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Viking boosts Lerwick Harbour’s cruise activity
The rebuilding of Lerwick Harbour’s cruise traffic in the aftermath of COVID restrictions will receive extra impetus in February with the...
January 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises UK partners with the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep
P&O Cruises UK revealed a new partnership with Aardman Animations Ltd/aka Aardman Studios (1972-founded, the creator of the British stop-motion...
January 24, 2022 - Accidents
$11 million cruise ship terminal at Mombasa port (Kenya) remains idle
The commissioning of the USD 11 million Cruise Terminal facility at Port Mombasa (Kenya) is still in limbo as the COVID crisis continues to disrupt...
January 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pete Davidson and Colin Jost buy a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry for $280,000
Two of the most popular natives of Staten Island (the southernmost of New York City's 5 boroughs), Pete Davidson and Colin Jost, cast members of...
January 23, 2022 - Accidents
Marella Cruises cancels sailings from Barbados (Bridgetown) and Palma de Mallorca
Marella Cruises UK canceled the next scheduled voyage on Marella Discovery because of local changes in Barbados. All 4 of the 2076-passenger ship...
January 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
UK's government to scrap rules that ban weddings on British cruise ships
Couples will soon be able to combine cruises on British ships with tying the knot under the new ‘Brexit dividend’ plans. The British...
January 23, 2022 - Accidents
Crew dies on NCL-Norwegian Escape after 10-day COVID quarantine
A 36-year-old male crew died on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Escape Saturday morning, January 22. The man had reportedly completed a...
January 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
COVID vaccination required for travelers entering USA by land or ferry
Beginning Saturday, January 22, individuals traveling into the United States by land or ferries are required to show proof they are fully vaccinated...
January 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises to sail in more countries & cities in Asia (2023-2024)
Celebrity Cruises is setting sail for Asia in 2023-2024. On two liners - Celebrity Millennium and Celebrity Solstice, passengers will be treated to...
January 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line adds more embarkation enhancements
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it would be the largest cruise company to use the VeriFLY solution for its operations from homeports in the United...
January 22, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Symphony diverted to the Bahamas due to USA court's arrest warrant
Crystal Symphony, the luxury ship operated by Crystal Cruises (subsidiary of the financially-strapped GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd) was expected to be...
January 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld River Cruises introduces new stateroom upgrade program
Uniworld River Cruises announced its new Category+ program, which allows guests to bid on potential cabin upgrades ahead of departure. Powered by...
January 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas to boast “The Mason Jar Southern Restaurant & Bar”
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s newest ship - Wonder of the Seas, has a lineup of 20+ dining venues headlined by the fleet-first “The Mason Jar...
January 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages deploys 2 ships to Antarctica for winter 2022-2023
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages (a Mystic-owned cruise brand) announced it would deploy 2 expedition ships to Antarctica for the winter 2022-2023 season...
January 21, 2022 - Accidents
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