Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard today disclosed financial results for 2019 that included a loss of EUR 107.9 million (about $117 million), compared with a profit of EUR 29 million in the prior
Wärtsilä has booked an order to develop a customized design for up to six new luxury expedition cruise vessels capable of carrying 200 passengers. The ships will be owned and operated by
Nippon Paint Marine reports that its parent, Nippon Paint, and Corning Inc. have developed a special coating to protect workers from picking up viruses from painted surfaces. Though developed specifically for frontline
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs said today that Germany, along with four other European countries, is allowing cruise lines to temporarily suspend the repayment of export credits. the move is
Arne Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL), and a visionary strategist of the modern cruise industry, died Saturday, April 11, 2020, in Palma, Spain. He was 90. Royal
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday extended its No Sail Order for all cruise ships. “We are working with the cruise line industry to address the health and safety
On Thursday, the Coast Guard facilitated the offloading of more than 1,200 passengers from the cruise ships Zaandam and Rotterdam in Port Everglades, Fla (see earlier story). The Coast Guard says that
Another long drawn out drama involving disembarking passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ships is drawing to a close. The Zaandam, the first of two Holland America ships that had been held off Port
When Costa Cruises’ 3,693 passenger-capacity Costa Diadema transited the Suez Canal northbound on March 23, the Suez Canal Authority took special measures, as there were reportedly 65 cases of COVID-19 infection on
In what is likely the first ever virtual delivery of a cruise ship, executives of Celebrity Cruises on Friday accepted official command of Celebrity Apex, the second ship in the line’s Edge