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RCI-Royal Caribbean expands U.S. COVID testing policy
Due to the rapidly spreading delta variant of the Coronavirus/COVID-19, RCI-Royal Caribbean is expanding its test procedures for voyages departing...
July 31, 2021
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Virgin Voyages’ ship Scarlet Lady to sail first official cruise on August 6 from Portsmouth UK
Virgin Voyages’ ship Scarlet Lady is scheduled to sail her first official cruise on August 6 from Portsmouth UK (England). The ship will be...
July 31, 2021
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Dream Cruises celebrates Genting Dream's inaugural voyage in Hong Kong
Dream Cruises restarted its operations in Hong Kong on July 30 with Genting Dream’s maiden cruise of the first “Super Seacation&rdquo...
July 31, 2021
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AIDA Cruises starting Hamburg cruise season with AIDAmar
AIDA Cruises is starting its Hamburg (Germany) cruise season with the AIDAmar ship. The liner is scheduled to depart from the port 13 times between...
July 31, 2021
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6 COVID-positive passengers on Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas
6 passengers sailing on RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas, which left Nassau (Bahamas, New Providence Island) on Saturday, July 30...
July 31, 2021
Accidents
AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAstella restarts in the Mediterranean
On July 29, 2021, AIDAstella became the 5th AIDA Cruises' ship to set sail again. The company plans to operate 10 liners by the end of the year...
July 31, 2021
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HAL-Holland America takes delivery of its newest ship Rotterdam from Fincantieri Italy
HAL-Holland America Line took delivery of its newest ship ms Rotterdam on Friday, July 30, officially making her the 11th vessel in the fleet. An...
July 31, 2021
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VIDEO: Construction starts on P&O Cruises’ newest ship Arvia
Construction on P&O UK’s newest ship Arvia is well underway at Meyer Werft shipyard in Warnemunde-Rostock (Germany). Like the sistership...
July 31, 2021
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Viking Cruises' 2nd expedition ship Viking Polaris floated out
Viking Cruises on July 28 announced its 2nd expedition ship, the 378-passenger Viking Polaris had been floated out, marking a construction milestone...
July 30, 2021
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Crew commits suicide on Carnival Cruise Line's ship Mardi Gras
A male crew committed suicide on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Mardi Gras. The young man from Brazil lost his life Tuesday morning, July 27. Hours...
July 30, 2021
Accidents
Princess Cruises celebrating 20th anniversary of shore power in Juneau, Alaska
Princess Cruises made history when the line introduced its revolutionary shore power programme and commenced operations via a partnership with the...
July 30, 2021
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VCL-Victory Cruise Lines unveils highlights for Ocean Victory’s inaugural 2022 season
The AQSC-owned VCL-Victory Cruise Lines will mark its expedition experience debut with the brand new Ocean Victory ship next year. Specially...
July 30, 2021
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ex-Phoenix Reisen's cruise ship Albatros sold for scrapping in India
The former Phoenix Reisen's ship ms Albatros, which was built back in 1973 in Finland as Royal Viking Sea for the Royal Viking Line (1972-founded...
July 29, 2021
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AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAluna to restart on September 5 from Kiel, Germany
AIDA Cruises announced that on Septеmber 5 its AIDAluna ship would become the 7th in the fleet to restart passenger operations this year. Up to and...
July 29, 2021
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ABP-Associated British Ports restarts cruises in Cardiff, Wales with Hebridean Princess
ABP-Associated British Ports welcomed the return to cruising to its Port Cardiff Wales, with the homeporting of Hebridean Island Cruises UK's ship...
July 29, 2021
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