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Costa Deliziosa sets sail from Trieste: Costa restarts
Costa Deliziosa departed today from Trieste for its first Adriatic itinerary, signaling the resumption of activities for Costa Cruises and for the Carnival Corporation. Costa Deliziosa will call in Bari, Brindisi, Corigliano-Rossano, Syracuse and Catania, hosting only Italian passengers. All the health and safety protocols put in place in the last weeks will be applied […]
Seadream Yacht Club: restarting from the Caribbean
SeaDream Yacht Club has confirmed that it is ready to start the winter season in the Caribbean, thanks to a careful plan coordinated with the local authorities and the strict health and safety protocols already put in place during the summer season in Norway. It will certainly not be simple, because of the health procedures […]
Silver Moon completes its sea trials
Silver Moon, the new Silversea Cruises’ ship set to be delivered by the end of 2020, successfully passed its sea trials done during the month of August. The future flagship sailed from Ancona to Trieste, and is currently returning to Ancona. The delivery is set for October 30. The ship underwent sea trials, for stability […]
Lindblad Expeditions: $ 85 million in capital raised
Lindblad Expeditions raised 85 million dollars from prominent investors to better their financial flexibility and support their growth in the long term. In this way, their cash reserves are increased, which could be useful in the case of a prolonged stop to operations because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the investors there are famous names […]
Silver Spirit: the first infection-proof ship
On August 24, 2020 the Silver Spirit became the first luxury cruise ship to obtain the certification for the maritime prevention of infection (CIP-M) from DNV GL, a world-class certification company. The certification of Silversea Cruises is the final step in their updating and preparation of new protocols which has already been underway for some […]
Restarting cruising in Italy: uncertainties and successes
Cruising has restarted: success for Msc Grandiosa but a step back for cruising in the Eastern Mediterranean for the Msc Magnifica. Costa Cruises decides as well to do mandatory testing during boarding. These have been frantic weeks full of difficult decisions for the two largest cruise ship companies for the Italian market: Msc Cruises and […]
Msc Cruises: the Msc Seashore’s technical launch
Msc Seashore: this morning the Float Out ceremony was held in the Fincantieri shipyards in Monfalcone, during which the future flagship of Msc Cruises went into the water for the first time. The ceremony for the technical launch by Fincantieri and Msc Cruises was very exciting to witness after so many months without any type […]
Msc resumes cruises: Msc Grandiosa sailed from Genoa
Msc Cruises restarts: today the MSC Grandiosa became the first ship to set sail from an Italian port after the long pause caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A 7-day Western Mediterranean cruise, with stops in Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and La Valletta. The cruise is a different experience to be sure, with new safety protocols, but […]
Scenic Cruises celebrates its first anniversary
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours: the first anniversary of the inaugural cruise of the Scenic Eclipse, baptized in September 2019 with godmother Helen Mirren. In eight months of activity, given the block caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the luxury yacht visited 4 continents and more than 20 countries with its 228 passengers at maximum capacity […]
Costa Cruises: to restart cruising on September 6
Costa Cruises will be restarting its cruising schedule on September 6, with itineraries departing from Italian ports. The Costa Deliziosa will be the first ship to set sail with weekly cruises from Trieste through the Adriatic and Greece. The Costa Diadema will begin its first cruise on September 19 from Genoa heading to the western […]
The Aranui 5 sets off again to discover the Marquesas
Aranui Cruises will begin sailing with passengers again on August 8, 2020 heading toward the marvelous Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The resumption of cruising was made possible by the lifting of local travel restrictions in French Polynesia starting on July 15th. Just one cruise, reserved strictly for local passengers, already took place on July 18th. […]
Spirit of Adventure: installation of the interiors will begin
The Spirit of Adventure, the new Saga Cruises unit, left the Meyer Werft shipyards in Germany today. This is the second ship to be built here for the English company and it will be moved to a dock to proceed with the installation of the interiors. The Spirit of Adventure was originally due to enter […]
