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Port Galveston Projecting Record-Breaking Revenues
Galveston Wharves announced it is projecting record-breaking lay-ship revenues for the first quarter of the year. The port is forecasting a record...
March 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton postpones Evrima ship's inaugural cruise to 2021
A new cruise company - the luxury travel brand Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection - pushed back its debut to next year. Citing delays at the shipbuilding...
March 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crew Member Medevaced from Grand Princess
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a male crew from Grand Princess on Saturday, March 21, so he could get medical attention. The USCG said the crew...
March 22, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus cruise ship disembarks passengers in Savona
On Saturday, March 21, Costa Luminosa, which had at least 3 Coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases, continued the passenger debarkation in homeport...
March 22, 2020
Accidents
Meyer Werft suspends works on P&O Cruises Iona ship
The German cruise shipbuilding company Meyer Werft suspended works on P&O Cruises’ ship Iona. The unfinished vessel is currently docked in...
March 21, 2020
Accidents
4 Cruise Ships Given Permission to Dock in Australia Despite Coronavirus Ban
Almost 2700 cruise ship passengers are being allowed to disembark in Port Sydney NSW in the face of a national Coronavirus (COVID-19) crackdown...
March 21, 2020
Accidents
Saga Cruises ships could be used as hospitals
Laid up cruise ships could be used as floating hospitals for Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. The UK company Saga Cruises offered its two liners to...
March 21, 2020
Accidents
Australian cruise passengers fear dying in Italy after Costa Victoria debarkation
Elderly Australians trapped on a Costa Cruises ship bound for Italy fear that they will be “left to die” by the ravaging in Italy COVID...
March 21, 2020
Accidents
Carnival cruise ships to be used as floating non-Coronavirus hospitals
In a White House press conference, President Trump told reporters that Carnival Corporation's chairman Micky Arison had called him to offer the use...
March 20, 2020
Accidents
CMV swapped Australian and European cruise passengers between 2 ships
Two CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages ships - Vasco da Gama and Columbus - swapped their Australian and European passengers at sea on Wednesday...
March 20, 2020
Accidents
MS Braemar Finally Docks in Cuba
The UK-flagged cruise ship MS Braemar which was left stranded in the Caribbean when passengers aboard became sick with Coronavirus (COVID-19) finally...
March 20, 2020
Accidents
Costa Luminosa Cruise Ship Docks in Marseille with Coronavirus Passengers
Costa Cruises-operated ship Costa Luminosa arrived in Port Marseilles France where it will be allowed to disembark in spite of France's lockdown...
March 19, 2020
Accidents
Passengers of 2 non-Coronavirus cruise ships denied debarkation in Hawaii
Two cruise liners are due to dock at Honolulu Harbor Hawaii at the end of the week but their passengers will not be allowed to disembark. Both...
March 19, 2020
Accidents
Golden Princess Passengers Disembark in Melbourne
Thousands of cruise passengers were finally allowed to disembark from Golden Princess (Pacific Adventure) in Melbourne Australia after sick tourists...
March 19, 2020
Accidents
Brittany Ferries Suspends All Passenger Services Due to Coronavirus
The passenger shipping company Brittany Ferries announced it is suspending all passenger services as a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis...
March 19, 2020
Accidents