P&O Australia cruise ship Pacific Explorer, arrived yesterday at the port of Manila, Philippines to disembark over 300 crew. The skeleton crew after completing their contracts were assembled from various P&O Australia ships anchored off the coast of Malaysia and Singapore.
Norwegian Cruise Line crew members onboard Norwegian Joy and Gem will receive vaccine against Covid-19 in Puerto Rico during the technical stops in June and July.
Norwegian Joy will dock in San Juan on June 19, to vaccinate around 1900 crew members currently on board. Norwegian Gem is scheduled to arrive on July 5, to vaccinate around 1500 crew.
Barcelona will be the first Spanish port to welcome a cruise ship after the lifting of the ban on cruises which entered into force in March 2020 and will end next Monday, June 7. The first cruise line to announce the return in Spain is MSC Cruises, with MSC Grandiosa, which will visit the Catalan capital on June 26 for stopover and passenger boarding as part of its Western Mediterranean itinerary.
It's been an emotional day for the people of Torbay and the skeleton crew on board Holland America Line ms Oosterdam as the ship prepares to depart the bay. For the past year during the global shutdown of the cruise industry ms Oosterdam was anchored off the coast of Torbay, and the crew received a warm welcome.
The latest test results of the 4 Royal Caribbean crew members who tested positive for Covid-19 last week onboard Odyssey of the Seas are now all negative. The great news for the crew and for their fellow shipmates was announced by Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Michael Bayley.
A 53-year-old crew member of the cruise ship Norwegian jade was medically evacuated off the coast of Chania, Crete and transferred to a local hospital.
A super-exciting news has just been announced by Disney Cruise Line on their return to cruising from the USA. The cruise ship Disney Dream will begin simulated test cruises starting June 29, from Port Canaveral, Florida. The CDC approved the application from the cruise line as Disney met all the requirements for the simulated test cruises. All Guests sailing will be volunteers and will not be required to pay.
The members of Alaska’s congressional delegation are working to help large cruise ships return to Alaskan waters soon after Canada extended its ban on cruises until 2022.
The cruise ship Mein Schiff 1 operated by TUI Cruises has kicked off the cruise season departing from the German port of Kiel on a 7-day Blue Baltic voyage. Captain Omar Caruana and his crew sailed out of Kiel Fjord for the first “Blue Voyage” in 2021 to the Baltic Sea with around 1,100 guests, exploring the beautiful archipelago landscapes off Stockholm and Turku.
Spain will reopen ports to international cruise ships from June 7, 2021 the government announced, citing improving pandemic situation and the vaccination rollout. The news was announced in a resolution by the General Directorate of the Spanish Merchant Navy, tweeted by the Spanish government ministry of transport. The government announcement on Saturday said that ships must follow the Ministry of Health's regulations for the safety of passengers and communities they visit.
