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UK Ferries banned from sailing to the Netherlands
Ferry shipping companies that transport UK passengers across the North Sea to The Netherlands are not permitted from Monday, December 21, as the...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ocean Builders sell Crypto Cruise Ship MS Satoshi for scrap
Saying they had been unable to obtain insurance for the concept of a community living onboard a former P&O Cruises ship, the organizers of the...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ponant's Le Jacques Cartier awarded with notation to manage underwater radiated noise
The last sistership in the PONANT EXPLORERS series of 6 expedition class cruise ships, Le Jacques Cartier, has been awarded Bureau Veritas class...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line launches ‘Buy One, Gift One’ cruise promotion
HAL-Holland America Line is now offering a free 2nd stateroom with new cruise bookings - a rarity in the industry and huge value, as well as a...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
HAROPA Ports Le Havre launches shore power strategy
HLH-HAROPA (Port Le Havre-Paris, France) launched shore power strategy 2019, prioritizing cruise ships whose terminal is located close to the city...
December 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic Cruises signs partnership agreement for direct presence in India
Swan Hellenic Cruises signed a strategic partnership agreement with India-based Travel Planners (Eastern India) Pvt Ltd to provide a direct presence...
December 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises signs ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’
MSC Cruises signed a new ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’ which was established by the UK Chamber of Shipping. The charter aims to scrap the...
December 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
No cruise ships in Alaska's Glacier Bay give whales ‘room to roam’
Southeast Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve usually gets 150+ cruise ship visits annually. According to National Park Service...
December 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways launches Ultimate Cruise Flexibility Programme for 2021 river cruises
AmaWaterways announced details about its new Ultimate Cruise Flexibility program providing travel agents and their customers with flexibility and...
December 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises extends its relaxed booking policies to all 2021 sailings
Crystal Cruises announced that it will extend its relaxed booking policies to all 2021 sailings across its fleet including Crystal River Cruises...
December 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line takes delivery of its newbuild Mardi Gras ship
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line on Friday, December 18, took delivery of its highly anticipated newbuild, Mardi Gras, in a live virtual signing ceremony at...
December 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
2021 cruise season to be delayed in Maine USA
The cruise shipping industry in Maine USA is preparing for a delay to the state's season 2021 due to the pandemic. The USA's cruise ship industry...
December 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
6 crew with Coronavirus on Stena Line's cruiseferry Stena Edda
322 passengers were stranded overnight in Birkenhead (a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England) after 6 crew tested COVID...
December 19, 2020
Accidents
Port Gothenburg Sweden rethinks procedures to ensure successful cruise ship calls
2020 was set to be a record year for the port of Goteborg (Gothenburg, Sweden) in terms of calls and passengers with 80+ calls originally planned...
December 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Hamburg opens new YouTube Channel ‘Hamburg Cruise News’
Since November 1, 2020, Germany is in lockdown. Technical ship calls and layups are permitted but ship cruises have been suspended. During the past...
December 18, 2020
Cruise Industry