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Carnival Corporation's Costa Victoria cruise ship to be scrapped
A large cruise ship with just 23 years of service was earmarked to be scrapped amid the pandemic. Following an announcement by Carnival...
June 26, 2020
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Majestic Princess homeported in Los Angeles for West Coast USA 2021-2022 cruises
Princess Cruises homeports the ship Majestic Princess in Los Angeles CA for visiting signature destinations like Mexico Riviera and USA (Hawaii and...
June 25, 2020
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The first luxury cruise line to resume sailings is SeaDream Yacht Club
The first Norwegian cruise of SeaDream Yacht Club departed out of Oslo Norway on Saturday, June 20. It has marked the start of the first luxury...
June 25, 2020
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A-Rosa River Cruises successfully restarted voyages
Following the successful restart of the brand's Douro River cruises (in Portugal), A-ROSA Cruises recently announced the restart of Rhine River...
June 25, 2020
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Port Everglades receives approval on its 20-year growth plan
Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale Florida) received unanimous approval on its 20-Year Master Plan Update from Broward County Board of County...
June 25, 2020
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200 Mauritian crew stranded onboard NCL-Norwegian Epic to return home June 28
Mauritian crew stranded on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Epic for 3+ months will finally be repatriated via a charter flight scheduled...
June 24, 2020
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BC Ferries adds 120 more crossings per week to major routes
The Canadian state-owned passenger shipping company BC Ferries announced it is preparing for an increase in passenger traffic by adding 120 more...
June 24, 2020
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Celebrity Cruises suspends sailings through September 15
In accordance with the CLIA cruise lines which voluntarily suspended cruises from US ports through September 15, the RCCL-owned premium brand...
June 24, 2020
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Virgin's ship Scarlet Lady departs on a Transatlantic crew repatriation voyage
Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady departed from PortMiami Florida on Tuesday, June 23, on a Transatlantic crossing to Europe/Mediterranean. The...
June 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
New Zealand extends ban on cruise ships
New Zealand on Monday, June 23, extended the ban on cruise ships arriving in the country. It also tightened measures for tourists to exit quarantine...
June 23, 2020
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MSC Cruises introduces winter 2020-2021 programme
MSC Cruises confirmed full details of its winter 2020-2021 season, featuring more than 90 different itineraries across the Mediterranean, Caribbean...
June 23, 2020
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700 Costa Cruises Filipino crew disembark from Costa Mediterranea
Nearly 700 Costa Cruises Filipino crew will disembark from Costa Mediterranea on June 26 and 27. The Italian cruise ship arrived Monday morning, June...
June 23, 2020
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Crew member medevaced from Marella Explorer 2
A UK Coastguard helicopter crew medevaced an unwell crew from a Marella Cruises ship in Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight (Cowes, England) Monday night...
June 23, 2020
Accidents
Pullmantur Cruises ships to be sold or scrapped
In mid-June 2020, Pullmantur Cruceros' owners (Cruises Investment Holding + RCCL-Royal Caribbean) filed for a supervised reorganization/bankruptcy...
June 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen's "Four Ladies in Lisbon" fleetmeet 2021
Customers named Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ 3rd fleetmeet "Four Ladies in Lisbon" via social media poll. The UK-based cruise copany suggested 3...
June 22, 2020
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