Norway reacts to Hurtigruten COVID-19 outbreak with cruise ship ban

As investigations into the COVID-19 outbreak aboard its cruise ship Roald Amundsen continued, Hurtigruten today announced that it has ​temporarily suspended all sailings on MS Roald Amundsen, MS Fridtjof Nansen and MS

Police to probe Hurtigruten coronavirus outbreak

The police in Norway’s Troms District are expected to begin an investigation Monday into a coronavirus outbreak on board the Hurtigruten cruise ship Roald Amundsen, according to broadcaster NRK. The ship is

Fincantieri brings in a banker as GM

Reporting a loss of EUR 137 million (about $162 million) for the first half year, Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has appointed a banker, Fabio Gallia, as its new General Manager. Until 2018,

VIDEO: Carnival Fantasy beached at Turkish scrapping yard

Postings on social media yesterday showed Carnival Fantasy being beached at a Turkish scrapping yard — a sad ending for a ship that had in many ways been an icon of the

Ten newly arrived AIDA crew test positive for COVID-19

Broadcaster NDR reports that ten AIDA Cruises crew members have tested positive for the coronavirus since arrival in Germany from Asia in preparations for next month’s planned resumption of cruises by Carnival

Carnival Cruise Line sells two, lays up two

As its cruise operations remained on hold because of COVID-19, Carnival Cruise Line today announced new plans for its fleet that it says “will generate tremendous guest excitement once it resumes sailing.”

Carnival says Mardi Gras on track for February 2021 debut

Carnival Cruise Line has released photos showing that construction of its first LNG-fueled cruise ship, Mardi Gras, is progressing at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, as the ship is being

CDC extends cruise ship No Sail order

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has extended its No Sail Order for cruise ships through September 30, 2020. This order continues to suspend passenger operations on cruise ships with

Holland America Line sells four ships

Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line cruise brand has announced that Amsterdam, Maasdam, Rotterdam and Veendam will be leaving the fleet and transferring to undisclosed buyers. The ships have been sold in pairs,

Carnival Corporation to accelerate ship disposals

“We have been transitioning the fleet into a prolonged pause and right sizing our shoreside operations,” said Carnival Corporation & plc President and CEO Arnold Donald, in a business update for the

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