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Costa Diadema and MSC Splendida hit by COVID in Brazil
Two large cruise liners reported COVID outbreaks during their latest sailings in Brazil (South America). Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema (scheduled to...
December 29, 2021 - Accidents
Allure of the Seas and Norwegian Epic denied entry to the USVI due to COVID cases onboard
The US Virgin Islands (USVI) turned away 2 cruise liners with COVID outbreaks onboard, the country's Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion revealed...
December 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line waiving cancellation fees through mid-January
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is giving guests booked on sailings between now and January 14, 2022, an opportunity to reschedule/cancel their voyage...
December 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
The CDC investigating 68 cruise ships following COVID outbreaks onboard
The USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on Monday, December 27, said it was actively investigating or observing 68 cruise...
December 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cunard and P&O UK require mandatory COVID vaccines plus booster shots
After updating their vaccine policies, Cunard Line and P&O UK have become the first lines requiring mandatory COVID vaccines plus protection with...
December 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Line takes delivery of cruiseferry Viking Glory from Xiamen Shipbuilding China
Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co (China) delivered the Viking Glory cruiseferry on December 23, 2021. The Finnish company Viking Line ABP has...
December 28, 2021 - Accidents
Cruise ship calls to the Cayman Islands canceled until further notice
All cruise ship calls to the Cayman Islands were canceled until further notice. The Christmas cruise on Holland America’s liner Nieuw...
December 27, 2021 - Accidents
53-year-old passenger medevaced from Carnival Valor in Gulf of Mexico
A US Coast Guard rescue helicopter flew 200+ miles into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, December 22, to aid a cruise passenger suffering a possible...
December 27, 2021 - Accidents
COVID-hit Carnival Freedom docks in PortMiami after being blocked from 2 Caribbean cruise ports
A cruise ship that was denied entry at Bonaire and Aruba because of COVID cases on board docked on Sunday, December 26, at the Port of Miami (Florida...
December 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
TUI's Mein Schiff 6 makes maiden call to Qatar (Doha Port)
Doha Port (Qatar) welcomed the TUI-operated cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 on Saturday, December 25. Carrying 1615 passengers and crew, this was the liner...
December 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises restarts in Taiwan with Explorer Dream
Genting Cruise Lines announced the restart of sailings in Taiwan with Explorer Dream ship beginning on December 31 after stopping due to...
December 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) limits cruise ships in 2022
One of the Mediterranean's most popular holiday destinations, Spain's Balearic Islands are limiting the number of cruise vessels in the dock. The...
December 26, 2021 - Accidents
At least 39 people killed after a ferry catches fire in southern Bangladesh
Authorities in Bangladesh announced that at least 39 people had died and 72+ had been injured when a passenger ferry caught fire on Friday, December...
December 26, 2021 - Accidents
Carnival Freedom ship denied entry to 2 Caribbean cruise ports due to COVID cases
A CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship that departed PortMiami Florida has "a small number" of people onboard who have tested positive for COVID, and has...
December 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises changes health protocols due to Omicron
The Omicron variant of COVID didn't leave the ship cruising industry unconcerned. And yet another company updated the protocols, following the...
December 25, 2021