Norwegian Cruise Line is the latest cruise company to be affected by supply chain issues of its newly built ship Norwegian Viva.

A new cruise line catering to the French market is on the horizon with the purchase of the MS Aegean Myth 

The sale of the former Holland America Line cruise ship MS Maasdam which was acquired by the Greek shipping magnate Marios Iliopoulos back in July 2020, and renamed Aegean Myth, was announced today. 

Windstar Cruises has revised its COVID-19 protocols and procedures and will no longer require pre-cruise COVID-19 testing for boarding guests, the statement said, unless required by one of the countries on the planned routes. These changes will take effect for cruises departing on or after September 6, 2022. Windstar said it would still require all guests to be fully vaccinated and to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

Royal Caribbean International embarks on a major marketing campaign for the new class of ship, joining the fleet in Fall 2023. The Icon of the Seas is scheduled to go into service as the first ship in this series in the fall.

Princess Cruises announced the appointment of Sami Cohen to the position of Vice President of Food and Beverage. Sami is a distinguished food and beverage professional with extensive culinary experience across a wide range of cruise, travel and hospitality brands. Cohen will join Princess on August 29 and will report directly to President John Padgett.

Starting August 22, 2022, Bermuda is officially dropping its vaccination mandate for visitors. Previously, unvaccinated visitors over the age of 12 had to apply for a medical exemption from vaccination to enter Bermuda.

Brodosplit has signed a $1.5 billion contract with Storylines for a new build residence cruise ship set for delivery in 2025.

The Croatian shipyard will build the 232.5-meter-long ship Narrative in the City of Split, which, as stated in the announcement, will be the first fully ecologically sustainable LNG-powered ship.

Celebrity Cruise has rolled out a pilot program on one of its ships to test the masks-free policy on selected crew. All nonguest facing crew will be mask free for a duration of two weeks, and if the results are promising this will lead to even more relaxed protocols across the fleet. In order to get more results the cruise line plans to add a second ship to the pilot program in the coming days.

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has confirmed that its chairman has resigned from his position and from the company's board.

Chief Executive Peter Deere said Fred Olsen Junior resigned in July, after 35 years in the cruise industry. Mr Deere expressed gratitude to Olsen Jr. for "his support and long service to our company."

MSC Cruises has announced some changes for the winter 2022-2023 cruise season. MSC Virtuosa will replace MSC Preziosa in Hamburg and take over cruises to Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Le Havre and Southampton. 

Sailing starts on Sundays at the Steinwerder Cruise Center in Hamburg. Meanwhile, MSC Virtuosa will sail the metropolitan route in direct competition with AIDAprima.