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Passenger Jumps Off Stena Line's Ferry
An Iranian man who was refused entry to the United Kingdom has been treated in hospital after jumping from a cruise ferry off the coast of Essex on...
July 6, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Norwegian Sky
A 79-year-old passenger suffering chest pains has been hoisted off a Norwegian Cruise Line ship close to Cuba and hustled to Jackson Memorial...
July 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises Delays Launch of Scenic Eclipse
Scenic Cruises announed it is delaying the launch of line's newest cruise ship, Scenic Eclipse. The newbuild, which is the first of a couple of new...
July 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line’s 2020 Australian Program Goes on Sale
Carnival Cruise Line’s 2020 Australian program is now on sale. It offers Aussie vacationers a record number of 75 voyages from Australia to...
July 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Aruba and Curacao Reach an Agreement About Fast Ferry Connection
Within a couple of months Aruba and Curacao will have an agreement about fast ferry connecting the islands. And before the end of 2018 the 2nd...
July 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Fog in Sydney Causes Ferry Cancellations
Sydney was engulfed by thick fog that covered large parts of its metro area from the western suburbs to CBD. The poor visibility caused a wealth of...
July 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Coin Ceremony Held for Costa Smeralda
Costa Cruises celebrated on July 4 the traditional coin ceremony for its newbuild, Costa Smeralda, at Meyer Turku shipyard, one of the world's...
July 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Godmother to Crystal Ravel Revealed
The creator of the popular Hungarian classical music TV show “Virtuosos”, Mariann Peller, will serve as godmother to Crystal...
July 4, 2018 - Accidents
Alaskan Dream Runs Aground North of Sitka
The small cruise ship Alaskan Dream ran aground Saturday morning, June 30, north of Sitka (Baranof Island, Alaska). All passengers and crew were...
July 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VARD to Design and Build New Ship for Hapag-Lloyd
Vard Holdings Ltd announced it had secured a new contract for the design and building of a luxury expedition cruise ship for German cruise line Hapag...
July 4, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: At Least 12 Killed as Ferry Runs Aground off Sulawesi
At least 12 people died and frantic rescue operation was underway today, July 3, off the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia for dozens of passengers...
July 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Ferry Link in 6 Years Sets Off Between Mainland Portugal and Madeira
The first ferry link between mainland Portugal and Madeira in 6 years set off on Monday, July 2, from Funchal, en-route to Algarve. The ferry is due...
July 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Announces Letter of Intent for 2 Ultra-Luxury Expedition Ships
Seabourn announced it had signed a Letter of Intent for the building of two new ultra-luxury expedition vessels with new partnership between...
July 3, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Cunard QM2
An elderly woman has been medevaced by medical helicopter from a Cunard cruise ship off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard said its Air...
July 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MS Prinsendam Leaves HAL
Holland America announced that its ms Prinsendam had been sold and leaves the fleet on July 1, 2019 to become part of the German cruise line Phoenix...
July 3, 2018