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Princess Cruises cancels early 2021 World Cruises & Circle South America sailings
Due to limitations and restrictions with border and port access determined by the government and health authorities as well as the continued...
August 27, 2020
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Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Imagination is the 3rd to be scrapped
A third ship in the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's fleet is now headed for the scrappers. The 2056-passenger Carnival Imagination filed a cruise...
August 27, 2020
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Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas remains part of the fleet
Royal Caribbean announced it will keep Grandeur of the Seas in the cruise fleet instead of transferring her out to RCCL's sister-brand Pullmantur...
August 27, 2020
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Carnival Cruise Line extends pause in departures from Australia through December 2
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that in light of continuing Australian travel restrictions due to the pandemic, it was extending its pause in...
August 27, 2020
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Blount Small Ship Adventures suspends cruise ship operations
The family-owned small cruise company Blount Small Ship Adventures permanently shut down because of the pandemic. The Rhode Island-based company...
August 27, 2020
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines retiring Boudicca and Black Watch ships
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is expected to retire two of its ships, Boudicca and Black Watch, when the company brings on the pair of former Holland...
August 26, 2020
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Costa Cruises to require all passengers to take COVID-19 test
Costa Cruises announced it continued to "work for a responsible and safe start" of its sailings, scheduled for September 2020 and became the first...
August 26, 2020
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Cunard Line extends pause in operations until March 25, 2021
In an acknowledgment of the UK FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) guidance and the complexity of operating world cruises, luxury cruise line...
August 25, 2020
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Marella Cruises once again extends pause in operations until November 15
The third-largest cruise line in the United Kingdom, Marella Cruises, announced that it had once again extended its pause in sailings until November...
August 25, 2020
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Estonian-based Tallink Grupp suspends route between Turku, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia
Estonian-based shipping company Tallink Grupp announced it is suspending its route between Turku, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia due to a COVID-related...
August 25, 2020
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Victoria BC could remain closed to cruise ships until 2022
One popular cruise destination is questioning whether its port would open at all in 2021. Unfortunately, because the cruise port is the one located...
August 25, 2020
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Genting Hong Kong Ltd. suspends all payments to creditors
Hong Kong-based Genting Cruise Lines (controlled by the Malaysian-Chinese billionaire Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay) on August 20 suspended all payments to...
August 25, 2020
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Aqua Expeditions adds newbuild Aqua Nera to its fleet
Currently docked in Hai Minh Shipyard's District 2 in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), Aqua Nera is a one-of-a-kind vessel in the world of small...
August 24, 2020
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Amadeus River Cruises' boat Amadeus Imperial officially christened in Amsterdam
Luftner-Amadeus River Cruises officially introduced its newest riverboat - Amadeus Imperial, during a christening ceremony in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
August 24, 2020
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Restart of MSC Magnifica postponed until September 26
MSC Cruises announced that regretfully the it had to postpone the restart of MSC Magnifica until September 26. In connection with the introduction...
August 24, 2020
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