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5 Royal Caribbean crew on Adventure of the Seas ship test Coronavirus-positive in Falmouth, Jamaica
RCI-Royal Caribbean's liner Adventures of the Seas docked at Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier (Trelawny, Jamaica) on Tuesday, May 19. So far, 5 persons...
May 23, 2020
Accidents
The world's largest privately-owned cruise ship to lay up in Falmouth UK
The world's largest privately-owned (residential) cruise ship - MS The World, is currently cruising from the Mediterranean en-route to Falmouth...
May 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line to temporarily deploy Grand Celebration ship to the USVI
The US Virgin Islands may see its first-ever floating hotel operation in the harbour of St Thomas Island (Charlotte Amalie, USVI) courtesy of...
May 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
$130M raised by Nassau Cruise Port via bond offering
Nassau Cruise Port announced it had successfully raised USD 130+ million via its private bond offering launched on May 4 and closed on May 15, 2020...
May 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cruise ships banned from entering Australian waters until at least September 17
The Australian Border Force (ABF) today announced that cruise ships are banned from entering Australia's territorial waters until at least September...
May 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
River cruise company Scylla resumes operations with 34 boats in Europe
The Basel Switzerland-headquartered river cruise shipping company Scylla Cruises announced the sailing of 34 vessels on Europe’s waterways...
May 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
1970 crew working on German cruise ships return to Indonesia
As many as 1970 Indonesians working for several Germany-based cruise ships were repatriated / returned to Indonesia over the past few weeks...
May 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Windstar Cruises resumes sailings on September 3 in Tahiti
The small-ship cruise company Windstar announced that its 148-passenger sail ship Wind Spirit will be fleet's first to resume voyages after the...
May 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages cancels Scarlet Lady cruises through October 15
Virgin Voyages announced they had cancelled all sailings on the new Scarlet Lady ship through October 15. This is the second wave of cancelations...
May 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crew overboard from CMV cruise ship Vasco da Gama docked at Port Tilbury UK
A male crew is being treated in a London hospital after falling from a Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) ship currently moored at Port Tilbury...
May 21, 2020
Accidents
Silversea extends cruise suspension until July 16, delays 2020 ship launches
Silversea Cruises announced it had extended the pause of passenger shipping operations until July 16 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
May 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Magic cruise ship docks at Dubrovnik Croatia after weeks at sea
Croatian authorities said a Carnival cruise ship with 756 crew onboard had docked in Port Dubrovnik Croatia following weeks at sea due to the ongoing...
May 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean and NCL-Norwegian cancel all cruises through July 31
Due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, today (May 20) two of the world's top-3 largest cruise shipping companies - RCI-Royal Caribbean International...
May 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
Disney Cruise Line repatriating crew from several ships
DCL-Disney Cruise Line is currently in the process of repatriation of some crew back home from several liners. Disney Dream (currently anchored off...
May 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
The Bahamas ready to welcome cruise ship tourists back on July 1
The Bahamas announced it might be ready to welcome passengers back on July 1. Like other tourism-dependent locations, the Bahamian islands have...
May 19, 2020
Cruise Industry