The German weekly magazine Stern together with Scope ESG Analysis published a list of the most environmentally friendly and safe cruise ships. The ranking is based 70% on the environmental score and 30% on a safety score, the report said. For the environmental score, it was taken in consideration how much CO2 a cruise ship emits with regard to the climate targets to be achieved. The report shows to what extent the cruise lines miss, achieve or exceed these goals.

Windstar Cruises completed the last of their three all-suite Star Plus Class yachts and delivered it on October the 13th at Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Italy. It is a $250 million project, to stretch and transform the yacht over a multi-year, that makes the project most complex and comprehensive renovation in the business with small ship cruising. 

A worldwide independent survey among more than 150, 000 employees in 58 countries working full-or part-time was conducted by Forbes, which they used to determine The World’s Best Employers list. The participants anonymously answered questions, evaluated their current employer, showed their free will to recommend their company to close friends and family and graded their satisfaction of the working atmosphere, salary, potential promotions and other factors.

The former Bitcoin cruise ship Satoshi, now owned by Ambassador Cruise Line, entered Viktor Lenac shipyard in Croatia for an extensive refurbishment.

Captain Kate Mc Cue, the first American woman to become captain of a major cruise ship in 2015, was appointed master of Celebrity Beyond, the newest and most luxurious ship, scheduled to debut in spring, 2022. 

The MSC Foundation is working with leading coral and marine experts to research, develop, and refine methods to reverse the decline in coral reefs in the 64-square-mile marine environment around Ocean Cay. Coral reefs support the highest biological diversity of any ecosystem in The Bahamas and are home to ecologically, economically, and critically endangered species.

Princess Cruises continues to push forward with resuming operations and welcoming guests back on more cruise ships. Today the company announced another big comeback of the Emerald Princess departing from the Port of Los Angeles on a 15-day Panama Canal cruise to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The very first guests were welcomed onboard by Emerald Princess teammates with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Great news for people who love the sun and tropical destinations, AIDA Cruises is offering an opportunity to run away from the cold, wet weather to paradise on earth. The company starts with four cruise ships in the Caribbean for the winter season 2021/2022. AIDAsol kicks off and starts today, October 16, 2021, from Hamburg on the 40-day “Great Caribbean Winter Break” trip, to come back to the starting point.

Celebrity Cruises has informed the crew onboard Celebrity Edge about the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions, with the most significant being relaxation in mask requirements.

Unvaccinated crew members on three NCL ships (Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Spirit, and Norwegian Jewel), currently docked at the port of Marseilles today received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccination was onboard the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl which arrived at the pier 8, yesterday.