Holland America Line is getting ready for a big comeback in the United States. In a letter sent to the employees, Holland America Line President Gus Antorcha said that after CDC issued a framework for conditional sailing, which allows eventual resumption of cruising, the company will deploy six ships in the U.S. waters in the coming weeks.
Reportedly, the Marella Cruises ship Marella Dream has been sold for scrap and will be heading to the Aliaga ship-breaking yard in Turkey.
Several news sources reported that the Bahamas Paradise cruise ship MS Grand Celebration, was sold for scrap for an undisclosed sum and the vessel is heading to the world's largest ship breaking yard Alang-Sosiya in India.
Costa Cruises has been awarded among 400 “Italy’s Best Employers 2021”, reaching the first position in the “Restaurants, tourism and hotels” category and an overall 3rd position as best company to work in Italy. The “Corriere della Sera” published the results of the survey in the weekly newspaper "L'Economia", which involved more than twelve thousand employees, interviewed through an Online Access Panel and Statista, a German digital platform which collected and analyzed the data from different business sectors.
The cruise ship Aegean Majesty (former Holland America Line - MS Veendam) broke her mooring lines during strong overnight winds in the port of Corinth Greece, according to a video posted online by the Korinthostv. Port Authorities said that the ship broke free on November 7, at around 4:30 a.m. due to strong winds, and was grounded on a sandbar 50 meters away from the port.
Following the decision by the Greek government to reintroduce a three-week lockdown measure aimed at combating the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, Costa Cruises announced a temporary suspension of Costa Deliziosa sailings to Greece. Costa Cruises will cancel a number of upcoming cruises on Costa Deliziosa including Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28, and Dec. 5, 12 and 19 cruises.
TUI Cruises announced today that the Mein Schiff 6 voyages from Greece have been canceled. The decision comes after the Greek government ordered a state lockdown with curfews for a period of three weeks starting November 6th. TUI Cruises was able to secure a special permit for one more cruise starting November 8th, 2020, however, the upcoming voyage will be only a panoramic sailing.
Today the cruise ship Mein Schiff 2 arrived at the port of Las Palmas with 740 crew members onboard for the final preparations before the start of the winter cruise season in the Canary Islands. Mein Schiff 2 is scheduled to depart tomorrow, November 6, from Las Palmas on a 7 and 14 night Blue Voyages around the Canary Islands with stops in Arrecife, Tenerife, La Gomera, Puerto del Rosario, Tenerife, and Santa Cruz De La Palma.
Royal Caribbean Group announced that the company has canceled all December voyages onboard Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean ships, excluding cruises from Singapore on the Quantum of the Seas. The decision come just a few days after CDC replaced the longstanding no-sail order with a framework for conditional sailing which requires implementing many regulations before cruise lines can resume with sailings from US ports.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has announced today an extension of its previous suspension of global voyages through December 31st, 2020.
