In efforts to ensure safe journeys at sea in the Covid-19 era, cruise companies have tabled a comprehensive plan that includes heightened health protocols aimed at safeguarding crew, passengers, and communities and limiting the risk of possible coronavirus spread on board. Under the guidance of a team of medical and science experts dubbed the “Healthy […]
Azamara has announced its full 2022 and winter/spring 2023 itineraries featuring over 275 ports of call in more than 70 countries around the world with more than 170 overnights and 300 late night stays. The company has added more Country-Intensive itineraries than ever before, this way offering travelers the opportunity to experience iconic destinations as […]
TUI Cruises has become the first company to offer itineraries in Greece, after successfully restarting cruise travel from German ports. The seven-day itineraries for passengers from German-speaking countries, start from Heraklion, Crete, and include stops at the ports of Piraeus and Corfu with the company’s Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship. TUI’s first route in Greece […]
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Ukko Metsola as its new Director General for Europe. Ukko joins CLIA from Royal Caribbean Group where he has served as Vice President for Government Relations in Europe and Asia-Pacific since 2016. During his previous political career, Ukko held senior positions in the Finnish Parliament and in […]
In view of its restart, Italian cruise line Costa Cruises has announced that it will perform the antigenic Covid-19 swab tests to all guests before boarding. According to a company announcement, based on the actual epidemiological situation and considering the opinion of experts, from the first departure of the Costa Deliziosa, scheduled for September 6 […]
Celestyal Cruises has been honored with the first prize at the MedCruise Awards 2020 for its solidarity initiatives amid the Covid-19 pandemic and its commitment to further develop the cruise sector in the Eastern Mediterranean. In its second edition, the MedCruise Awards aims to recognize excellence and innovation within the tourism and cruise industry. The […]
MSC Cruises has announced that it will postpone the restart of cruises with its Magnifica ship until September 26. The company said that it had seen cancellations and a softening in demand following the introduction of additional testing measures for residents of Italy having traveled to Greece. MSC Cruises had originally planned to resume operations […]
Water enters the dry dock to float MSC Seashore for the first time. The float out of MSC Cruises‘ “Seashore” vessel took place on Thursday at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The event is considered a major milestone in shipbuilding as it is the first time a new vessel touches water and sees the […]
The MSC Grandiosa back in Palermo. The MSC Grandiosa on August 17 became the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome guests back and depart for its first 7-night cruise in West Mediterranean. It is also the first ship to implement the company’s health and safety protocol. The first guests began embarking MSC […]
Italian cruise line Costa Cruises recently announced that the September 2020 cruises of Costa Deliziosa from Trieste and Costa Diadema from Genoa will be reserved exclusively for Italian guests, with one-week itineraries calling at Italian ports only. The company said the cruises, which will be its first itineraries in the post-coronavirus (Covid-19) era, will allow […]


















