Cruise Ship Industry News
Trimline under new ownership
After 56 years in the industry and 30 years at the helm, Trimline Ltd’s Directors, Gary and Mike Oliver have stepped back from active duties, while remaining shareholders, Trimline’s current COO, Ross Welham has joined with Nick Farrell [Read more...]
Return to cruising becomes closer
Several cruise ship operators have released details of their plans to resume cruising in the coming months. Among the areas being advertised is the UK, as the Government has decided to allow domestic travel again from 17th May, [Read more...]
CLIA urges CDC to lift its cruise objection
As cruise ship operators gear up to resume operations in several areas of the world except the US, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has called upon the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift [Read more...]
‘MSC Lirica’ suffers fire at Corfu
MSC Cruises ‘MSC Lirica’ suffered a fire while berthed at Corfu on 12th March. The fire started in a fibreglass lifeboat located on Deck 6 but was extinguished within a few hours. MSC claimed there was very little [Read more...]
Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe (CSIE) to go ahead as planned
Following the UK Government's recent announcement that events can resume from May, Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe (CSIE) is opening it's doors to the cruise industry between 1st and 2nd December this year at the London ExCeL Centre. For the first [Read more...]
Lindblad takes steps to weather the storm
Lindblad Expeditions has reported a 2020 tour revenues decrease of $260.7 mill, or 76%, compared to 2019. This fall was driven by a $202.8 mill decrease at the Lindblad segment and a $57.9 mill decrease at Natural Habitat, [Read more...]
VARD hands over second Coral Expeditions ship
Fincantieri subsidiary VARD has handed over the second expedition cruise vessel, ‘Coral Geographer’, to Australian operator Coral Expeditions. Following the delivery of her sistership ‘Coral Adventurer’ in 2019, Coral Expeditions ordered a second VARD 6 01 expedition cruise [Read more...]
Spanish authorities address boarding bridges
The Spanish Association for Standardisation, UNE, recently approved and published a new standard for seaport passenger boarding bridges (SPBBs) used in cruise and ferry terminals. UNE 27800:2020 is a new Spanish standard specifying safety and security requirements, as [Read more...]
Gastinel to take up the reins at PONANT
PONANT has appointed Hervé Gastinel as CEO, which will become effective on 29th March. The company claimed that this move confirmed its ambition to become the market leader in luxury cruises and the world leader in sustainable tourism. [Read more...]
Shipboard sleep capsules now marketed in UK/Europe
UK-based Audience Systems is now marketing Japanese sleep capsules to the cruise and ferry market sector. Tokyo-based Kotobuki has installed sleep capsules in all types of accommodation worldwide. Two Stena Line ropaxes operating on the Rostock/Trelleborg route were [Read more...]