AIDA Cruises has started using biofuels as part of its strategy to reduce CO2 emissions. On July 21, 2022, AIDAprima, a Hyperion-class cruise ship, was loaded with GoodFuels' sustainable biofuel during a port visit to Rotterdam, Netherlands. The trial took place while the ship was on a seven-day cruise, visiting Hamburg, Southampton, Havre and Zeebrugge.
The cruise ship GOLDEN IRIS known as the former Cunard Princess, after more than 45 years in service, has been beached at the Aliaga Shipyard in Turkey to be dismantled and sold for scrap.
With the traditional keel-laying, the construction of the Carnival Jubilee at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg has reached another milestone. For the first time, a ship for this brand and shipping company from Miami is being built in Papenburg.
In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspending its cruise ship COVID-19 program, Virgin Voyages is waiving its pre-cruise testing requirements.
Norwegian Cruise Line marks the successful return of Norwegian Escape, the first ship of the brand's highly successful Breakaway-Plus class, to Europe in 2015 when she completed her maiden voyage to the Eastern Mediterranean.
Costa Cruises commander, Captain Pietro Sinisi was awarded with the Bronze Medal of Merit by Marina. The ceremony took place yesterday in Rome, at the General Command of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard, in the presence of the Commander General, Chief Inspector Admiral Nicola Carlone.
Protest in Norway against tourism generated by cruise ships is growing after posters have appeared in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, and Flåm, to say no to cruise ships, together with a campaign on social networks.
A Coast Guard Sitka aircrew evacuated a man from the Norwegian Encore cruise ship in the Chatham Strait on Monday.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on the scene at 7:27 a.m. and safely lifted and transported the patient to awaiting EMS personnel at the Mt. Medical Center Edgecumbe in Sitka.
Azamara is eliminating its boarding testing requirement for COVID-19, effective July 25, 2025, except in ports where it is still mandatory. The line will still require proof of vaccination prior to boarding. Guests over the age of 12 must still be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before sailing.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted its Covid 19 rules for cruise ships. Instead, general health and hygiene guidelines should be revised soon. It is not yet known how this will affect the corona rules of individual shipping companies.
