Tag: cruises

• Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 05:22 UTC

  Falklands confused over Ushuaia decision to turn away cruise vessels

  

  The Falkland Islands government and tourist industry admit to being confused and thus unable to comment in any great detail on the recent decision, apparently, by the Argentine provincial Government of Tierra del Fuego, turning away from Ushuaia two British flagged cruise ships earlier this week.

• Monday, February 27th 2012 - 16:41 UTC

  Port of Ushuaia refuses entry of cruise vessels that visited the Falkland Islands

  

  Argentina has banned two cruise ships from calling at Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego after they visited the Falkland Islands, apparently based on recent provincial legislation, according to reports in the Ushuaia media.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 02:54 UTC

  Thirteen cruise vessels call at South Georgia; growing number of Chinese visitors

  

  Thirteen cruise vessels visited South Georgia last December including new vessel “L'Austral” which, in line with usual practice, was joined by a Government Observer to look at the ship's operation, passenger management and bio-security procedures, reports the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:39 UTC

  Cruise industry and insurers fear consequences of the Costa Concordia grounding

  

  The timing of Carnival Corp.’s Costa Concordia cruise ship’s grounding off the coast of Italy, at the start of the northern hemisphere peak booking season, may exacerbate the company’s losses.

• Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 01:00 UTC

  Cruise captain arrested; 50 to 70 people still missing says Italian Coast Guard

  

  The Italian captain of the cruise ship that ran aground -- killing three persons and injuring 20 more -- was arrested late Saturday and is being investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship, said a local prosecutor in Grosetto, Italy.

• Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 15:08 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Cancellation of the visit of Cruise Vessel Start Princess

  

  Due to a reported outbreak of norovirus on the cruise vessel Star Princess, following agreed protocols, the Chief Medical Officer took the difficult decision not to allow the vessel to land in the Falkland Islands as scheduled. The vessel had been due to arrive in Stanley at 8am on the 14th January.

• Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:26 UTC

  Three cruise vessels with 5.000 passengers spend Christmas in Punta del Este

  

  Three cruise vessels with over 5.000 passengers spent Christmas at Uruguay’s international seaside resort Punta del Este on the Atlantic, according to the local port authority, Carlos Ferreira.

• Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 01:26 UTC

  Buenos Aires launched 2011/12 season with the Italian cruise ‘Opera’

  

  The 2011/12 cruise season was officially inaugurated this week in Buenos Aires with the arrival from Venice of ‘Opera’ with 1.900 passengers. The cruise vessel belongs to the Italian company MSC and most tourists are Argentines, as well as French, Italian, German and Brazilians.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 05:43 UTC

  Buenos Aires launches 2011/12 cruise season; 400,000 visitors expected

  

  The 2011/2012 cruise season in Buenos Aires officially opens next Wednesday with the arrival of the Norwegian flagged ‘Fram’. Until next May, 158 calls are expected in the port of Buenos Aires totalling 400.000 visitors which represents a 15% and 21% increase respectively over the previous season.

• Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Ushuaia feeling the pinch from Chile’s seduction policy to attract cruise vessels

  

  Argentina’s extreme south city and Antarctica cruise hub, Ushuaia is feeling the pinch from the latest Chilean measures to attract more vessels and is requesting a costs adjustment to improve competition conditions.