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Ferry Passenger Rescued After Falling Overboard Near Oban
A ferryboat passenger has been rescued from Firth of Lorne between Mull Island and Oban due to the quick actions of CalMac crew. The accident began...
May 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Faces Lawsuit Over Use of Cuban Port
Carnival Cruise Line is currently using port facilities which were stolen when the Cuban leader Fidel Castro took power, two Cuban Americans...
May 4, 2019 - Accidents
Scientology Cruise Ship Stricken with Measles Leaves St Lucia After Quarantine
A cruise ship quarantined for a case of measles left the Caribbean island of St Lucia. According to reports, health officials supplied a hundred...
May 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Inaugurates a Newly Built Berth for Mega Cruise Ships
Port Helsinki and MSC Cruises inaugurated a newly built berth for mega cruise ships on April 30. At the occasion of the ceremony, senior leaders of...
May 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Oasis of the Seas to Return in Time for Scheduled May 5 Cruise
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas is expected to return in time for her normally scheduled May 5 cruise following the April 1 accident the...
May 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Le Havre's Terminal 12 Expanded to 2,400 m2
Terminal 12 at Le Havre's Pierre Caillet quay is being expanded from 600 to 2400m2, providing more room for cruise ship activity. In this...
May 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
South Korea Opens Its Largest Cruise Ship Terminal
South Korea’s largest cruise ship terminal opened on April 26 in Songdo, an international business district in Incheon, west of Seoul, port...
May 2, 2019 - Accidents
Bahamas Government Intends to Investigate Carnival Dumping
Bahamas' Minister of transport and local government Renward Wells recently announced that the government would investigate reports that Carnival...
May 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Hapag-Lloyd Takes Delivery of Hanseatic Nature
The first of two newbuilds was received after a one month delay by Hapag Lloyd Cruises from the Norwegian VARD yard. Hanseatic Nature will be...
May 2, 2019 - Accidents
AmaWaterways Ship Spills More Than 3,000 Litres of Diesel into Rhine
More than 3,000 litres of diesel fuel have been accidentally spilt into Rhine River by an AmaWaterways passenger ship in Rudesheim in the late...
May 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Adds New Dining Packages
Royal Caribbean recently revealed a new dining package for cruisers, dubbed the Unlimited Dining Package. This new meal option replaced the Ultimate...
May 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Raising Daily Gratuity Amount
Princess Cruises announced it is raising the cost of daily gratuities, the sum of money based on the service provided by staff members, charged...
May 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
UK Cancels No-Deal Brexit Ferry Contracts
UK's Department for Transport cancels contracts to provide extra ferry services following Brexit. Ending the contracts with DFDS and Brittany...
May 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Announces New Winter 2020-2021 Itineraries
Silversea announced a total of 54 new 2020-2021 winter cruises and opened an exclusive pre-sale for Venetian Society members. The voyages feature an...
May 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Lüftner Cruises Orders River Ship from Shipyard De Hoop
Shipyard De Hoop (located in Lobith, Holland) announced yard's 15th order from Luftner Cruises - a 135-meter long newbuild river cruise ship. The...
April 30, 2019