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Holland America Line’s Volendam will be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees as part of an agreement announced by Netherlands and City of Rotterdam government officials. The ship will dock in Rotterdam for three months to provide a temporary home for approximately 1,500 Ukrainians, part of a larger commitment from the Netherlands to accommodate 50,000 people […]
The new LNG-powered cruise ship, Costa Toscana, is set to be transformed into a sky-high sea catwalk in late February. Against the backdrop of the Italian Riviera, J Spring Fashion Show 2022 will take place on board. This will, according to organisers who are flying press in from local airports, ‘deliver a message of sustainability […]
A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami, has instead sailed to the Bahamas after a US judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel. “We all feel we were abducted by luxurious pirates,” passenger Stephen Heard Fales posted on Facebook. It was unclear how […]
Northern Xplorer AS has unveiled its zero-emission, luxury cruise concept, which will use fully electric propulsion, battery energy storage, hydrogen fuel cells and auxiliary wind and solar power. Northern Xplorer has been developed in answer to new government regulations coming into force in Norway, which will make zero-emissions mandatory in the world heritage sites of […]
Carnival Corporation has been named as one of the world’s top female-friendly companies of 2021 by Forbes. Presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the inaugural listing of the top female-friendly companies recognises multinational organisations recommended by women based on a global survey of 85,000 female workers, along with each company’s reputation for gender equality and […]
The largest cruise ship ever built, Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, is one step nearer completion, having finished her first round of sea trials. At over 236,000 gross tons in size, Wonder of the Seas is larger than any other cruise ship and over five times bigger than the Titanic. The fifth Oasis Class ship from Royal Caribbean, Wonder of […]
Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand, goop, is heading to sea this autumn after cruises were previously delayed due to the covid pandemic. Celebrity Cruises and goop announced there will be a series of four Caribbean sailings beginning in October. The cruises will sail from Florida with some of goop’s favoured practitioners on board. The two company’s […]
International cruises will be able to resume from England from 2 August. This follows the 16-month ban on international cruises due to the covid pandemic. The green light for international cruises is part of the government plan to relax isolation rules for US and EU arrivals. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said yesterday: “We’re also able to […]
The Port of Southampton’s £55m cruise terminal has welcomed its first vessel. Passengers from MSC Cruises’ MSC Virtuosa were the first to set foot in the Horizon Cruise Terminal ahead of its formal opening later in the year. Aimed at strengthening Southampton’s future as Europe’s leading cruise turnaround port, the two-floor building, has a wave […]
The first five scheduled voyages on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship (pictured above in Sydney), after its pandemic shutdown, have been cancelled. Cunard has announced a number of crew tested positive for Covid-19. It was due to restart voyages with cruises around the UK coast, after suspending all sailings in March 2020, says the […]
Royal Caribbean has reversed its vaccine policy, making double vaccination optional for most of its cruises out of the US, says Travel and Leisure. The new policy was announced as the cruise line detailed summer sailings out of Florida and Texas. It says unvaccinated passengers will be allowed to board a Royal Caribbean cruise as […]