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AIDA Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship AIDAcosma in Bremerhaven (Germany)
AIDA Cruises announced that on December 21, 2021, it had taken delivery of its newest cruise ship AIDAcosma in Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany) from the...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 major cruise lines enforce stricter onboard masking policies
Three of the world's largest cruise shipping companies are implementing stricter onboard mask-wearing policies as COVID cases continue to spike...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First Carnival Chinese newbuild cruise ship floated out
The first Carnival China Cruise Shipping newbuild was floated out last week at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of CSSC-China...
December 22, 2021 - Accidents
10 vaccinated passengers test positive for COVID on Cunard's Queen Mary 2
Cunard's liner RMS Queen Mary 2 docked in Brooklyn (NYC-New York City) on Monday, December 19, carrying 10 passengers who tested COVID-positive, the...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Eclipse to offer fly-cruises to King George Island (Antarctica, South Shetland Islands)
Scenic Eclipse recently departed the Red Sea and is making her way to Antarctica (now positioned at Santa Cruz de Tenerife) in preparation for her...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA: Cruise ship ban is a "devastating blow" for thousands of Australians
The extension of Australia’s cruise ship ban has dealt another devastating blow to the ~18,000 Australian workers whose livelihoods depend on...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia to boast multi-sensory escape room
P&O Cruises introduced its first multi-sensory escape room, “Mission Control”, which is new and exclusive to Arvia. The new...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean in summer 2022
MSC Cruises announced it would deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean in summer 2022. The liner will homeport in Piraeus-Athens during the...
December 21, 2021 - Accidents
4 COVID positives force TUI to cancel the Mein Schiff 4 cruise in Gran Canaria
Due to COVID outbreak on TUI's cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 (4 affected passengers), TUI Cruises decided to disembark all guests at Port Las Palmas de...
December 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bureau Veritas certifies maritime safety equipment on PONANT's Le Commandant Charcot
Bureau Veritas (BV), the leader in testing, inspection & certification, recently participated in the world’s first international SAREX...
December 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Malaga (Spain) to be an embarkation port for MSC Cruises' ship MSC Orchestra during summer 2022
MSC Cruises announced that Malaga (Spain Granada) will be the homeport (for embarkation) in summer 2022 for a new 10-night (11-day) Western...
December 20, 2021 - Accidents
48 people test positive for COVID on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas
An RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise liner returned to PortMiami (Florida USA) on Saturday, December 18, with 48 guests and crew testing positive for COVID...
December 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pandaw to restart operations on Asian waterways in September 2022
Pandaw River Cruises announced they had secured funding to see them through to September next year when the line anticipates restarting operations on...
December 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pre-sale reservations open for Silversea's newest ship Silver Nova (2023)
Silversea announced pre-sale reservations were open for its newest ship (currently under construction) - Silver Nova. The limited-time offer for the...
December 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Seashore is the first-ever cruise ship to dock at Dominicana's new cruise port Taino Bay
MSC's cruise ship MSC Seashore became the first-ever to enter Dominicana's new cruise port Taino Bay. The 2021-built vessel, which started sailing...
December 19, 2021