Cruise Ship Industry News
CDC allows US crew disembarkations through commercial travel
In a note on its website, the US Centres Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that it will allow crew members to disembark from all cruise ships in US waters with certain precautions. Cruise lines with complete and [Read more...]
Carnival suffers heavy losses – to sell six ships
Carnival Corp has suffered a US GAAP net loss of $4.4 bill, or minus $6.07 diluted EPS, for the second quarter of 2020. This figure includes $2 bill of non-cash impairment charges. The 2Q20 adjusted net loss was $2.4 bill, or minus $3.30 adjusted EPS. Total [Read more...]
BV supports PONANT fleet re-activation
Class society Bureau Veritas (BV) is working with cruise ship operator PONANT to help implement effective infection prevention measures. With a fleet of small expedition style ships, PONANT will benefit from the ‘Restart your Business with BV’ suite of solutions developed [Read more...]
Pullmantur on the brink
Cruises Investment Holding and Royal Caribbean Group have filed for the re-organisation of their joint venture cruise operation, Pullmantur Cruceros, under Spanish insolvency laws. Cruises Investment owns 51% of the Spanish cruise line, while Royal Caribbean holds the [Read more...]
UK detains five CMV cruise ships over crew welfare concerns
Five Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) operated and Global Cruise Lines managed cruise ships have been detained by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) over crew welfare concerns under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The MCA revealed [Read more...]
Cruise Industry extends US port pause
Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) members are to voluntarily extend the suspension of cruise operations at US ports to 15th September, 2020. The association said; “Due to the ongoing situation within the US related to COVID-19, CLIA member [Read more...]
Virgin Voyages announces health & safety protocols
Virgin Voyages has unveiled health and safety measures for passengers embarking on the ‘Scarlet Lady’ when she sails on her delayed maiden voyage in October. The ship, the first of two, will be adults only with a minimum [Read more...]
CSIE London – the only cruise focused event of 2020
Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe (CSIE) is now just over five months away and the floorplan is already 90% sold out! And International Cruise Ship Industry is proud to be media partners for this event. CSIE is now [Read more...]
CSI Awards Winners Announced
The inaugural Cruise Ship Interiors Awards (CSIA) took place virtually on 15th June. Winners were picked across 19 categories. The finalists were hand picked by a panel of industry experts from across the cruise lines. CSIA then opened [Read more...]
DeCurtis’ health and safety maturity model
DeCurtis Corp, a provider of solutions to the cruise industry, has created a Health and Safety Maturity Model (HSMM) to serve as a starting point for health standard levels. The company said that the HSMM can mature to [Read more...]