on Carnival Vista cruise ship
A 77-year-old woman died from COVID after testing positive on a Carnival cruise ship to Belize, marking the first reported death since ex-USA to...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Diamond Princess and Island Princess ships paused thru 2022 April
Princess Cruises announced it is pushing back the return of 2 ships to sea amid the COVID crisis and canceling a number of scheduled sailings. On...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises unveils Eclipse yacht's changes after drydock refurbishment
Scenic Cruises revealed details of its recent enhancements, including an entertainment partnership onboard the 6-star Scenic Eclipse ship. Over the...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten adds 3rd battery hybrid powered ship, MS Otto Sverdrup
Hurtigruten Expeditions introduced the fleet’s 3rd battery-hybrid powered ship - MS Otto Sverdrup/Finnmarken. Otto Sverdrup departed from...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Venture ship's inaugural cruise season includes two ex-UK itineraries
The ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel company Seabourn is appealing to historians and adventurers with the announcement of Seabourn Venture's...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Valencia Spain homeports MSC Grandiosa cruise ship through November 5
Port Valencia Spain is welcoming the latest-generation MSC Cruises' ship MSC Grandiosa every Friday until November 5. The cruise ship docks at Cap i...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Denmark sets new rules for cruises: all passengers are tested before going ashore
From August 24, cruise passengers who go ashore in Denmark have to be aware of new requirements. The Danish Authorities already require that all...
August 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen becomes the first UK cruise company to complete international voyage
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines became the first cruise line to complete an international ex-UK sailing since the restart of cruising, as its MS Borealis...
August 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships return to Manhattan (NYC New York) in late September
Cruise liners are expected to restart in Manhattan, known regionally as the City (the most densely populated of the 5 boroughs of New York City) in...
August 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas departs on test cruise from Cape Liberty (NYC)
On Sunday, August 22, RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Oasis of the Seas set sail on a 6-night test cruise from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey-NYC...
August 24, 2021 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Gozo Fast Ferry ship "Your Faith" in Malta
Firefighters rushed to Marr Harbour (Gozo Island, Malta) on Monday morning (August 23) after smoke was seen rising from a Gozo Fast Ferry ship soon...
August 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Symphony is the first cruise ship to leave Boston (Massachusetts USA) since start of COVID...
The first cruise from Boston (Massachusetts USA) since the COVID crisis began is finally expected to depart on Monday, August 23. The Crystal...
August 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean changes vaccine policy to comply with The Bahamas' new COVID rules
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines advised it had changed its vaccine policy for passengers 12+ sailing on Royal Caribbean voyages departing from...
August 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Former AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAcara to sail for a new Russian cruise line
The name "Astoria Grande" was painted on the bow of AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAcara (1996-built) that was sold in June 2021 to an unknown buyer...
August 23, 2021 - Accidents
Millionaire Kai Wunsche (JOOP!) dies after falling overboard from Hapag-Lloyd's cruise ship MS...
On August 20, 2021, several major global media outlets reported that the 82-year-old Kai Wunsche is presumed dead after falling overboard from the...
August 23, 2021