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Orient Queen cruise ship significantly damaged in Beirut Port explosion
Authorities in Lebanon are counting the number of dead and injured after the explosion at Beirut Port that rocked the city. The blast, which...
August 5, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Tallink Silja temporarily suspends sailings between Stockholm and Turku
Shipping company Tallink Silja announced on Monday, August 3, that it planned to temporarily suspend ticket sales for sailings between Stockholm...
August 4, 2020 - Accidents
Powerful explosions rock Beirut port
A massive explosion ripped through Lebanon;'s capital Beirut City on Tuesday, August 4, injuring many people and blowing out windows in a wealth of...
August 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Delivery date announced for P&O Cruises newest ship Iona
P&O UK announced plans for its highly anticipated liner Iona. The liner was originally scheduled to launch in April 2020 but was delayed...
August 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Carnival delivers 2 retired cruise ships for "responsible recycling" in Aliaga, Turkey
Carnival Corporation announced agreements with maritime reclamation and ship recycling specialists EGE CELIK and SIMSEKLER to "responsibly...
August 4, 2020 - Accidents
Crew tests positive for COVID-19 on Ponant's Paul Gauguin ship
In the South Pacific, cruisers on Ponant's ship Paul Gauguin (docked in Papeete, Tahiti Island, French Polynesia) were told to stay in their cabins...
August 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten suspends all expedition sailings until further notice
As a response to the COVID outbreak onboard its MS Roald Amundsen ship, Hurtigruten temporarily suspends all expedition voyages on MS Spitsbergen, MS...
August 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises forced to cancel planned short cruises
Carnival Corporation & plc. announced on Monday, August 3, it had to cancel the planned out of Germany short cruises on AIDA while it still...
August 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises extends suspension of sailings through end of 2020
The top-luxury brand Crystal Cruises announced in an update on its website on Friday, July 31, that it will cancel all yacht (ships Esprit and...
August 3, 2020 - Accidents
3 crew test positive for COVID-19 on 2 Costa Cruises ships
Three crew on the Costa Cruises ships Costa Favolosa and Costa Deliziosa have tested COVID-positive. Both liners are moored at homeport Civitavecchia...
August 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announce joint venture to operate Palumbo Malta Shipyard
MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announced they had formed a joint venture to operate Palumbo Malta Shipyard. The new JV sees MSC take a 50...
August 2, 2020 - Cruise Industry
First mast raised on new Sea Cloud Spirit ship
The 136-passenger sail ship Sea Cloud Spirit reached another construction milestone. Polish shipbuilding company Choren erected the sailing ship...
August 2, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Blue Star Ferries and Hellenic Seaways debut new e-ticket boarding pass application
Building the new digital era in Greece's cruiseferry services, the companies Blue Star Ferries and Hellenic Seaways introduced an e-ticket (boarding...
August 2, 2020 - Accidents
33 crew test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
Hurtigruten’s ms Roald Amundsen, which is one of the first cruise ships to resume sailings in the wake of the pandemic, reported an outbreak of...
August 1, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Variety Cruises restarts Greek island itineraries around the Cyclades
Variety Cruises restarted its Greek island program with 7-day island-hopping itineraries around the Greece's Cyclades Islands (Aegean Sea). The small...
August 1, 2020