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Aqua Expeditions resumes yacht cruises in Indonesia
The luxury small-ship expedition cruise company Aqua Expeditions restarts passenger shipping operations with its Aqua Blu yacht sailing in Eastern...
August 19, 2020
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Brittany Ferries hit by new travel policy
As of 4 am on Saturday, August 15, anyone travelling to the UK from France has to self-quarantine for 2 weeks. French ministers stated they were...
August 18, 2020
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SunStone’s new expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer launched at CMHI shipyard in China
SunStone’s newest ship - Ocean Explorer, was launched at CMHI's Haimen Shipyard (Jiangsu China), on August 12, 2020. The vessel is the fourth...
August 18, 2020
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Carnival Corporation detects ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted information technology...
The world's largest cruise shipowner - Carnival Corporation announced that its joint current report on Form 8-K had been filed with the US Securities...
August 18, 2020
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NSW Australia premier apologizes over Ruby Princess cruise ship Coronavirus outbreak
The leader of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state apologized for failing to stop people carrying COVID from disembarking from a ship in Port...
August 18, 2020
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NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line sending its North America-based ships to Europe
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner - NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line - is sending a proportion of its North America-homeported cruise ships to Europe...
August 17, 2020
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CDC posting comments from the public on cruise ships' return to operation
The USA's CDC agency began posting comments from the general public on how cruise ships should restart voyages. Since July 24, the CDC has been...
August 17, 2020
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MSC Cruises' Grandiosa ship welcomes passengers back
MSC Grandiosa on Sunday (August 16) became the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome passengers back and the first to implement the...
August 17, 2020
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Ocean Rebellion activists target The World cruise ship in Falmouth harbour
A group of 40 protestors from the local Extinction Rebellion group in Cornwall UK took to the sea to protest the environmental impact of cruise...
August 16, 2020
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South Carolina Ports Authority in legal battle for new cruise terminal at Port Charleston
The building of the first new container terminal in the USA in more than a decade is progressing in Port Charleston SC towards its opening in March...
August 16, 2020
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Port San Diego losing 49 cruise ship calls
San Diego’s cruise industry is facing an economic hit as major cruise companies, from Disney to Holland America, are now canceling scheduled...
August 16, 2020
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Indian Government relaxes tariff for ships to boost cruise industry
To support the cruise shipping industry hit by the pandemic, India's Government has rationalized tariff rates for cruise ships that would reduce port...
August 16, 2020
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Italian cruise ships will not be visiting Venice this summer
When Italian cruise liners restarted voyages again this weekend, a stop they are not making is Port Venice. Prior to the pandemic, Venice City was a...
August 16, 2020
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TUI Cruises to operate Greece departures from mid-September
For a few days, it was clear that TUI Cruises will continue with its “Blue Voyages” (cruises to nowhere out of Germany) again in...
August 16, 2020
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Port of Seattle Commission approves another 2 years of funding for Washington Maritime Blue
The Port of Seattle Commission on August 11 approved another 2 years of funding for Washington Maritime Blue - a non-profit strategic alliance...
August 15, 2020
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