P&O Cruises has announced the name of its second Excel-class ship. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered cruise liner will be a sister ship to the recently launched Iona. This new ship will embark on its maiden voyage for P&O Cruises in 2022. The luxury liner is structurally identical to Iona.
The crew of the cruise ship MS Charming, operated by the Chinese startup company Foresee Cruises, claims they didn't receive salary for almost two months. According to our source, there are 121 crew members on board, mostly Filipino nationals, who say that the company violates the terms of their contracts.
The cruise ship Celebrity Infinity arrived in Cadiz, Spain to undergo an extensive drydock at Navantia shipyard. During the 16-day drydock Celebrity Infinity will receive new valves, hull improvement, renewal of propellers and stabilizers, and new painting. The work will not include upper decks where the staterooms and public areas are located.
Two Costa cruise ships are getting ready to set sail again and offer guests holidays with enhanced health and safety protocols. The restart is scheduled for March 27, with the departure of the flagship Costa Smeralda, sailing guests to beautiful Italian destinations, with 3- and 4-day mini-cruises or alternatively a 7-day cruise, calling at Savona, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina and Cagliari.
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy has been named among the top leaders in the first annual list of top women executives by Top Women in Travel & Hospitality Association.
The world’s oldest operational cruise ship Astoria (ex Azores), has been listed for sale and will be auctioned at a minimum asking price of 10 million Euros, reports Lloyds's List.
The British cruise line Swan Hellenic, specialising in expedition cruises will require their crew members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before they start to work onboard. According to Cruise Industry News, Swan Hellenic officially announced the new policy for all the crews who will board three of the company's expedition vessels.
Today Costa Cruises passenger terminal Palacrociere in Savona will be available as a Covid-19 vaccination site for people over the age of 80. As part of the "Silver Vaccine Day" campaign in Italy, Costa Cruises decided to open the cruise terminal in the fight against the virus, once again showing its contribution, solidarity and genuine care as a socially responsible company.
Four people aboard the cruise ship Mein Schiff 2 which is sailing week-long itineraries to the Canary Islands tested positive for Covid-19, reports the German news magazine Stern. The guests tested positive for Covid-19 at the end of the last week’s voyage, said a spokesperson for Tui Cruises on Tuesday "The four people were immediately isolated on board a
The cruise ship Norwegian Joy is slowly getting ready to return non-essential crew back home after NCLH announced further cancelations of cruises through April 30, 2021.
