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.
The new Interim orders announced by the Canadian Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, banning cruise ships in Canadian waters until February 28, 2022 has put Alaska cruise season on ice. The big reason why the latest Canadian ban on cruise ship impacts Alaska season is that there is no getting to Alaska without stops being made in Canada. The Jones Act requires foreign-flagged cruise ships to stop at a foreign port between U.S.
MSC Cruises plans to restart Greece cruise program in April 2021, just in time for the upcoming Easter holiday. The company said in a press release that it is working closely with the relevant authorities including the Greek Ministry of Tourism for the reopening of local tourist services in time to serve cruise passengers.
The fate of the crew on board Ponant cruise ship Le Laperouse, who are from several different countries, remains highly uncertain after New Zealand immigration authorities have denied them entry visas. Le Laperouse was scheduled to start the first of seven planned cruises from Auckland on February 8th, after receiving permission from New Zealand Ministry of Health to operate within NZ waters, for Kiwis only.
The former Princess Cruises ship, Sea Princess received a new hull art and has been officially renamed to “Charming”. The 77,499 gross tonnage vessel has completed the dry dock refurbishment on January 28, 2021 in China Merchants Industry Holding Co shipyard at Mazhou Island.
