P&O Cruises newest ship Arvia is a step closer to delivery, as the vessel is scheduled for her conveyance from the Meyer Werft shipyard to the sea. According to Meyer shipyard, Arvia will start her transfer to the North Sea this Saturday and will pass the dock lock in Papenburg at around 7 a.m.
PortMiami welcomed the second Virgin Voyages ship, Valiant Lady, as she joined her sister ship Scarlet Lady this weekend, for the sart of her Caribbean cruise season. Valiant Lady will sail six- and eight-night itineraries from Miami this winter, with visits to Roatan, San Juan and St. Croix, as well as Virgin Voyages’ exclusive Beach Club at Bimini.
The summer cruise season in the seaside resort of Warnemunde is coming to an end. Today AIDA Cruises will end its 2022 cruise season from the home port of Warnemunde, concluding a successful year with 53 calls. Today AIDAsol has moored for the last time this year ahead of its departure to the Canary Islands for the winter season. The ship is scheduled to depart at 6 p.m.
After an 11-day transatlantic voyage MSC Fantasia, the first cruise ship to open the 2022-23 Brazil cruise season, arrived today in Rio de Janeiro. As part of its Brazilian season, the MSC Fantasia is set to offer regular sailings from Santos, Sao Paulo, starting tomorrow, November 2.
The 230,000-ton Symphony of the Seas earned a perfect 100 points on its most recent United States Public Health inspection last week. The Royal Caribbean International ship earned a 100 U.S.P.H. rating during an announced inspection on October 29, at the PortMiami. The perfect score has been achieved thanks to the 2,200 hard working crew who have shown its commitment and dedication to make this ship one of the cleanest vessels sailing out from US ports.
The port of Barcelona initiated a search and rescue operation on Sunday morning for a person suspected of going overboard from the cruise ship MSC Bellissima, reported Catalan news outlets. A Helicopter and Maritime Rescue crafts were scrambled to search for the miss
Costa Cruises announced that the cruise ship Costa Pacifica will homeport in Taranto starting June 3 to October 7 2023 offering seven-night voyages, to the Greek islands.
AIDA Cruises announced that all matches of the FIFA 2022 World Cup, which will be hosted in Qatar, will be broadcasted live on board all twelve cruise ships. Football matches from the opening day of the World Cup to the closing day will go live on large LED screens in the theatrium, on the pool deck or in the Four Elements. Top-class experts and a football show team made up of athletes will ensure to bring the World Cup atmosphere on board on selected sailing.
Royal Caribbean International announced that 6,500 shipboard employees have been promoted to higher job positions this year alone, which represents 18,7% of the 34.831 crew members currently working on board the 26 vessels in operation. The company said in the "ROYAL Way crew Newsletter" that additional 1500 crew will be promoted by the end of 2022.
The Viking cruise ship Viking Star scored perfect 100 points on the recent unannounced USPH public health inspection. The inspection carried out by a sector of the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) took place on October 14, 2022, while the ship was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Crew Center received a copy of the latest Vessel Sanitation Inspection Report stating that the Viking Star received a top score.
