Cruise news
- Accidents
At least 21 dead, dozens missing after speedboat accident in Bangladesh
A small ferryboat carrying 100+ people sank on Friday, August 27, after colliding with cargo ships and a speedboat, leaving at least 21 dead and...
August 29, 2021 - Accidents
Body of missing millionaire Kai Wunsche (JOOP!), who fell overboard from MS Europa, found in...
A body found washed up on a beach on Terschelling in the northern Netherlands was identified as that of the 81-year-old German millionaire Kai...
August 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises opens bookings for winter program 2022-2023
AIDA Cruises opened for booking its winter 2022-2023 winter program. The itineraries range from voyages to the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and the...
August 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten adds expedition cruises to Russia’s White Sea
Hurtigruten Expeditions announced it is adding another new region to its growing list of destinations: Arctic Russia, and particularly the White Sea...
August 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton once again delays Evrima cruise ship's maiden voyage
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has once again (for the 5th time) decided to delay the maiden voyage of the company's first superyacht - Evrima...
August 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages to require proof of COVID vaccination beginning October 4
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages announced that the luxe-adventure brand would require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all passengers, beginning with the...
August 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking unveils two Parallel World Cruises 2023-2024
Viking OCEAN announced its World Cruise 2023-2024, which is spanning 138 days, 28 different countries, and 57 ports, with overnights in 11 cities...
August 27, 2021 - Accidents
Seabourn cancels Sojourn ship’s World Cruise 2022
The ultra-luxury travel brand Seabourn canceled the 145-day World Cruise 2022 planned for the ship Seabourn Sojourn, which was scheduled to depart on...
August 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
First cruise ship to dock in Colombia is Windstar's Star Breeze
After remaining shut down during the past 17 months because of the COVID crisis, the historic port of Cartagena, the main tourist destination in...
August 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cunard's flagship Queen Mary 2 returns to Brest, France for refurbishment
Cunard Line announced that RMS Queen Mary 2 would be returning to Brest France on Friday, August 27, 2021, to undergo drydock maintenance before her...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America ships Volendam and Zaandam paused thru 2022 May
HAL-Holland America Line announced a restart date of May 2022 for its ships ms Volendam and ms Zaandam. The fleetmates ms Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line requires passengers sailing to Bahamas get COVID vaccine
DCL-Disney Cruise Line will start requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for passengers from the USA boarding ships to The Bahamas in September, the...
August 26, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger dead after COVID-19 outbreak on Carnival Vista cruise ship
A 77-year-old woman died from COVID after testing positive on a Carnival cruise ship to Belize, marking the first reported death since ex-USA to...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Diamond Princess and Island Princess ships paused thru 2022 April
Princess Cruises announced it is pushing back the return of 2 ships to sea amid the COVID crisis and canceling a number of scheduled sailings. On...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises unveils Eclipse yacht's changes after drydock refurbishment
Scenic Cruises revealed details of its recent enhancements, including an entertainment partnership onboard the 6-star Scenic Eclipse ship. Over the...
August 25, 2021