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New Zealand extends ban on cruise ships
New Zealand on Monday, June 23, extended the ban on cruise ships arriving in the country. It also tightened measures for tourists to exit quarantine...
June 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces winter 2020-2021 programme
MSC Cruises confirmed full details of its winter 2020-2021 season, featuring more than 90 different itineraries across the Mediterranean, Caribbean...
June 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
700 Costa Cruises Filipino crew disembark from Costa Mediterranea
Nearly 700 Costa Cruises Filipino crew will disembark from Costa Mediterranea on June 26 and 27. The Italian cruise ship arrived Monday morning, June...
June 23, 2020
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Crew member medevaced from Marella Explorer 2
A UK Coastguard helicopter crew medevaced an unwell crew from a Marella Cruises ship in Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight (Cowes, England) Monday night...
June 23, 2020
Accidents
Pullmantur Cruises ships to be sold or scrapped
In mid-June 2020, Pullmantur Cruceros' owners (Cruises Investment Holding + RCCL-Royal Caribbean) filed for a supervised reorganization/bankruptcy...
June 22, 2020
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Fred Olsen's "Four Ladies in Lisbon" fleetmeet 2021
Customers named Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ 3rd fleetmeet "Four Ladies in Lisbon" via social media poll. The UK-based cruise copany suggested 3...
June 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port Haifa Israel restarts cruises by end of summer 2020
Port Haifa (cruise port to Tel Aviv, Israel) announced it will relaunch cruise shipping by the end of summer 2020. The return to passenger operations...
June 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Vodohod’s Mustay Karim cruise ship to be delivered by July 10
Russia's largest cruise company and tour agency Vodohod expects its newbuild cruise ship MS Mustai Karim (currently under construction at Nizhny...
June 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures’ 2020 Alaska sailings commence on August 1
The American-owned and USA-flagged company UnCruise Adventures confirmed that its 2020 Alaskan program starts on August 1. According to Dan...
June 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Spain’s ban on cruise ships extended with no end date announced
Spain is opening up to international travelers looking for some sun post-lockdown, but the same cannot be said for cruisers. The popular...
June 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ponant's Paul Gauguin ship resumes cruises in July
The French Polynesia-based cruise brand Paul Gauguin Cruises (fully-owned by Ponant company) with MS Paul Gauguin ship restarts its French Polynesia...
June 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Five CMV cruise ships detained in the UK over welfare fears for crew
Four ships at cruise port London-Tilbury have been detained by the Coastguard (CG) following "concerns" about the welfare of their crew members. The...
June 21, 2020
Accidents
CLIA cruise lines suspend departures from USA ports until September 15
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that its ocean-going member brands/companies would voluntarily extend the cruise suspension...
June 20, 2020
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Iceland reopens to cruise ships following the Coronavirus lockdown
As of June 15, 2020, Iceland opened its borders to tourists. The country's largest cruise ports are Reykjavik, Akureyri and Isafjordur. Before...
June 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI UK's Marella Cruises extends fleet suspension through October 31
Marella Cruises UK's parent company TUI announced it would be extending Marella's passenger shipping cancellations up to July 30. On Friday, June 16...
June 20, 2020
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