Cruise news (UK-tagged)

Virgin Voyages cancels all scheduled November 2020 sailings
Virgin Voyages cancelled all of its scheduled cruises for November 2020. In a letter to travel agents, the line said that as they continued to...
September 30, 2020
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Saga Cruises postpones the debut of its new ship Spirit of Adventure
Saga Cruises delayed the launch of its new ship - Spirit of Adventure, because of uncertainty surrounding the pandemic. Despite plans to launch the...
September 30, 2020
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P&O Australia confirms sale of Pacific Dawn
Carnival Corporation’s subsidiary company P&O Cruises Australia unveiled the accelerated retirement for one of its ships as part of the...
September 30, 2020
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Cunard Line announces return to the Mediterranean and overnight European stays
Cunard Line’s new 2021 itineraries on Queen Elizabeth are now available to book. The liner will sail on 3- to 14-night European voyages before...
September 30, 2020
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Viking announces new 2023 departure for its ‘Baltic Jewels and The Midnight Sun’ itinerary
Viking Ocean Cruises released a new 2023 departure for one of the company's most popular itineraries - the 29-day "Baltic Jewels and The Midnight Sun...
September 23, 2020
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches 8 new itineraries for Balmoral
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines launched 8 new itineraries for MS Balmoral ship in 2021, which include a series of regional sailings from homeport Portsmouth...
September 23, 2020
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New itineraries announced for Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady ship
Virgin Voyages announced new itineraries for MS Valiant Lady. Virgin’s newest vessel cruises in the Caribbean in fall 2021. The offered...
September 18, 2020
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P&O Cruises cancels all itineraries scheduled for 2020
P&O Cruises UK confirmed an extension to the company's suspension of passenger shipping operations, with all voyages cancelled until early 2021...
September 18, 2020
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Fred Olsen’s cruise ship Borealis homeported in Liverpool UK in 2021
Voyages for Fred Olsen's second (ex-Holland America) cruise ship Borealis (fka MS Rotterdam) went on sale, with the inaugural program 2021 including...
September 17, 2020
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France provides EUR 30 Million to aid ferry companies
France's Government will reimburse EUR 30 million (USD 35,5 million) in payroll costs to French ferry shipping companies that were severely hit by...
September 17, 2020
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MS Berlin handed over to Dreamliner Cruises
Dreamliner Cruises - a brand and subsidiary owned by Royalton Investment Holding (UK), is taking over the MS Berlin cruise ship from FTI Cruises...
September 16, 2020
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Princess Cruises' ship Sky Princess homeported in Southampton UK in 2021
Princess Cruises-operated liner Sky Princess is due to depart from the United Kingdom for the first time in 2021. The 1830-cabin cruise ship was...
September 15, 2020
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MS The World residential cruise ship departs Falmouth UK
Following 16 weeks in Falmouth UK, MS The World cruise ship bid bon voyage to the cruise port. Home to some of the richest people in the world, the...
September 15, 2020
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5 former CMV-Cruise & Maritime Voyages ships up for sale by auction
The British company CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages had 6 ships in its fleet when it ceased trading in July 2020. CMV also planned two new vessels to...
September 10, 2020
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Cunard Line introduces 2022 Classic World Voyage on Queen Mary 2
Cunard Line’s World Voyage 2022 on RMS Queen Mary 2 is already available for booking. The UK's most popular liner will visit signature...
September 8, 2020
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