Cruise news

180 migrants rescued at sea to be quarantined on Italian cruiseferry off Sicily
Some 180 migrants rescued at sea will be quarantined on an Italian cruiseferry off the Sicily Island's coast, the Italian Coastguard announced on...
April 20, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: Lindblad's National Geographic Endurance ship preview
This month, Lindblad Expeditions' newbuild ship - National Geographic Endurance - starts its inaugural cruises in the Arctic and beyond. However, the...
April 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Holland America commemorates 147th anniversary
HAL-Holland America Line - one of the Carnival Corporation's biggest subsidiaries - commemorated its 147th anniversary on Saturday, April 18, by...
April 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry damaged after ‘hard landing’
The cruiseferry Spirit of Vancouver Island had what BC FERRIES said a ‘hard landing’ on Saturday, April 18, when it hit the pier while...
April 19, 2020
Accidents
Viking opens bookings for Mississippi River cruises
Viking opened bookings for company's new Mississippi River cruises (in the USA) planned for 2022. The first custom-designed and USA-built vessel...
April 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
8 Carnival Corporation ships repatriate staff-crew from Holland America, Princess and Seabourn
In mid-April 2020, Carnival Corporation (world's largest cruise shipowner) developed a crew repatriation plan using 8 cruise liners from 3 of its...
April 19, 2020
Accidents
Passengers suing Carnival Corporation-owned Princess Cruises over Coronavirus exposures
Former passengers are currently suing Carnival Corporation-owned company Princess Cruises, accusing company's management and staff-crew of knowingly...
April 18, 2020
Accidents
Costa Deliziosa passengers not allowed to disembark in France
Costa Deliziosa is Costa Cruises' only ship still cruising (since January 2020) and without port calls for a month despite the absence of suspected...
April 18, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus-hit cruise ship Artania finally departs Western Australia
The Phoenix Reisen-chartered cruise liner Artania (shipowner is Artania Shipping Company GmbH) started its journey back home from WA. The vessel was...
April 18, 2020
Accidents
Royal Caribbean announces job cuts due to the Coronavirus pandemic
The world's second-largest global cruise shipowner RCCL (Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd) is preparing to announce furloughs and layoffs. RCCL's...
April 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises bringing fleet back home
The fleet of the luxury company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is heading back to its homeport Hamburg Germany. The ship HANSEATIC Nature (2019-built) is the...
April 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line re-categorizing Mini-Suites to Club Balcony Suite
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is re-categorizing fleetwide the Mini-Suite staterooms, also renaming them and adding free perks. NCL’s...
April 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Singapore to charter GHK-owned cruise liners as hotels for uninfected foreign workers
The government of Singapore is studying the feasibility of using two mid-sized cruise liners as hotel ships to temporarily house foreign workers who...
April 17, 2020
Accidents
Royal Caribbean resumes cruise shipping operations on June 12
RCI-Royal Caribbean is joining Carnival Corporation and delaying the reopening of cruise shipping operations by another month. The...
April 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen launches ‘Virtual Cruising’ programme
Fred Olsen Cruise Line launched the program ‘Virtual Cruising’ in order to advertise small-ship cruises targeting travellers who are...
April 16, 2020
Cruise Industry