Cruise news (UK-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
New commercial port to be built on Guernsey Island UK
A new commercial port could be created at Longue Hougue (Guernsey Island, Channel Islands UK) as part of a GBP 360 million plan to revamp the island...
May 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean's cruise ship Viking Venus arrives at Portsmouth Port UK
Viking Cruises' ocean ship Viking Venus, which features an onboard laboratory that has daily capacity to process 3000 COVID tests, arrived at...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Poole England announces 2021 cruise schedule
Port Poole (England UK) announced that 4 cruise companies will visit the Dorset destination 7 times this year. All ships will make maiden port calls...
May 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic and Emerald Cruises' programme on Portugal’s Douro River to resume from July 30
Scenic Group's subsidiaries Scenic Cruises and Emerald Cruises confirmed that their river cruise programmes on Portugal’s Douro River will...
May 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Southampton's 5th cruise ship terminal named 'Horizon'
Port Southampton’s 5th cruise ship terminal is to be named "Horizon Cruise Terminal". The new facility is still under construction, being...
May 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination for all crew
MSC Cruises announced a fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination program for all crew members. The programme has already started on Friday, April 30, on the...
May 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises returns to sailing with Seven Seas Splendor from the UK in September
The NCLH-owned ultra premium brand RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced its return to operation with Seven Seas Splendor ship sailing from the UK...
April 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Liverpool's Isle of Man ferry terminal at least GBP 5 million over budget
The Isle of Man government-funded ferry terminal in Liverpool (England UK) will be at least GBP 5 million over budget and be completed one year late...
April 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK Government limits cruises to 1000 passengers per ship or 50%
Last week, the UK government issued new advice stating that no more than 1000 cruise ship passengers would be allowed to board a voyage between May...
April 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Godmother announced for P&O Cruises' newest ship Iona
Dame Irene Hays, chairwoman and owner of Hays Travel Group, will name P&O UK's newest cruise ship Iona in an official ceremony in Southampton UK...
April 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation contracts Bureau Veritas to support the safe return to ex-UK cruises
The world leader in maritime testing, inspection, and certification, Bureau Veritas (BV), has been contracted by the world’s largest leisure...
April 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic unveils 2022-2023 Arctic programme for its ultra-luxury superyacht Scenic Eclipse
Scenic Cruises announced its 2022-2023 Arctic program for the ultra-luxury superyacht Scenic Eclipse, The World’s First Discovery Yachts. ...
April 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line requires full COVID vaccination
When DCL-Disney Cruise Line first announced its cruises-to-nowhere for UK residents in March 2021, they were greeted with enthusiasm across the...
April 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line reveals 2022 Event Voyages
Cunard Line announced its 2022 line-up of Event Voyages, offering a variety of themes onboard its flagship Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth. The...
April 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises launches 2022 Southeast Asia river cruise collection
Emerald Cruises announced it is offering customers an additional GBP 100 per person savings on all new bookings made before April 30, 2021, across...
April 20, 2021