The cruise ship Carnival Magic was escorted into port by the US Coast Guard after a brawl erupted in the ship’s night club which involved up to 60 people. On Tuesday morning New York Police boarded the ship to break up the nightclub brawl.
Planning and looking forward to a cruise vacation has become easier. In addition to the summer savings that Princess Cruises currently offers on trips in 2022 and 2023, guests can take advantage of a new $ 1 deposit offer, which runs from June 30 to July 5, 2022.
The chief health officer of the Northern Territory of Australia has announced "post-emergency" directives for visiting cruise ships, which include the abolition of the previous limit of 350 passengers.
Joel Katz, director of the local manager of the Cruise Lines International Association, told Cruise Weekly that this indicates a big step forward for cruising NT and Australia.
Crew Center received a message from a crew member working for the Indian startup cruise line Cordelia Cruises, stating that the crew aboard the cruise ship Empress are not allowed shore leave since the last year when the company started voyages. Cordelia Cruises welcomed its first guests on board the 1,607-passenger ship Empress, back in September 2021, and since then the crew are not allowed shore leave, the crew member said.
The cruise ship Norwegian Sun came in contact with a small iceberg due to thick fog during its voyage to Alaska. As a result, the vessel was forced to skip a port of call and proceed to Juneau to assess the damage.
Cunard announced that the first day of booking for the new ocean liner Queen Anne is the busiest day of booking in a decade.
The first sailing, a seven-night voyage from Southampton departing on January 4, 2024, sold out, and demand for Princess & Queens Suites proved particularly high in each of the 10 published new voyages.
MSC Sinfonia crew are once again allowed shore leave in ports the ship is visiting. In an announcement posted on the crew board the ship commander, Captain Massimiliano Rossi informed its crew about the lifting of the restriction:
P&O Cruises has decided to temporarily remove the obligation of the pre-boarding swab testing for passengers on selected sailings.
Shortly after the entire MSC Cruises fleet celebrated its return to the sea, the reintroduction of the popular gala night was announced today. From special dining experiences and special shows to photo shoots and parties, guests of all ages can look forward to the return of the most extravagant night of the cruise.
Viking’s newest ocean liner, the Viking Saturn, has moved into the next phase of construction, as it set sail today at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The sailing process began around 11 a.m. local time when a Viking team cut a cable signaling that water was flowing into the ship’s dock.
