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MSC Cruises is in talks with the South African government to try get approval to operate its scheduled 2020/21 cruise season out of Durban and Cape Town amid the coronavirus pandemic. MSC Cruises’ local office, MSC South Africa, is in “deep consultation” with authorities in an attempt to secure approval for cruises to… read more
Germany-based AIDA Cruises from Carnival Corporation & plc resumed cruise operations in Italy last Saturday, Oct. 17, becoming the second Carnival Corporation brand to resume sailing, following the return of Italy-based Costa Cruises in early September.
The resumption of sailing from AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises i… read more
From steel cutting and coin ceremonies to float outs and deliveries, what are the key stages involved in a new cruise ship’s construction? There are currently more cruise ships on order than at any other time in the cruise industry’s history, with more than 20 being delivered every year from 2020 onwards, but what are the key milestones and stag… read more
Costa Cruises has confirmed that Costa Diadema’s current itinerary in the Mediterranean has been cancelled and the ship is returning to Genoa, Italy on Friday due to the threat of coronavirus cases onboard, reports ShipMag. The move comes after seven passengers tested for coronavirus in the Port of Palermo were found to have the vi… read more
Royal Caribbean Cruises, the parent company of Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea, may need to lay off more staff as it looks to raise an additional US $1-billion in cash, despite positive booking trend for 2021. The world’s second-largest cruise line said that it would have to implement additiona… read more
The British cruise line P&O Cruies, part of the Carnival Corporation group, has taken delivery of its first Excel-class LNG-powered mega ship, Iona, at a ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.
At 185,000 gross tons, 345m in length and carrying 5,200 passengers, Iona is a true behemoth of a cruise ship… read more
Dubai will be a key turnaround port on Borealis’ upcoming 2022 World Cruise with Fred Olsen Cruise Line. The UK cruise line announced the itinerary for its new ship’s first world cruise, and Dubai, in addition to several other ports in the Middle East, is included in the itinerary. Borealis, which formerly sailed as Rotterdam for Holland … read more
Virgin Voyages is cancelling all its scheduled cruises in November, according to a letter the cruise line sent to travel agents. Scarlet Lady, the cruise line’s first ship, was meant to commence cruises from Miami in November, but the 2,770-guest vessel will instead remain in lockdown with the rest of the US cruise industry.… read more
Mardi Gras, the new 180,000-grosston mega ship under construction for Carnival Cruise Line has finally taken to sea, for the first set of sea trials in the Baltic. The 10-day sea trials will see every mechanical systems aboard the new ship pushed to its limit and closely monitored by engineers and contractors from the… read more
The flagship of the Costa Cruises fleet, its first-ever LNG-powered ship and the largest built for a European cruise line, Costa Smeralda, will homeport in Dubai for the winter, 2021/22 cruise season. Costa Smeralda will arrive in the Arabian Gulf at the end of November, 2021 to begin a months-long cruise season sailing roun… read more
MSC Cruises in ‘deep consultation’ with SA government to save 2020/21 season
Carnival Corporation's AIDA Cruises restarted cruise operations
The key milestones during a new cruise ship’s construction
Costa Diadema voyage cancelled after COVID-19 discovered onboard
RCL looks to raise $1-bn & may cut more jobs despite positive booking trend
P&O Cruises: Delivery of new Excel-class LNG mega ship Iona
Fred Olsen to cruise from Dubai on new ship Borealis’ 2022 World Cruise
Virgin Voyages latest cruise line to cancel all voyages through end of November
Carnival’s new LNG mega ship Mardi Gras takes to the seas for first set of sea trials
