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RCI-Royal Caribbean delays Odyssey of the Seas for 6 months
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is delaying the inauguration of its newest ship Odyssey of the Seas for 6 months. Currently under construction...
July 1, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises suspends sailings until March 2021
Celestyal Cruises extended its sailing suspension into 2021, saying it will restart operations in March. Celestyal Crystal is the first of the...
July 1, 2020 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels Alaska 2020 season
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced Tuesday morning, June 30, that they will be canceling the remainder of 2020 Alaska cruise season. The move comes...
June 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises announces 2021 European River Cruises
Scenic Cruises released its 2021 European luxury river cruises. New features include visits to WWI sites in Passchendaele and Ypres, as well as a...
June 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises' newest ship Spirit of Adventure sets sail in November
Saga Group's new ship Spirit of Adventure will be inaugurated in November 2020, the cruise company announced. The vessel, which is the second...
June 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for MSC Cruises’ first LNG-powered ship MSC World Europa
On June 29, at Chantiers de l’Atlantique Shipyard (Saint-Nazaire, France) was held the keel-laying / coin ceremony for the first LNG-powered...
June 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises resumes operations with Explorer Dream on July 26
Genting Cruise Lines announced the restart of operations with Explorer Dream sailing 2- and 3-night “Taiwan Island-Hopping” itineraries...
June 29, 2020 - Accidents
Fire erupts on cruiseferry GNV Fantastic in Marseille, France
A fire erupted onboard the cruiseferry GNV Fantastic at Port Marseille Fos, France, early Sunday morning, June 28. The accident commenced in a...
June 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Escape disembarks 474 Indian crew in Mormugao Port
The NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line-operated ship Norwegian Escape arrived at Port Mormugao (Goa, India) early Monday morning, June 29, with 474 crew who...
June 29, 2020 - Accidents
VIDEO: At least 28 dead after ferries collide in Bangladesh river
At least 23 passengers have died in Dhaka (Bangladesh's capital) when a ferry ship sank following a collision, officials announced. The ferry...
June 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
The European Ferry Shipping Summit to be held in Amsterdam October 2020
The European Ferry Shipping Summit 2020 is to be held on October 21-22, 2020, in Amsterdam Holland. The Summit is a ferry shipping conference...
June 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Spain upholds ban on cruise ships
Spain is upholding a ban on cruise ships from docking at Spanish seaports in order to stop the spread of COVID-19, a ministerial order published on...
June 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Nova Scotia cancels 2020 sailing season due to COVID-19 concerns
Nova Scotia's Government canceled the 2020 passenger shipping season for the subsidized ferry service that links NS with Maine USA, citing "the...
June 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Condor Ferries disrupt services between the Channel Islands and France
Ferry services between the Channel Islands (UK) and France are due to be disrupted after the company providing cargo and passenger shipping services...
June 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Public ferry service to Toronto Islands resumes with restrictions
Toronto (Ontario Canada) resumed the city's public ferry service to Toronto Island Park on Saturday, June 27, after the seaport was allowed to enter...
June 27, 2020