Tag: cruise ships

Associated British Ports (ABP)’s Port of Southampton announced the commissioning and use of its shore power facility for cruise ships.

Faxagardur port area in Reykjavik has hired PSW Power & Automation, a Norwegian power systems provider, in order to deliver shore power solution for cruise ships that visit Iceland.

On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed its COVID-19 notice against cruise travel. 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered its risk assessment of cruising to the lowest level since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Australia’s federal government announced that after two years since the beginning of the pandemic, it would lift the cruise ban on April and henceforth cruise ships can resume their operations.  

Celebrity Cruises announced that one third of its bridge officers are now female, in an industry where less than 2% of mariners are women.

All the cruise ships sailing from U.S. ports decided to join CDC’s new voluntary program for the management and reporting of COVID-19.

The US CDC lowered the health warning level for cruises dropping its recommendation for all travelers to avoid cruises as part of its regular updates to its COVID-19 travel recommendations.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention renewed the advisory for travelers to avoid cruises, while the health authority continues to refine its recommendations and protocols for cruises.

Two Crystal Cruises ships operating under a Genting Hong Kong unit have been seized in the Bahamas after a fuel supplier sought their arrest for $4.6 million in unpaid bills.