White AIDA Cruises ship

Europe’s largest shore power plant opens

In a ceremony held in Rostock-Warnemünde yesterday during Germany’s 12th National Maritime Conference, the 2,174-passenger cruise ship AIDAsol inaugurated Europe’s largest shore power plants for ships. The power plant has been established

Cranival Magic with new livery

Carnival Cruise Line ships to get a new look

Following the reception given to the striking red, white and blue livery adorning its 5,200 passenger, LNG-fueled Mardi Gras, another Carnival Cruise Line ship will soon receive the dramatic hull design scheme

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NCLH donates $10 million to Alaska communities hit by cruise ban

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, today announces is providing $10 million in cash support to six Alaska port

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Cruises from U.S. ports could restart in mid-July

Cruise lines have been sent a letter by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that indicates that cruises from U.S. ports could resume in mid-July, reports USA Today, which has obtained

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Push back against CDC cruise ban gains Capitol Hill support

Florida’s two U.S. senators, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, along with Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, have introduced the Careful Resumption Under Improved Safety Enhancements (CRUISE) Act. The legislation would revoke the

U.S. ports see silver linings despite pandemic

Port NOLA Sees Downtime Improvements While there is no doubt that COVID-19 has shuttered cruising operations around the world, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) Market Manager Jessica Ragusa says that

Florida files suit to end CDC cruise ban

Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida is suing the Biden Administration in federal district court to overturn the “Conditional Sailing Order” (CSO) for cruise ships enacted by the Centers for

VIDEO: Carnival reluctant to switch ships from U.S., but …

Despite what some headlines might suggest, cruise giant Carnival appears to be reluctant to switch ships from U.S. ports. In a conference call with analysts yesterday, Steve Wieczynski of Stifel put this

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CLIA calls for lifting of CDC Conditional Sailing Order

While Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings said yesterday that it had informed the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that it plans to resume sailing from U.S. ports on July 4, no similar announcements

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Norwegian to CDC: We plan to start cruising from U.S. again July 4

Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd, (NYSE:NCLH) has been quick to respond to the CDC’s updated guidance on cruising. Today it wrote the CDC outlining its plan to resume cruising from U.S. ports,

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