Cruises and Cruise Liner Visits to Ireland
Findings of Public Consultation Confirm Dublin Port Abandon Plans for Cruise Berth Expansion
11th August 2020 Cruise Liners
Plans to develop new cruise berths have been abandoned by Dublin Port Company (DPC) as part of the North Wall Quay Extension under the port's original Masterplan 2012-2040. The Masterplan’s two objectives were to provide capacity to cater for growth…
Visits to Ireland by cruise liners are unlikely to recover fully until 2023, which will lead to a major drop in tourism revenue for towns such as Cobh. The town in Cork Harbour was due to host 105 liner visits…
Crew Test Positive for Virus on Norwegian Cruiseship (Second Sister Having Called to Belfast in March)
3rd August 2020 Cruise Liners
Crew members, reports RTE News, numbering at least 36 have been confined on a Norwegian cruise ship to have tested positive for coronavirus, the company Hurtigruten said on Saturday. Arriving at the northern Norwegian port of Tromso from the archipelago…
First Large Cruiseship With 'Restricted Capacity' Is Back (Nears Voyage Completion Tonight)
26th July 2020 Cruise Liners
According to Cruise Industry News, the first large cruise ship is back in service as TUI's Mein Schiff 2 left on its first "Blue Cruise" (round-trip) from Hamburg, Germany with 1,200 guests on board. The TUI Cruises ship will not…
Mid-Sized HAL Cruiseships Snapped Up Due to Covid by UK Operator Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
26th July 2020 Cruise Liners
UK based operator Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines which have been regular callers to Irish ports, has recently acquired a pair of secondhand mid-sized cruiseships due to the fallout of Covid19 which has severely impacted this trade sector globally, writes Jehan…
UK Cruise Line (CMV) Collapses Due to 'Seismic Proportions' of Pandemic
21st July 2020 Cruise Liners
A UK cruise operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has gone into administration, with the “global pandemic of seismic proportions” being blamed for its demise. The line, writes The Telegraph, which has six ships in its fleet and was founded…
Cruise jobs of around 450, reports LiverpoolEcho, are to be axed by Carnival UK which operates cruise lines Cunard and P&O Cruises amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it wants to treat everyone "with fairness and respect" but said…
Cruise Europe Stresses Desire to Work Together In Supporting the Sector
16th April 2020 Cruise Liners
According to Cruise Europe (CE), the role of organisations and associations, such as CE, is now more critical than ever commented Michael McCarthy, chairman of Cruise Europe on the Covid-19 pandemic. “Over the last four years the executive of [Cruise…
A cruise ship hit with the virus, RTE News reported, with around ten Irish citizens on board has docked in Florida in the USA (yesterday). Most of the passengers from the Zaandam and its sister ship the Rotterdam will begin…
The US President reports RTE News, has said that US authorities will evacuate passengers from a stranded cruise ship which is due to dock in Florida after being barred from several South American countries because of a coronavirus outbreak aboard.…
Cruise Ship with Covid-19 and Irish On Board to Dock in Florida, USA
1st April 2020 Coronavirus and Boating
On board a Dutch flagged cruise ship is where a coronavirus outbreak has occurred with several Irish citizens travelling is expected to dock in Florida, USA in the coming days, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said. Four…
Permission has been given by Panama's Government to a cruise ship on which four passengers have died to travel through its canal, a day after blocking the liner over coronavirus fears, according to RTE News (last night). Holland America Line's…
UK Operator Celebrate IWD2020 With Facebook Series & Cruise Ships Named after Female Pioneers
8th March 2020 Cruise Liners
In celebration of today's International Women’s Day 2020, and their theme Each for Equal, UK operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has launched the ‘Introducing Inspirational Women’ series, writes Jehan Ashmore. The series (each Wednesday on facebook: see also today)…
Hybrid-Powered Cruise Ship Is First Caller of 2020 Season to Belfast Harbour & Island of Ireland
2nd March 2020 Cruise Liners
Afloat tracked MS Fridtjof Nansen, the latest addition hybrid-powered custom-built cruise ship for Norwegian operator Hurtigruten, which made its first visit to Belfast Harbour at the weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat, Belfast Harbour was named the…
Belfast Harbour has been named the best port of call in the UK and Ireland for cruise ships. The accolade was awarded by a global panel of cruise experts as part of the 2019 Cruise Critic Editors’ Pick Awards. It…
Priority for European Ports: To Safeguard the Development of Sustainable Cruise Activity
13th November 2019 Cruise Liners
According to the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), the sustainability of cruise activity in Europe is currently under pressure. European ports take the concerns expressed very seriously. The vicinity to Europe’s cultural heritage and main must-sees makes many European port…