Harland and Wolff with three Viking cruise ships one in the massive drydock. Led by new owners InfraStrata, Harland & Wolff is lining up cruise ship drydocks for its two large docks in Belfast. A trio of Viking ships was among customers in 2020. “It was part of a strategic acquisition,” said John Wood, CEO, […]
On Jan. 25, 2020, the cruise industry saw the start of the events that left the industry with damages it’s still recovering from. Cruise lines started cancelling their sailings due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan and around China. Citing urgent guidelines from the Chinese government to combat the spread of the coronavirus, […]
The launch of Carnival Cruise Line’s new ship Mardi Gras has been pushed back a month after the company further extended its suspension of sailings. The vessel will now begin operating from Port Canaveral from 29 May – amended from 24 April. Carnival has now cancelled all US departures through to 30 April and all […]
Princess Cruise today announced the sale of Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer. The 670-guest ship was the smallest in the current Princess fleet. The company said the sale of the cruise ship is in line with parent company Carnival Corporation’s plan to accelerate the removal of less efficient ships from its fleet, according to […]
Celebrity APEX refuelling in Port Everglades “We are talking with the cruise lines on a consistent basis, there are weekly teleconferences. We are talking about what we are doing with our terminals and understanding what the obligations and criteria will be moving forward,” said Jonathan Daniels, who took over as the new CEO and port […]
