Andy Harmer of CLIA

Foreign Office green light on river cruising “a welcome boost to our industry” says Harmer

The Foreign Office decision to exclude river cruising from its earlier advice not to cruise was declared “a boost to our industry” by the CLIA today. “This latest change to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s advisory regarding cruise ship travel provides a very welcome boost to our industry,” Andy Harmer, CLIA’s director for UK &

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Hapag-Lloyd to resume cruising from Hamburg at end of July

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is planning to start sailing again at the end of this month but with reduced numbers on board. Passenger numbers will be reduced by 40 per cent when EUROPA 2, left, and expedition ship, the HANSEATIC inspiration, start cruising from Hamburg. And in accordance with the German authorities, Hapag-Lloyd will welcome only guests

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We’re not ready to start cruising again, warns Foreign Office

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office today came down strongly against cruise ship travel at this time due to the ongoing pandemic and based on medical advice from Public Health England. It stated that the Government would continue to review its cruise ship travel advice based on the latest medical advice. “If you have future cruise

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Hurtigruten expedition ship Roald Amundsen

​Hurtigruten launches new September British Isles expedition cruises

Hurtigruten is to launch a series of new itineraries in the British Isles over the coming months. The battery hybrid powered MS Roald Amundsen will head for British waters after completing a summer season on Svalbard. The September cruises are scheduled from Portsmouth on the 2nd, Glasgow on the 12th and Liverpool on the 7th

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Celestyal gives up on cruising until MARCH 2021

Because of the ongoing uncertainty about travel to Europe this summer, Celestyal Cruises, the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean specialist, has scrubbed its 2020 programme and will not resume until 6 March, 2021. Celestyal was among the first cruise lines to take the immediate decision to temporarily suspend cruise operations in mid-March . This

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No cruising from US ports until 15 September at the earliest

The Cruise Lines International Association’s ocean-going cruise line members have voted to “err on the side of caution” and voluntarily extend the suspension of operations from US ports until 15 September. The suspension applies to all ships that can carry more than 250 passengers and are subject to the US Centers for Disease Control and

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OUCH! Carnival takes $4.4bn Covid-19 hit and announces immediate sell-off of six ships

In a double coronavirus whammy, Carnival Corporation has announced a $4.4bn (£3.6bn) three-month loss and the immediate sell-off of six of its ships. The company’s cruise operations have been paused for most of the March – May quarter and, unable to definitively predict when it will return to normal operations, it is unable to provide

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Expedition cruising resumes in Svalbard, but Brits will have to wait

Expedition cruising in Svalbard resumed this week, which is great news. However, it is only available to residents from Nordic countries. It follows an announcement from the Norwegian Government easing restrictions but imposing strict new regulations. For a start, ships will only be able to carry half of their maximum capacity, guests will have to

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m/s Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin to resume South Pacific cruising in July

Paul Gauguin Cruises is to resume its Tahiti and French Polynesia small-ship voyages in July after French Polynesia announced that it was officially re-opening to international tourism on the 15th of the month. Seven-night Tahiti & the Society Islands voyages will be departing on 11 and 18 July for the local French Polynesian market. It

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Cruise ship Crystal Endeavor

Crystal Endeavor won’t be making her debut until 2021

Crystal Endeavor, the first dedicated expedition ship in the Crystal fleet, will not be making an appearance until 2021 because of delays in her construction resulting from the Covid pandemic. It had been hoped Endeavor would set sail on 20 November but the MV Werften shipyard in Germany where she is being built continues to

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