Tag: cruises

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC

  Collective suit filed in Paris against Costa Cruises by 850 French passengers

  

  Around 850 French passengers who were onboard a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship that was turned away from numerous ports in March have filed a collective suit in Paris with 180 complaints, including manslaughter, against Costa Cruises, their lawyer said on Sunday.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:44 UTC

  World consensus to protect seafarers as “key workers” and help repatriation of 200.000 stranded at sea

  

  The International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .

• Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Cruise Lines react to Foreign Office's guidance on travel for the over 70 or underlying conditions

  

  Cruise lines have responded to new Foreign Office guidance which advises those aged over 70 and those with underlying health conditions not to go on cruises. Many have are contacting customers affected and offering further cruise credit.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 07:28 UTC

  Royal Caribbean and Norwegian team up to work on a “Healthy Sail Panel”

  

  The ongoing pandemic has compelled cruise companies to forget rivalries and come together to counter the scenario, according to Yahoo Finance. Case in point, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. NCLH have teamed up to develop safety standards.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 08:12 UTC

  Falkland Islands cruise vessels' humanitarian operation

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday it is assisting a number of cruise vessels seeking to repatriate their passengers to other countries through air charter flights. Working with our partners at the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, a policy has been put in place that allows this humanitarian operation, while still protecting our population from COVID-19.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  Uruguay expects some 203 cruise calls this 2019/2020 season

  

  Uruguay is expecting 203 calls this coming 2019/20 cruise season, which represents an 11.6% increase over the previous season. The announcement was done by Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during a conference on the cruise and tourism industry held in the Atlantic seaside of Punta del Este.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  The Caribbean cruise industry suffers the consequences of hurricane Dorian battering of Bahamas

  

  For the Atlantic's major cruise operators, deadly Hurricane Dorian has meant nothing but trouble in paradise as ships have been diverted from the Bahamas. But as the widespread devastation becomes more apparent on the ravished archipelago, a bread-and-butter staple of the tourist industry, the companies are pledging to help fund major relief.

• Friday, April 19th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Falklands record season of cruise visitors: 62.505 and expects 70.000 in 2019/20

  

  Representatives from all sectors of the Falkland Islands tourism industry met at Government House on Wednesday evening for the annual presentation of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) awards and to celebrate a cruise ship season which brought 62,505 passengers to the islands.

• Friday, April 19th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

  Expedition Cruising market booming: some 40 ships in the pipeline to replace worn out Soviet ice breakers

  

  The expedition segment continues to be one of the most discussed elements of the cruise industry.  Once a small niche, it is now poised for dramatic growth, prompting some to question how the market will develop.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 22:44 UTC

  Norwegian Sun begins on Monday popular cruises to Cuba

  

  Norwegian Cruise Line’s Sun returns to Port Canaveral for the second season of popular cruises from the Port to Cuba, as well as excursions to the Bahamas. Starting Monday, April 15, the Norwegian Sun, which in 2018 became the first home-ported cruise ship to sail from Port Canaveral to Cuba, will offer four-, five- and seven-day cruises to Havana, Cuba, with select sailings also calling to Key West during its four-day cruises.