Cruise Ship Industry News
Latest legal twists and turns in Florida cruise ship spat
In the latest twist to the Florida versus the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) spat, last Friday, the US State of Florida’s Attorney General asked the US Supreme Court to block federal health restrictions placed on [Read more...]
Greece tightens ferry travel rules
Earlier this month, the Greek Shipping Ministry updated the anti-COVID rules for passengers travelling by ferry between the many islands and the mainland, including inter-island travel. Passengers travelling on Greek ferries will now need to present either a [Read more...]
Problems exist despite cruise ship operations resuming
As the world’s cruise ships begin to start operations again, problems still exist in certain countries with new COVID-19 variants and a resurgence of the virus, especially in Asia. For example, on 22nd July, Singapore reintroduced strict restrictions [Read more...]
‘Genting Dream’s’ crew totally vaccinated ahead of cruise resumption
On 14th July, 2021, Dream Cruises provided the officers and crew of ‘Genting Dream’ with two doses of the Fosun Pharma/BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine (BioNTech). The company claimed that this move completed an important step in the [Read more...]
CLIA welcomes Italy’s ban on cruise ships sailing through Venice
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has welcomed the decision by the Italian Government to allow for a long-awaited alternative route for cruise ships to access Venice. For several years, CLIA and its members have been supportive of the [Read more...]
Canada lifts cruise ship ban – too late for Alaskan season
Canada is to lift its ban on cruise ships on 1st November this year. However, this will come after the end of Alaska’s 2021 cruise season, enabling cruise ships to sail from the British Columbia ports of Vancouver [Read more...]
Wärtsilä wins LNG ferry equipment order
Wärtsilä is to supply the main and auxiliary engines, plus the fuel storage and supply system, for a new LNG fuelled Italian ferry. The vessel is under construction at Turkey’s Sefine shipyard and was ordered by Caronte & [Read more...]
Tenerife joins CLIA (UK)
Tenerife Tourism Corp has joined Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland as an associate partner. The long-term agreement will enhance Tenerife’s brand awareness across the region, bringing them into CLIA’s wider community of cruise lines, travel [Read more...]
P&O Ferries’ safety worries union
Maritime professionals' union, Nautilus International, is to ballot members on possible industrial action, following serious safety concerns around crewing levels. In addition, Nautilus said that it was worried over the company using agency staff working extended tours of [Read more...]
Stena RoRo orders three more E-Flexers
Three more E-Flexers have been ordered by Stena RoRo at the CMI Jinling (Weihai) shipyard on the back of long term charters, which when delivered, will bring the number in this series to 12. Two new hybrid LNG-electric [Read more...]