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Fred Olsen’s cruise ship Borealis homeported in Liverpool UK in 2021
Voyages for Fred Olsen's second (ex-Holland America) cruise ship Borealis (fka MS Rotterdam) went on sale, with the inaugural program 2021 including...
September 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
France provides EUR 30 Million to aid ferry companies
France's Government will reimburse EUR 30 million (USD 35,5 million) in payroll costs to French ferry shipping companies that were severely hit by...
September 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda prepares for a October 10 restart
Wednesday morning, September 16, Costa Cruises' flagship and the group's first LNG-powered ship, Costa Smeralda, entered Port Savona Italy...
September 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation's Germany-based AIDA expands cruise offerings to Italy
The Carnival Corporation-owned AIDA Cruises (Germany's largest cruise company) will expand its itinerary program in fall 2020 with new voyages...
September 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line to restart operations on select sailings in November 2020
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is planning to restart operations on select sailings in November, including some that depart from Miami...
September 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
MS Berlin handed over to Dreamliner Cruises
Dreamliner Cruises - a brand and subsidiary owned by Royalton Investment Holding (UK), is taking over the MS Berlin from FTI Cruises (Germany) with...
September 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises announces winter 2021-2022 itinerary program
TUI's UK-based brand Marella Cruises' winter 2021 itinerary program has gone on sale from September 10. The company revealed details of new...
September 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation to sell five more cruise ships
Carnival Corporation on Tuesday, September 15, announced that its 9 brands were in the process of removing at least 18 ships from their fleets...
September 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises' ship Sky Princess homeported in Southampton UK in 2021
Princess Cruises-operated liner Sky Princess is due to depart from the United Kingdom for the first time in 2021. The 1830-cabin cruise ship was...
September 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Seabourn Cruises introduces “2022 World Cruise: Extraordinary Horizons”
Seabourn Cruises announced its “2022 World Cruise: Extraordinary Horizons,” a 145-day journey on Seabourn Sojourn, calling at 72...
September 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cancel all sailings in Australia and New Zealand for the rest of 2020
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises cancelled all sailings in Australia and New Zealand for the rest of 2020. The cancellation of local voyages...
September 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
MS The World residential cruise ship departs Falmouth UK
Following 16 weeks in Falmouth UK, MS The World cruise ship bid bon voyage to the cruise port. Home to some of the richest people in the world, the...
September 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Contract awarded for two Brisbane ferry terminals
Brisbane City Council awarded a USD 25 million contract to a single supplier to construct a ferry terminal at Howard Smith Wharves as well as upgrade...
September 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
BVI-British Virgin Islands accept cruise technical calls
The BVI-British Virgin Islands government agreed on conditions to allow cruise liners for short-term berthing at BVI Ports Authority’s Cruise...
September 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Mauritian crew stranded on three MSC Cruises ships in Brazil head back home
Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship crew who were stranded off Brazil's coast throughout the pandemic have started their journey home following desperate...
September 14, 2020
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