Cruise news (UK-tagged)

TUI River Cruises and Marella open bookings for 2022 summer sailings
TUI River Cruises and Marella Cruises UK announced they will open bookings for their 2022 summer programmes on November 5, 2020. TUI also revealed...
October 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages cancels December 2020 cruises, plans to start service in January 2021
Virgin Voyages cancelled all planned for December 2020 departures of its newbuild cruise liner Scarlet Lady. The company's first departure date...
October 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
RRS Discovery returns to the UK with vital climate change data
A team of oceanographers from SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science) overcame the challenge of COVID restrictions to complete a month-long...
October 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen marks 1 year until inaugural fleet get-together in Lisbon, Portugal
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines on October 22 marked one year until its new-look fleet gets together for the first time, celebrating in Portugal’s...
October 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Marella and TUI River Cruises passengers to amend bookings for free
TUI's cruise lines are offering customers the option to amend their vacation for free due to the ongoing uncertainty during the pandemic. Both...
October 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
P&O Pride of Hull ferry with 260 people stranded in the River Humber
A ferry that caught fire on sailing from Port Hull (England UK) to Holland is still stranded with a total of 260 people onboard in the River Humber...
October 22, 2020
Accidents
Fred. Olsen announces flexible bookings and deposits in Plain Sailing Guarantee 2021
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled an updated Plain Sailing Guarantee to provide passengers with more flexibility around their bookings...
October 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries' newest ship Galicia arrives in Portsmouth UK for berthing trials
Brittany Ferries' new ship MS Galicia, which is to be deployed on the Portsmouth UK-Santander Spain route, arrived at Portsmouth International Port...
October 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Mystic Invest Holding buys CMV Vasco da Gama
The Portuguese river and expedition cruise company Mystic Invest Holding bought the 1993-built CMV Vasco da Gama at an auction in the UK. The vessel...
October 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: P&O UK takes delivery of its new cruise ship, Iona
P&O Cruises took delivery of its new ship - Iona. At 185,000 GT and 345 m in length with 17 passenger decks, Iona will be the largest cruise...
October 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line opens bookings for Carnival Celebration debuting 2022
Reservations are now open for Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Celebration, scheduled to debut in November 2022 as part of the line...
October 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic Cruises partners with CLIA Europe
70-year-old British expedition cruise line Swan Hellenic Tours partnered with CLIA Europe (following the parent company Vodohod Russia/shipowner) to...
October 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
UK Cruise Industry develops new COVID-19 Framework for operators
The UK Chamber of Shipping (UK's trade association for passenger and cargo shipping industry) worked closely with the cruise shipping industry for 6...
October 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
P&O Ferries terminates the UK-Belgium route Hull-Zeebrugge due to COVID-19 impact
P&O Ferries UK announced it will terminate the route between Hull England and Zeebrugge-Bruges Belgium due to a sharp drop in demand caused by...
October 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines introduces new World Cruise aboard Borealis
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines announced a new World Cruise aboard its new cruise ship Borealis, with the chance to set sail from either Southampton or...
October 2, 2020
Cruise Industry