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CDC's conditional sailing order expires. COVID-19 guidance for cruise ships becomes optional
The USA's CDC agency's (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's) COVID guidance will soon become optional for a lot of cruise ships. When the...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
Grand Princess docks in Kahului (Hawaii) with unspecified number of COVID cases onboard
A Princess Cruises' ship with 1188 passengers onboard entered Kahului Harbor (Maui Island, Hawaii) on Wednesday, January 12, for the first time since...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) expects court ruling on a dispute over funding on January 17
Genting Hong Kong (GHK), whose shipbuilding company MV Werften filed for insolvency earlier this week, expects the court in Germany to publish...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
54 COVID-positive crew taken off MSC Fantasia in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain)
The MSC Cruises' ship MSC Fantasia, which was hit by a Coronavirus outbreak while sailing in Italy, docked Thursday afternoon, January 12, in Port...
January 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port San Diego (California, USA) to double cruise ship shore-power capability
The Port of San Diego (California, USA) is a step closer to doubling shore power capability at B Street and Broadway Pier cruise terminals to improve...
January 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's Viking Neptune floated out at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Viking OCEAN's ship Viking Neptune was floated out today, January 13, at Fincantieri's shipyard in Ancona (Italy). Viking Neptune, 8th of this class...
January 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises to visit all 7 continents in 2023-2024 season
The ultra-luxury, full all-inclusive travel brand Scenic Yacht Cruises introduced its 2023-2024 itinerary collection. With the introduction of...
January 13, 2022 - Accidents
Hurtigruten's MS Fridtjof Nansen runs aground in Norway
In the early hours of Wednesday, January 12, Hurtigruten's MS Fridtjof Nansen had ground contact in Sognefjord close to Maloy (Vagsoy Island, Norway...
January 13, 2022 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveils additional sailing cancellations
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced additional sailing cancellations on top of those announced last week. A total of 11x NCL ships are...
January 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises' World Dream is the first cruise ship to receive SG SafeEvent Certification
Genting Cruise Lines' World Dream ship became the first cruise vessel to receive the SG SafeEvent Certification launched by SACEOS (Singapore...
January 12, 2022 - Accidents
Serenade OTS is the 3rd Royal Caribbean "hospital ship" for COVID-positive crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean has already moved COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the...
January 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's next Prima-class ship to be named Norwegian Viva
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line revealed that its next Prima-class ship scheduled for delivery by Fincantieri shipyards in 2023 is to be named Norwegian...
January 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 2 more seasons of cruising from Limassol (Cyprus)
After a successful summer 2021 season from Limassol (Cyprus Greece), RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that 2 more seasons from the Greek island were...
January 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line redesigns cruise rewards program
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line redesigned its cruise rewards / loyalty program in order to make it easier to achieve the next status. NCL's...
January 11, 2022 - Accidents
German cruise ship builder MV Werften files for bankruptcy
German shipbuilder MV Werften filed for bankruptcy on Monday, January 10, leaving the fate of the yard and its ~2000 employees uncertain. The...
January 11, 2022