Cruise Ship News
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Cruising : First Coral Expeditions Voyage Goes Ahead
The first Coral Expeditions cruise has departed for the Great Barrier Reef according to a statement from the company. Forty-six passengers and 20 crew members are aboard the Coral Discoverer that departed from Cairns, Australia, on Oct. 14. The ship is carrying only residents of Australia. The itinerary includes Australia’s…
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Cruising : Optimistic For Restart in U.S. By Year’s End
The company’s Costa Cruises brand has already returned to service with two ships in the Mediterranean We have every reason to be optimistic we will be sailing in the U.S. before year’s end,” said Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, on today’s third quarter earnings call. The company’s…
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Singapore’s ‘Cruises To Nowhere’ Start Next Month
Singapore has announced that it will launch pleasure cruises ‘cruises to nowhere’ that don’t actually visit any ports in November 2020. These cruises may be the next big thing in COVID-safe travel. The city-state’s national tourism board has partnered with two cruise lines for the initial journeys, the Genting Cruise…
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Cruising : Royal Caribbean Announces New Quantum Of The Seas Sailings From Singapore
Debut 1 December, 2020 and are now available for booking Caribbean International has received approval from the Singapore Government to pilot cruises, starting in December, after months of planning to ensure the health and safety of its guests and crew, as well as the communities where it sails. Singapore residents…
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Yachting : World Superyacht Awards 2020 to Take Place as Virtual Event
Having monitored the global impact of coronavirus and reviewed this year’s event at length, BOAT International has announced the decision to move the most esteemed awards in yachting online. The 15th annual edition of the World Superyacht Awards will now be hosted as a special virtual event on Friday 13 November…
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Cruising : Cruise Industry Veteran Jack Anderson Assumes Interim President & CEO Role at Crystal
Effective October 2, longtime cruise industry executive Jack Anderson will take the helm of Crystal as the company’s interim president and CEO. The announcement comes as Tom Wolber, Crystal’s president and CEO since September 2017, is stepping down to spend more time with his family and to pursue other interests,…
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Yachting : ” PIRATE BLANC” to dock at yacht club de Monaco
‘Pirate Blanc’ initiative disembarks this afternoon at 5.00pm in front of the Yacht Club de Monaco as part of the ‘Les Voiles Blanches-Bettimask’ operation to collect new toys for hospitalised children in the region. The collection is being made in a highly original way – in a sailing boat called…
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Yachting : Columbus 40 Crossover- are you ready for the next voyage?
The Columbus 40 Crossover is the smallest model in the yard’s Crossover range, designed by Sergio Cutolo from Hydro Tec, which also includes a 50-meter and a 57-meter. This model was born from the need to accommodate, even on yachts of fairly compact size, tenders of a size comparable to those of…
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Cruising : A lawsuit by a California couple against Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises has been named in a lawsuit after being accused of not informing passengers when the coronavirus outbreak began. An Alhambra couple and their cousin alleges the company failed to take preventive measures on the ship that sailed from Sydney, Australia which led them to succumb to the COVID-19…
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Cruising : Dismisses More Than 100 Ship Officers from Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line, a carnival corporation company, is temporarily dismissing more than 100 ship officers as it’s parent company drops 18 less efficient vessels from its fleet across numerous brands, says a spokesperson, the cruise is also not operational in the US for about six months due to the COVID…
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