Crew Center received a message from a crew member working for the Indian startup cruise line Cordelia Cruises, stating that the crew aboard the cruise ship Empress are not allowed shore leave since the last year when the company started voyages. Cordelia Cruises welcomed its first guests on board the 1,607-passenger ship Empress, back in September 2021, and since then the crew are not allowed shore leave, the crew member said.

The cruise ship Norwegian Sun came in contact with a small iceberg due to thick fog during its voyage to Alaska. As a result, the vessel was forced to skip a port of call and proceed to Juneau to assess the damage.

Cunard announced that the first day of booking for the new ocean liner Queen Anne is the busiest day of booking in a decade.

The first sailing, a seven-night voyage from Southampton departing on January 4, 2024, sold out, and demand for Princess & Queens Suites proved particularly high in each of the 10 published new voyages.

MSC Sinfonia crew are once again allowed shore leave in ports the ship is visiting. In an announcement posted on the crew board the ship commander, Captain Massimiliano Rossi informed its crew about the lifting of the restriction:

P&O Cruises has decided to temporarily remove the obligation of the pre-boarding swab testing for passengers on selected sailings. 

Shortly after the entire MSC Cruises fleet celebrated its return to the sea, the reintroduction of the popular gala night was announced today. From special dining experiences and special shows to photo shoots and parties, guests of all ages can look forward to the return of the most extravagant night of the cruise.

Viking’s newest ocean liner, the Viking Saturn, has moved into the next phase of construction, as it set sail today at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The sailing process began around 11 a.m. local time when a Viking team cut a cable signaling that water was flowing into the ship’s dock.

Princess Cruises has informed guests about the cancellation of the Majestic Princess cruise in Australia. The cruise line has announced compensation options for affected guests, which comes after the recently canceled cruises for two more vessels in the fleet.

MS Bolette, operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is the first large cruise ship to pass under the newly built Pelješac bridge, scheduled to be open for traffic at the end of July 2022. The bridge is constructed to provide a link from the southeastern Croatian region to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coastal strip at Neum.

Only one week after the start of construction of Mein Schiff 7, TUI Cruises sets another milestone for sustainable growth: In San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy, Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises, completed the first steel cutting, marking the start of two identical cruise ships for the Mein Schiff fleet started.