Tag: cruise vessels

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Ban of cruise vessels in Canadian waters until February 2022, triggers reaction from Alaska

  

  Transport Canada extended its ban by continuing its order prohibiting cruise vessels in all Canadian waters until February 28, 2022. The orders, which were extended several times were announced by Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra.

• Tuesday, October 27th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Polar associations agree on standards for field staff on expedition cruise vessels

  

  Two polar associations have developed standards for field staff working on expedition cruise vessels in polar regions. The Association of Arctic Expeditions Operators, AECO, and the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators, IAATO, agreed on guidelines that have been adopted as industry standards.

• Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  The scrap metal yard for cruise vessels, Aliaga in Turkey

  

  At a sea dock in western Turkey, five hulking cruise ships are being dismantled for scrap metal after the COVID-19 pandemic all but destroyed the industry. Cruise ships were home to the some of the earliest clusters of COVID-19 as the pandemic spread globally early this year.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  Cruise vessels Zaandam and Rotterdam with hundreds of sick on board dock at Fort Lauderdale

  

  Florida officials have officially permitted the MS Zaandam and the MS Rotterdam, Holland America cruise ships with hundreds of sick on board, to dock at Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades and begin disembarking guests.

• Monday, March 16th 2020 - 11:15 UTC

  Chile quarantines 1.300 people aboard two cruise vessels

  

  Chile has quarantined more than 1,300 people aboard two cruise ships after an elderly Briton aboard one of them tested positive for the coronavirus, the health ministry announced on Saturday. Both ships are cruising the Chilean fjords in Patagonia.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Cruise vessels have top docking priority in Ushuaia; complaints from cargo operators

  

  Maritime and port operators in Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina are disappointed because they have been relegated which means delays and additional costs, since cruise vessels have top docking priority, and this has been quite a successful season with many visitors' landings.

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:03 UTC

  Large cruise vessels banned from Venice's historic centre

  

  Large cruise ships are to be banned from entering Venice's historic centre, the Italian government says. Ships weighing more than 1,000 tons will be rerouted away from certain waterways from September. The move follows an accident in June in which a ship collided with a dock, injuring five people.

• Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:00 UTC

  Qatar will contract cruise vessels with 20.000 rooms to host 2022 World Cup fans

  

  Qatar could accommodate thousands more football fans on cruise ships during the 2022 World Cup than previously estimated, leading organizers in the emirate have revealed. An official with the country's largest hotel owner, Katara Hospitality, confirmed on Sunday that up to 20,000 rooms on ships would be made available to supporters in four years' time.