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Wärtsilä and Weathernews Partner to Make Shipping Safer and Greener

June 17, 2021 Shared from Cruise Industry News Wärtsilä Voyage and Japan based Weathernews (WNI) have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement which will enable the integration of WNI’s weather forecasting data and...

CDC Clarifies Letter to Cruise Lines

April 29, 2021 The CDC issued a clarification of their letter to the cruise lines to Cruise Industry News this afternoon and stated that it looks at a timeline of passenger voyages by mid-July.

Which cruise lines have suspended operations due to coronavirus and what does it mean for my holiday?

By Katherine Lawrey 16 MARCH 2020 • 4:30PM The global cruise industry is taking an unprecedented break from operations as travel restrictions due to coronavirus take hold aroud the world.  The first cruise operator to announce it was suspending its river...

US honeymooners are stuck on coronavirus cruise ship — and they don’t know when they’ll get to leave

By Paula Hancocks and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Updated 11:06 AM ET, Thu February 6, 2020 Yokohama Port, Japan (CNN)nWhen American newlyweds Milena Basso and Gaetano Cerullo set out for their honeymoon, it should have been the trip of a lifetime.But as the 

Cruise Passengers Are Held at Italian Port in False Alarm Over Coronavirus

For an entire day, passengers on the cruise ship were blocked from disembarking after a woman onboard became sick. She did not have the disease, but Italy did identify its first two cases in Rome.

Hundreds of stranded tourists returned to safety: Denali National Park road reopens

Associated Press Published 3:25 p.m. ET Aug. 18, 2019 | Updated 3:42 p.m. ET Aug. 18, 2019 DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska – Road crews have cleared one lane in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, and buses returned about 300 stranded tourists to the park entrance...

Health Alert Issued in Mexico After British Tourist Diagnosed With Measles

IMPACTING TRAVEL  DONALD WOOD  JUNE 05, 20195 Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (photo via Manjurul / iStock / Getty Images Plus) As a result of a British tourist being hospitalized in Mexico with measles, the...

Cruise ship rams into tourist boat, dock in Venice leaving several injured

By Travis Fedschun | Fox NewsFacebook Video Cruise ship hits boat in Venice, injuries reported The cruise ship owner said that there...

Fire Destroys Popular Caribbean Cruise Destination

Fire Destroys Popular Caribbean Cruise Destination  Doug Parker

Expedition Cruise Ship Refloated, Passengers Safe

Expedition Cruise Ship Refloated, Passengers Safe file photo BY MAREX 2018-08-25 19:12:57 The Akademik Ioffe, an expedition cruise ship that ran aground in the Canadian Arctic on Friday, has now been refloated. The vessel ran...