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Viking Cruises lifts onboard & pre-cruise COVID testing
Effective immediately, Viking Cruises will no longer conduct daily onboard COVID tests. The line will also stop requiring pre-cruise COVID testing in...
June 17, 2022 - Accidents
Tradewind Voyages pauses Golden Horizon ship due to EU's sanctions against Russia
The UK-based operator of the tall ship Golden Horizon, Tradewind Voyages, has decided to suspend sales as sanctions against Russian entities had...
June 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Toscana officially named in Port Barcelona (Spain)
On June 16, 2022, Costa Cruises celebrated the official christening of its Costa Toscana, the newest Italian ship in the fleet in the port of...
June 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa cruise ship starts for CCL as Carnival Luminosa in November from Brisbane (Australia)
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that Costa's ship Luminosa will join the fleet of Carnival in September 2022 and will start guest operations as...
June 16, 2022 - Accidents
NCL pushes back launch of Norwegian Viva cruise ship
Exactly a year from the scheduled launch date of Norwegian Viva, NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the cancellation of the vessel’s first 2...
June 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
101 cruises scheduled for South Australia's 2022-2023 season
A total of 101 voyages are scheduled for South Australia for the 2022-2023 season, the state government says. The season starts in September 2022...
June 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC unveils new dining & drinking venues on cruise ship MSC World Europa
Debuting in December 2022, MSC World Europa will offer 30+ different international and immersive food and beverage concepts. The liner has a total...
June 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises drops COVID vaccination requirement for passengers under 18 on European sailings
Celebrity Cruises dropped its vaccination requirements for guests 17 years old and under. A recent update on the company's website shows that...
June 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on TUI's methanol-ready cruise ship Mein Schiff 7 in Turku (Finland)
Construction started on Tuesday, June 14, in Turku (Finland) on the first large cruise ship that is specifically designed to be methanol-ready for...
June 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDAvita ship leaving AIDA Cruises' fleet after 20 years in service
The AIDAvita ship is leaving AIDA fleet after 20 years in the service of the Rostock Germany-based passenger shipping company. In 2022, the fleet...
June 14, 2022 - Accidents
“Stop Cruises” movement blocks RCI's Wonder OTS and MSC's Orchestra ships at Port Marseille
Tuesday morning, June 14, about 20 activists from the “Stop Cruises” movement tried to block the entrance of the RCI-Royal Caribbean's...
June 14, 2022 - Accidents
CCL's cruise ship Carnival Freedom restarts sailings without the signature funnel
Two weeks after the funnel fire accident on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Freedom, CCL confirmed that the vessel resumed operations on...
June 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Fortuna restarts service in Germany
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Fortuna restarted service in Germany. Returning after a 2-year halt due to the COVID crisis, the liner is kicking off a...
June 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean to partner with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink
RCI-Royal Caribbean is looking to partner with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink in order to bring Wi-Fi capability to its cruise ships. Starlink is...
June 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America's entire cruise fleet is back in service
HAL-Holland America’s ms Westerdam returned to service on Sunday, June 12, at Port Seattle (Washington USA), marking the fleet's last vessel to...
June 13, 2022