Cruise news
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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 - Cruise Industry
Port Baltimore welcoming back Royal Caribbean's first cruise from Maryland
Port Baltimore welcomed back RCI-Royal Caribbean International for their first voyage from Maryland since the industry-wide COVID pause in...
December 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Valparaiso (Santiago, Chile) cruise season begins with arrival of Viking Jupiter
The Viking Jupiter cruise ship, which is owned by the Viking Cruises shipping company, commenced the 2021-2022 cruise season at the VTP (Valparaiso...
December 25, 2021 - Accidents
1000+ Americans stuck on Holland America's ship ms Koningsdam due to COVID outbreak
1000+ Americans were stuck on a HAL-Holland America cruise ship with a COVID outbreak after Mexico banned the tourists from disembarking. HAL's...
December 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises takes delivery of its first expedition ship Viking Octantis
Viking Cruises announced it had taken delivery of the company’s first of 2 new purpose-built expedition ships, Viking Octantis. The official...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
28 vaccinated crew and passengers test COVID-positive on cruise ship MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises' flagship MSC Seashore arrived on Thursday, December 23, in PortMiami Florida with dozens of COVID-positive crew and passengers. In a...
December 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International pauses new bookings until January 10
As a reaction to the situation with COVID and the fast spreading of the Omicron variant, RCI-Royal Caribbean decided to voluntarily pause all...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
15-year-old kid takes his own life on MSC Seashore ship
Authorities are investigating a suicide aboard an MSC Cruises ship. The cruise company confirmed that a 15-year-old boy traveling with his family...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
MSC Cruises cancels Northern Europe voyages on MSC Magnifica through January 14
MSC Cruises canceled the 7-night Northern Europe sailings onboard MSC Magnifica through January 14. The reason for the cancellations is the...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises' newest ship Discovery Princess successfully completes sea trials
Princess Cruises achieved a milestone in preparation for the debut of its newest liner, Discovery Princess, via the successful completion of sea...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Star Cruises' ship Star Pisces sets sail on first voyage from Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia)
Genting Cruise Lines on Wednesday, December 22, achieved a new milestone with the Star Cruises brand as the Star Pisces ship set sail on her first...
December 23, 2021 - Accidents
55 vaccinated crew and passengers test COVID-positive on Royal Caribbean's ship Odyssey of the Seas
At least 55 fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s ship Odyssey of the Seas have contracted COVID, the cruise line...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship AIDAcosma in Bremerhaven (Germany)
AIDA Cruises announced that on December 21, 2021, it had taken delivery of its newest cruise ship AIDAcosma in Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany) from the...
December 22, 2021