Carnival Imagination and Carnival Fascination decommissioned
Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed the suspension of service of both the Carnival Imagination and the Carnival Fascination. Both ships are from 1994 and are headed for a long-term laying-up, without any indication being given about their eventual return to use or a date in which that might occur. This operation is part of the […]
Coral Expeditions: discovering the Coral Sea
The heart of Coral Expeditions is the Great Barrier Reef, where this small Australian company began its cruise activity 35 years ago. In this time of uncertainty and global challenges, Coral Expeditions has of course chosen to resume from the Great Barrier Reef with brand new itineraries with the highest safety protocols. These new departures […]
Cruise & Maritime Voyage falls victim to Covid-19
Cruise and Maritime Voyages, a company operating mainly in the English, French and German markets, has filed for bankruptcy because of the economic crisis caused by the global pandemic. CMV is famous for its cruises from the United Kingdom using old but historic ships with some of the longest times in service. The company had […]
Change: Polar art on the National Geographic Endurance
Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic reveal “Change”: an extraordinary exhibition of polar art on board the National Geographic Endurance. Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Expeditions, world leaders in responsible tourism and expedition cruises, present Change, a one-of-a-kind art exhibition on board the newest ship in the fleet, the National Geographic Endurance. The on board
Costa NeoRomantica sold to Celestyal Cruises
Celestyal Cruises announced today the purchase of Costa NeoRomantica from Costa Cruises. The cruise ship was on sold since long time. Celestyal Cruises’ CEO, Chris Theophilides, declared: “While COVID-19 has brought a temporary pause to our operations, it is important that we look to the future with optimism and continue to deliver on our strategic […]
Amsterdam and Rotterdam to Fred. Olsen Cruise Line
It was already known for awhile that Holland America Line had put up for sale the oldest ships in its fleet – a general consequence of the sector’s crisis that began with the Covid-19 pandemic. A buyer has been found, and it is Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, a company operating in the English market. The […]
Viking Cruises: trial cruises to test health protocols
Viking Cruises will do a trial run of both river and sea cruises with their new health protocols in place before resuming navigation. At the moment, cruises are canceled through September 30. Viking was the first cruise line to suspend cruises, on March 11, because of the worsening situation tied to the coronavirus. Although he […]
Monarch arrived in Aliaga for scrapping
The Monarch is currently arriving, today, July 13, late afternoon / early evening (local time) in Aliaga, Turkey, where it will be dismantled. The ship has gone through a whole process in recent days, and thus arrives at Aliaga with less than 20 crew members on board. The ship spent the last few days docked […]
Royal Caribbean now fully owns Silversea Cruises
Royal Caribbean has completed the acquisition of Silversea Cruises just two years after it acquired an initial two thirds of the company’s shares. As of today, the US Corporation owns the entire capital of Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio’s luxury cruise company. Up to now the acquisition of two thirds of Silversea by Royal Caribbean had not […]
Hapag-Lloyd: routes and protocols for resuming cruises
Beginning at the end of July, Hapag Lloyd Cruises will resume cruises with 40% less passengers on board with respect to the standard capacity levels as well as new routes adapting to port openings and health regulations. Eight new short cruises have already been scheduled and will begin and end in Hamburg, initially only for […]
Aida Cruises: ready to resume cruises in August
The cruise company AIDA Cruises has just released details about their new health and safety procedures on board and on the beginning of their gradual resumption of cruises, now scheduled to begin mid-August. In the month of August 2020 at least 5 Aida Cruises itineraries are scheduled to resume: As of August 15, 2020 AIDAperla (Hamburg […]
Costa Cruises – a nominee for the World Spa Awards
The Costa Cruises fleet is a nominee again this year for the World Spa Awards, in the contest for the best spas on board a cruise ship. After its good placing last year, this year Costa is aiming to win thanks to the Samsara brand’s high-quality and modernity. It is the 6th edition of the […]