Cruise Ship Industry News
Bills introduced to repeal the US PVSA
US Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) (pictured) has introduced three bills to repeal and reform the ’Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 (PVSA)’. “The PVSA is bad news,” said Senator Lee in a release. “This arcane law benefits Canada, Mexico, and other [Read more...]
CDC ramps up test cruises allocations – COVID cases confirmed
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved port deals for 22 vessels to cruise from five different homeports, and is looking to approve six more cruise ships. According to a Royal Caribbean blog, the [Read more...]
Texas latest State to ban vaccine passports
The US State of Texas has joined Florida in banning businesses from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations, including the cruise industry. This action flies in the face of the CDC. “Texas is open 100%,” tweeted Texas Governor Gregg [Read more...]
MSC launches luxury cruise operation
MSC Cruises has unveiled a new four ship luxury cruise line - Explora Journeys. The first ship, ‘Explora I’, is due to sail in 2023 and is already under construction at Fincantieri. The three remaining ships will be [Read more...]
MSC receives ISO food safety certificate
MSC Cruises has claimed to become the industry’s first major cruise operator to gain an ISO certificate for its food safety supply chain and cruise ship fleet. The company announced its success on the WHO’s ‘World Food Safety [Read more...]
Cruise ships barred from Scotland – Australia extends travel ban
MSC Cruises’ ‘MSC Virtuosa’ has become the first cruise ship to be banned from berthing at Greenock, Scotland, on the back of the Scottish Government’s closure of its ports to cruise ships. The Government has decreed that cruise [Read more...]
‘Diamond Princess’ cleaned and disinfected
DuPont Personal Protection, RecoveryPRO and BELFOR Group have collaborated to conduct a deep clean on board the ‘Diamond Princess’, following a severe COVID-19 outbreak of among its passengers and crew in February 2020. The joint operation, along with [Read more...]
‘World Dream’ to cruise at 50% capacity
Following the latest announcement from the Singapore Government, Dream Cruises’ ‘World Dream’ will resume operations at the permitted 50% passenger capacity from 14th June. Guests from different households may now enjoy the option of travelling in a group size [Read more...]
Fuel cells enable ships to arrive in port emissions free
TECO 2030 has launched a zero emissions operation concept, aimed at enabling ships to sail in and out of ports emissions-free. This can be achieved by exchanging one or more of their engines with a TECO marine fuel [Read more...]
MV WERFTEN receives loan commitment
The German Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF) has acted positively to cruise ship builder MV WERFTEN’s request for interim aid. During the past few months, Genting subsidiary MV WERFTEN, together with representatives of the German federal and regional governments, [Read more...]