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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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Royal Caribbean substitutes Venice with Ravenna in Rhapsody OTS' 2021 Mediterranean schedule
RCI-Royal Caribbean emailed all booked passengers on roundtrips from Venice Italy in 2021, stating that their cruise will instead depart from Ravenna...
June 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Fire erupts on Cruise Bonaria ferry
A fire has erupted on the cargo deck of Cruise Bonaria ferry (GRIMALDI LINES-owned ship) upon arrival at homeport Olbia (Sardinia Island, Italy) from...
June 19, 2020
Accidents
75 NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line crew repatriated to Port Kingstown SVG
75 NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line crew have been repatriated to St Vincent and the Grenadines via Oceania Marina ship, which docked at Port Kingstown on...
June 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Rule changes force ACL-American Cruise Lines to cancel June 20 sailing
ACL-American Cruise Lines, which planned to restart passenger shipping services in the USA on June 20th, announced that a last-minute change in...
June 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
American Queen Steamboat Company resumes sailings on July 20
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company announced its new timeline for restarting domestic river sailings. While the line's American Duchess is due to...
June 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages will test all passengers and crew for Coronavirus before embarkation
When Richard Branson’s company Virgin Voyages starts passenger shipping operations in October 2020, the new cruise brand will operate with...
June 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
SAGA Cruises sells Saga Sapphire ship to ANEX Tour Turkey
The cruise experts in services for the over 50s, SAGA Cruises, today announced the completion of the previously agreed sale of its Saga Sapphire ship...
June 18, 2020
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Celebrity Infinity cruise ship repatriates 1450 Indian crew to Port Mormugao
In one of the largest cruise ship crew repatriations amid the health crisis, around 1500 crew from USA (Miami Florida) and European countries...
June 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation reports USD 4,4 billion in 2020-Q2 losses
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation posted a USD 4,4 billion loss for 2020-Q2 (second quarter) or USD 3,30 per share. Financial...
June 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian extends suspension of cruises through October
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner NCLH (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings) extended fleetwide suspensions for its 3 subsidiary companies (travel...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line and Panama organize cross-country crew transfer
In the final stages of cruise ship crew repatriation efforts, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line worked closely with key officials from Panama (including...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
World's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping is Hurtigruten
On Tuesday, June 16th, Hurtigruten became the world's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping operations following the COVID lockdown...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri completes Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady ship flotation tests
The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri completed the floatation tests of Virgin Voyages' second cruise ship (currently under construction) on Monday...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry