Carnival Cruise Line updates on delivery of its newest ship, Mardi Gras, as well as the transformed Carnival Radiance – both resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic – and new itineraries for Carnival Breeze and Carnival Magic that are all part of an updated deployment plan from November 2020 to May 2021. The key points of the…
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Short Break Expedition Cruises In The UK This September Aboard Hurtigruten’s MS Roald Amundsen
The groundbreaking expedition cruise ship will offer a limited number of guests the chance to visit remote parts of the striking British coastline, taking in nature and cultural experiences, together with making full use of their expedition landing boats. The series will consist of four sailings departing from Portsmouth (2nd September), Liverpool (7th September), Glasgow (12th September) and Liverpool…
P&O Cruises Sells Oceana
P&O Cruises confirms that Oceana will leave the fleet from July this year. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “Whilst we and many of our guests will miss Oceana, her departure will allow us to focus on our remaining ships in the fleet, as capacity expands with the delivery of Iona later this year followed…
MSC Cruises Celebrates Construction Milestone For LNG-Propelled MSC World Europa
A maritime coin ceremony tradition took place earlier this week at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France when the keel was laid for MSC Cruises’ first liquified natural gas (LNG)-powered ship, MSC World Europa. The 200,000-plus GT ship is scheduled to enter service in 2022 and be one of most technologically- and environmentally-advanced…
Majestic Princess sailings To Debut From Los Angeles As Part Of Princess Cruises West Coast 2021 – 2022 Season
Princess Cruises welcomes Majestic Princess to Los Angeles adding to the robust deployment visiting top destinations including Mexico, Hawaii and the California Coast. On sale July 8, 2020, five ships will sail from the west coast including departures from Los Angeles and San Francisco, giving guests’ diverse experiences from wine tasting in California to culinary delights…
CMV Extends Suspension Of Cruises Until 25th August 2020
Due to the continued escalation of the global pandemic outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Government advisories still in force and the lockdown of many countries and ports around the world, Cruise & Maritime Voyages has taken the decision to further extend the suspension of all its worldwide cruises from 1st July to 25th August 2020….
Hurtigruten Establishes Dover As UK Home Port For 2021 Expedition Sailings
Hurtigruten has launched 4 adventurous itineraries as expedition cruises from March 2021, on sale from 20 June. The health and safety of guests and staff has always been the number one priority for Hurtigruten. Following guidelines recommended by the Norwegian Government, the company has built on existing protocols to introduce additional practices to ensure safe,…
Cunard Extends Pause In Operations
Luxury cruise line Cunard, announced today that, as a result of the continued impact of Covid-19, it will be extending the pause in operations. For its ships Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria, Cunard is cancelling all sailings that were due to depart up to and including 1 November, 2020 and for Queen Elizabeth, departures…
MSC Cruises Looks Ahead To The 2021 Cruise Season And Updates On 2020 Sailings Pause
As the world continues to face the challenges of the pandemic and with significant travel restrictions still in place in many regions, today MSC Cruises announced that it will further extend the temporary fleet-wide halt of its cruise operation through to 31 July 2020. UK & Irish guests affected by the cancelled cruises will receive a…
SeaDream Yacht Club To Resume Sailings In Norway Later This Month
SeaDream Yacht Club is to resume some sailings in just a few weeks, with the focus being on some of the most stunning ports in Norway and they are available to book right now and will sail through until September. The newly announced voyages include two options: a 7-day voyage to Bergen and a 12-day…
