Cruise news (refurbishment-tagged)

Windstar Cruises postpones the debut of Star Breeze superyacht
Windstar has made the decision to postpone all voyages (fleetwide) until May 2021, including the debut of its reconstructed 312-passenger superyacht...
December 15, 2020
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CCL-Carnival Cruise Line sets dry docks for 3 ships in 2021
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line planned drydock refurbishments for 3 of its Fun Ships, and as part of the gradual return to passenger shipping operations in...
December 9, 2020
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Fincantieri signs with Yucatan Mexico a new shipyard exclusive concession
On Tuesday, November 24, Fincantieri signed an LoI (letter of intent) with the Ministry of Economic Development and Labour of Yucatan State (Mexico...
November 25, 2020
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Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze delivered at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Palermo
Star Breeze, the cruise ship marking the beginning of the modernization and extension Star Plus Initiative project of Windstar Cruises, was delivered...
November 19, 2020
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CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels all voyages through February 2021
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line notified passengers and travel agents that it had cancelled additional sailings in 2021-Q1: all departures from homeports...
November 18, 2020
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Palfinger Marine completes Allure of the Seas ship's drydock
Palfinger Marine’s US-based experts were able to attend RCI-Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas ship after the 2020 spring drydock season had...
November 14, 2020
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VIVA Cruises expands cruise offerings for 2021
Following a successful restart of its European itineraries after the COVID lockdown, the river cruise company VIVA Cruises announced it is expanding...
September 23, 2020
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4 Carnival Cruise Line ships will not return to service until March 2021
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced the sale of Carnival Imagination and Carnival Fascination, which had previously been put on long-term layup and...
September 19, 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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Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas homeported in Hong Kong 2021-2022
For 2x months (December 2021 through January 2022), RCI-Royal Caribbean’s liner Spectrum of the Seas (max passenger capacity 4819) is to be...
July 21, 2020
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Windstar Cruises retrofits its fleet for health and safety
In order to address health concerns brought on by the pandemic, the premium travel brand Windstar Cruises committed to a holistic Beyond Ordinary...
July 19, 2020
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Holland America sold the cruise ships Amsterdam and Rotterdam to Fred Olsen
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is introducing two new fleetmates as the UK-based company plans to strengthen its brand and evolve to sailing on the other...
July 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival's latest cruise itinerary updates
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that its newest vessel - Mardi Gras - starts operations in February 2021 (instead of November 2020) due to delay...
July 8, 2020
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Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady arrives at Fincantieri shipyard for routine maintenance
On Monday, July 6, Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady arrived at Port Genoa Italy, where she will spend the next 20 days at Fincantieri shipyard for...
July 7, 2020
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Construction starts on two new E-Flexer cruiseferries for Stena Line
China’s CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard started building two new E-Flexer cruiseferries for STENA LINE, both scheduled for deliveries in 2022. The...
July 1, 2020
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