Preparations for the upcoming South American cruise season are well underway, with a record number of cruise ships scheduled to visit 17 destinations in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The 2022/2023 season will be the longest one in the past decade, spanning from October 29, 2022 to April 20, 2023. The leaders in the region’s cruise market MSC and Costa Cruises will deploy a total of eight ships.
The Italian Police arrested a 26-year-old crew member at the port of Cagliari, Italy on charges of sexual assault involving a co-worker. The victim is a 27-year-old female crew member.
Carnival Cruise Line announced that it will impose $500 fines and additional detention costs for those found guilty of unruly behavior on board. The cruise line recently updated their guest code of conduct to reflect the new policy changes, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to keeping passengers safe and providing an excellent experience for all guests.
Bermuda's Health Minister Kim Wilson said the mask requirements and travel regulations related to COVID-19 will be dropped this month.
As of Monday, October 3, masks will no longer be required in most indoor and outdoor public spaces, except in places such as healthcare facilities, nursing homes and prisons. They are no longer needed on public transport.
Carnival Spirit officially kick-started the 2022-2023 Panama Canal cruise season this week, as it became the first cruise ship to pass through the iconic waterway. The cruise ship departed Seattle, Washington on September 20 for a 16-day voyage, during which the ship sailed along the Pacific coast to Mexico and Costa Rica. Carnival Spirit left the Pacific side of the Panama Canal on October 2nd and is now on its way to Miami.
The unfinished mega cruise ship Global Dream, set to be the world’s biggest by capacity could be joining Disney Cruise Line. The German news agency NDR, reports that Disney Cruise Line has tied up a deal to buy the vessel, however, there has been no official confirmation.
MSC Cruises announced that MSC Opera, in collaboration with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy of Qatar, will serve as a hotel for all fans who will travel to Doha (Qatar) for the next FIFA World Cup. Featuring 1,075 cabins the ship will be moored and ready to welcome passengers the port of Doha from November 19th to December 19th, thus joining MSC World Europa and MSC Poesia .
The world's largest cruise company Carnival Corporation is honored for the second consecutive year by Forbes World’s Best Employers for 2022. Forbes released this year’s sixth annual ranking in partnership with Statista including 800 companies that received the highest scores. On the prestigious annual listing among the best global employers from over 20 major industries Carnival Corporation has ranked 418 in the Transportation and Logistics category.
Hurtigruten Expeditions, the world's largest and leading expedition cruise line announced today that the company will be the first to implement SpaceX’s innovative broadband service Starlink across all ships. In cooperation with long-time connectivity partner Speedcast, the installation across the entire fleet will be completed in October 2022.
Silversea Cruises has named Felicity Aston MBE as the Godmother of its new PC6 polar class ship Silver Endeavour. Felicity Aston is a celebrated polar explorer, author, television presenter, climate scientist, and the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica in 2012. Aston has since been awarded the Polar Medal and has been appointed MBE for services to exploration.
