The UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation) has outlined the potential impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the global tourism sector, giving the first meaningful indication of the damage to the cruise industry.
Cruise passenger numbers in 2020 may sink to 2006 levels amid global shutdown
Norwegian Cruise Line to homeport in Cape Town for first time in 2021/22 season
Norwegian Cruise Line will cruise roundtrip from South Africa for the first time ever during the 2021/22 cruise season, with a number of itineraries from Cape Town.
Royal Caribbean sending Allure of the Seas for slimmed-back dry-dock
Allure of the Seas will get her day in dry-dock after all, but it won’t be the major US $165-million refurbishment that was originally envisioned, according to reports by local media in […]
Oceania drops prices on SA and Dubai cruises for 2021 and 2022
Oceania Cruises has launched its new Major Price Reductions sale in response to a drop in demand from the global cruise shutdown, with cruises in late 2020 and 2021 through 2022 from […]
Carnival Cruise Line will resume operations with just eight of its 26 ships
Carnival Cruise Line has provided an update on how it will resume service once no sail orders from the CDC are lifted, with plans to operate just eight ships initially.
Royal Caribbean Cruises CEO says ‘goal posts keep shifting’ gives update on cash burn
Royal Caribbean Cruises, the company that owns Royal Caribbean International, as well as Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, Silversea and several other cruise lines, is burning through up to US $275-million per month amid […]
Norwegian Cruise Line gets cash boost to fund year-long cruise shutdown
After initiating a series of credit facilities, securing a US $400-million investment and launching new shares, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings says it is now in a position to weather the cruise shut […]
New cruise ship deliveries and refits delayed due to Coronavirus shutdowns
The Coronavirus pandemic caused a global shutdown of the cruise industry, but also forced work to stop at cruise shipyards across Europe, where the world’s new cruise ships are being built.
US Congress opens investigation into Carnival Corporation’s handling of Coronavirus
The US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has sent a letter to Carnival Corporation President and CEO Arnold Donald informing him that an investigation has been opened into the cruise company’s […]
Is it irresponsible to go on a cruise in the post-COVID-19 era?
The Coronavirus pandemic has shaken confidence in the safety of cruising unlike any other event in history, leaving cruise lines scrambling to make this type of holiday safe once more.
Marella Celebration to be sold, Dubai cruise season cancelled
Marella Celebration’s 2020/21 Dubai cruise season has been cancelled after Marella Cruises announced that it would be selling the vintage cruise ship from its fleet.
Royal Caribbean’s new cruise terminal in Galveston put on hold
The new cruise terminal being built in Galveston for Royal Caribbean International will open at least a year late, according to the minutes of a meeting of the Wharves Board of Trustees.
Coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a lasting impact on cruise ship design
The design of cruise ships is likely to change in future due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to AMK Architecture & Design.
Ship Preview: Carnival’s Mardi Gras
The first roller coaster at sea, the first all-suite enclave on any Carnival ship and a whole host of new-to-the-line dining options will debut aboard the 5,200-passenger Mardi Gras.
European shipyards get back to work building Dubai-bound mega cruise ships
While the global cruise industry remains at a standstill, with cruise lines extending their resumption deadlines due to the Coronavirus pandemic, shipyards across Europe are resuming work building the world’s next generation […]
Historical: The world’s oldest cruise lines
The cruise industry came of age in the 1960s and 70s, but has been around for much longer than that, surviving the Great Depression, two world wars and the 2008 financial crisis.
Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings seeks additional credit
The world’s second- and third-largest cruise companies are seeking new means by which to fund the company through the current operations shutdown due to Coronavirus.
Norwegian cuts salaries, moves to four day work week to control costs amid shutdown
Norwegian Cruise Line, the third-largest cruise company in the world, has announced it is cutting salaries for its permanent employees by 20% and moving to a four day work week for all […]
AIDAprima cruise ship lights up with message of thanks for Dubai
AIDAprima, a mega cruise ship belonging to German cruise line AIDA Cruises, lit up with a message of thanks to Dubai for all its help during the Coronavirus pandemic, as she departed […]
Carnival Corp. says it has budgeted for ‘worst case scenario’ in global cruise shutdown
Carnival Corporation has more than enough cash on hand to survive the current global shutdown of the cruise industry, even assuming a ‘worst case scenario’, according to CEO Arnold Donald.
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