Cruise news (Yokohama Japan-tagged)

HAL-Holland America Line unveils 2024-2025 Asia season
For HAL-Holland America's 2024-2025 Asia season, the line is set to explore the Far East with departures from Hong Kong, Yokohama (Tokyo), and...
June 9, 2023
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NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returns to Asia with Norwegian Jewel ship
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return to sailing in Asia after 3+ years when the refurbished Norwegian Jewel makes a grand return to...
May 8, 2023
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MSC Cruises opens bookings for its first-ever winter season in Japan
MSC Cruises hosted a special event onboard MSC Bellissima ship in Port Yokohama (Japan) to mark the start of the company's summer 2023 season and to...
May 2, 2023
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Diamond Princess ship returns to Port Yokohama (Japan) 3 years after the epidemic COVID outbreak
Princess Cruises' liner Diamond Princess returned to Port Yokohama (close to Tokyo, Japan) on Friday, March 10th, for the first time since an...
March 13, 2023
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Cruise ship arrivals in Japan near pre-COVID levels
Foreign-operated cruise ship arrivals to Japan are set to near the level before the COVID crisis when their dockings to the country restart in March...
February 27, 2023
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2024 Japan cruise season features Royal Princess' debut in the region
Princess Cruises released the 2024 Japan season. New for 2024, the Royal Princess ship makes her debut in Japan and marks the first Royal-Class liner...
February 22, 2023
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CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduces 31-day Transpacific voyage on Carnival Luminosa
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduced a once-in-a-lifetime 31-day journey on Carnival Luminosa that will take passengers to 3 continents, sailing from...
February 9, 2023
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CCL-Carnival opens bookings for repositioning cruises Long Beach-Tokyo/Sydney-Singapore
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line opened bookings for sailings which mark 2 first-ever port calls for the company with unique itineraries for voyages between...
February 3, 2023
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Princess Cruises launches 32 sailings aboard Diamond Princess from Japan (Mar 13-Nov 9, 2023)
Between March 13th-November 9th, Princess Cruises will launch a total of 32 sailings aboard its Diamond Princess ship from Japan. After 3 years of...
January 31, 2023
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International cruise shipping restarts in Japan after ~3-year COVID-related pause
International cruise shipping restarted in Japan on Thursday, December 15th, after an almost 3-year suspension due to the COVID crisis. Operations...
December 17, 2022
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Princess Cruises to begin homeport sailing in Japan on March 15, 2023
After the recent decision by the government of Japan to allow the return of international cruise ships to the country, Princess Cruises announced it...
December 3, 2022
Cruise Industry
Holland America’s ship ms Westerdam restarts cruising in Japan
For the first time in 2 and a half years, cruising is resuming in Japan after on November 15th, the government announced that it had again opened up...
December 1, 2022
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Celebrity Cruises unveils ~500 departures for season 2024-2025
Celebrity Cruises announced its most ambitious season of sailings with ~500 departures for the 2024-2025 cruise season. The new sailings feature the...
November 18, 2022
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Oceania announces 2024-2025 World & Grand Voyages
Oceania Cruises announced its most expansive, and immersive series of World & Grand Voyages for 2025. The company reprised its popular Around...
September 9, 2022
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises cancels Solstice ship's Asian deployment 2022-2023
Celebrity Cruises made a decision to cancel the entire winter 2022-2023 season of Celebrity Solstice in Asia due to uncertainty remaining in the...
April 13, 2022
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