Cruise news

11 passengers on Silversea's Silver Whisper ship test COVID-positive in Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Passengers of Silversea's Silver Whisper ship were not allowed to go ashore by themselves in Guayaquil (Ecuador) after 11 of them (out of 228 total...
January 21, 2022
Accidents
Costa Cruises is the “Official Cruise Line” of the Ryder Cup 2023
Costa Cruises was named "Official Cruise Line" of Ryder Cup 2023, which is the most important team competition in golf, and will be held for the...
January 20, 2022
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America extending Worry-Free Promise through September 2022
HAL-Holland America is giving customers the confidence to make plans through the summer months with the extension of the line's Flexible Cancellation...
January 20, 2022
Cruise Industry
Tenerife Ports promoting La Palma (Canary Islands) as a cruise destination
Ports of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) launched an online promo campaign for cruise shipping companies. The Port Authority manages a total of 5...
January 20, 2022
Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises suspends sailings for 3 months due to Genting HK insolvency
The owned by GHK ultra-luxury travel brand Crystal Cruises became the latest to suffer due to the insolvency of parent company GHK-Genting Hong Kong...
January 20, 2022
Accidents
MSC Cruises opens sales for its 2nd Seaside EVO class ship MSC Seascape
MSC Cruises opened sales for MSC Seascape - the fleet's second "Seaside EVO" class liner currently under construction at Fincantieri's shipyard in...
January 19, 2022
Cruise Industry
Cunard Line introduces 150+ new international cruises (April 23-December 15, 2023)
Luxury brand Cunard introduced 150+ new international cruises, sailing on its trio of Queens between April 23-December 15, 2023. Across the...
January 19, 2022
Viking Orion is the first cruise ship in ~2 years to visit French Polynesia
Tahiti welcomed Viking OCEAN's ship Viking Orion, the first international cruise vessel in ~2 years, to visit French Polynesia. As the boat docked...
January 19, 2022
GHK-Genting Hong Kong appoints provisional liquidators
GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd filed a winding-up petition in Bermuda following the bankruptcy of its German subsidiary MV Werften triggered USD 2,78...
January 19, 2022
Accidents
ACL-American Cruise Lines to build up to 12 catamaran-design ships
The options for small-ship cruising in the USA are about to expand thanks to ACL-American Cruise Lines. The company, which offers riverboat and...
January 18, 2022
TUI cancels 14-day Caribbean cruise of Mein Schiff 2 due to COVID cases
The German cruise company TUI has been forced to cancel a Caribbean voyage due to COVID cases onboard. TUI has informed passengers booked on...
January 18, 2022
Accidents
Passenger Terminal Amsterdam adds riverboat cruises under new name Cruise Port Amsterdam
Port Amsterdam (Netherlands) transfers the handling of river cruises to Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, which is expected to carry out all cruise...
January 18, 2022
Celebrity and RCI-Royal Caribbean cancel additional cruises due to COVID
Two of the Royal Caribbean Group's subsidiaries - Celebrity Cruises and RCI-Royal Caribbean International - have canceled voyages as COVID continues...
January 18, 2022
Accidents
Carnival Sunshine returns from first cruise out of Charleston (South Carolina USA)
Continuing its restart, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line resumed passenger operations on January 13 from Charleston SC (South Carolina) ...
January 17, 2022
De Wave Group chosen as major contractor for Scenic Luxury Cruises' Scenic Eclipse 2
The De Wave Group revealed it had been selected as the major contractor for the outfitting of Scenic Cruises’ newest boat Scenic Eclipse 2...
January 17, 2022