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After stating that the provisional liquidators were unable to salvage enough to revive the former brand of Dream Cruises, the involved investors and management confirmed that they would restart operations as Resort World Cruises. The new brand leverages the brand ... continue reading

Four vessels operated by Star Cruises, a subsidiary of Genting Hong Kong, have been sold by the joint provisional liquidators as they worked to restructure its $3.4 billion debt in December 2020. The vessels sold are the STAR PISCES ... continue reading

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating RUBY PRINCESS owing to the number of cases of Covid 19 reported onboard. Out of the 98 ships participating in CDC's program, 56 are under observation. This includes 5 ... continue reading

Havila Kystruten was forced to cancel a voyage of the vessel HAVILA CAPELLA from Bergen to Kirkenes and then back to Bergen. This unforeseen complication is that the liability insurance for the vessel has been invalidated by the European Union ... continue reading

P&O Cruises has announced the cancellation of cruises aboard the ARCADIA, extending to June 23rd due to the limited availability of crew members. P&O Cruises has stated that the extraordinary impact of Covid 19 in the UK and ... continue reading

The French shipyard, Chantiers de la Antique in Saint Nazaire, handed over the CELEBRITY BEYOND to Celebrity Cruises at a Ceremony held in southern France. This ceremony was the first to be held at the shipyard since the Covid 19 ... continue reading

After nearly two years since it was imposed, the health officials at the CDC have dropped the advisory that was attached to all cruising activities since the early days of the pandemic. This will provide significant relief to the cruising ... continue reading

Carnival continues its return to entire operations from the pandemic slump brought on. The cruise liner released its financial report for the first quarter of 2022 on 22nd March. There is a reported loss of $1.89 billion, but the ... continue reading

Chantiers de l’Atlantique announced that it is diversifying its portfolio and has received a contract for two luxury superyachts from Ritz-Carlton. The two new vessels, namely, the ILMA and the LUMINARA, are to be delivered in 2024 and 2025 ... continue reading

After a hiatus of almost 2 years, the cruise industry in Australia finally has the green light to resume operations. The cruise ban is set to be lifted on April 17th. Australia’s Minister for Health and Aged care Greg ... continue reading

The Spanish authorities have seized the superyacht LADY ANASTASIA at Palma de Mallorca. This seizure is in response to the sanctions issued by the west and the European Union against Russian oligarchs and billionaires. The seized vessel belonged to Alexander ... continue reading

The Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises, the Brazilian chapter of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), resumed the Brazilian cruise season from March 5th. Restrictions on cruising in Brazil were placed in December, wherein Brazil also encouraged the general populace ... continue reading

The covid protocols are progressively getting more relaxed. Passengers are getting over their fear of cruises that had crept in during times of pandemic, and cruise lines are gearing up for their massive resurgence. Two big cruise vessels entered service ... continue reading

The cruise operator Dream Cruises has stated that it will cease operations of the vessel WORLD DREAM after returning to the shores of Singapore on March 2nd. The reason cited by the operator is that they no longer have the ... continue reading

The Australian federal government shows a favorable stance towards international cruising after two years of austere suspension. The minister of Health and Aged care of Australia, Greg Hunt, stated that the Australian federal government was working with state governments and ... continue reading

Another one of Carnival's former cruise ships has been beached for scrapping in a predictable turn of events. The ship CENTURY HARMONY, formerly known as CARNIVAL FASCINATION, was Carnival's fantasy class. It arrived at the Gadani shipbreaking yard ... continue reading

Two cruise ships belonging to Crystal Cruises, the CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, and the CRYSTAL SERENITY, have been arrested by the authorities in the Bahamas. The vessels had diverted to the Bahamas after a Florida judge issued a detainment order against the ... continue reading

The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation or SpaceX was forced to scrub a launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on 30th January. The mission was aborted 30 seconds before blastoff due to an errant cruise ship present in ... continue reading

SUN VIKING, the third ship built for the Royal Caribbean, made its last stop at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan. It entered service in 1972 and weighed 18,500 gross tons. It was one of the ships that were ... continue reading

The cruise ship, CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, was expected to return to her homeport Miami, but instead, the vessel has diverted to the Bahamas. Passengers were disembarked in Bimini. Crystal Cruises, owner of CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, arranged ferry transportation to take passengers to ... continue reading