Ocean cruises temporarily suspended service worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are trying to keep track of the changes. The information we report is provided by various cruise lines around the world.
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Italian ports have already lost 490 thousand passengers between March and April
The weight of the coronavirus emergency on the Italian cruise sector is starting to worsen. Following the stop of the cruise lines, today there are already 280 calls canceled in Italian ports between March and April with 490 thousand passengers lost. Unfortunately, this is a minimal figure, in the hope that everything will start again as soon as possible. The
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Costa Cruises suspends travel to the Mediterranean
Following the new measures introduced by the government, Costa Cruises has decided to stop traveling in the Mediterranean until April 3. “The cruises currently underway will stop in Italian ports (Civitavecchia, Genova, Venezia, Livorno,…) only to allow guests to disembark and return home, without making excursions or new embarkations,” writes the company in a note. Costa will offer credit to
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Coronavirus, prohibited docking of the Costa Fortuna in Phuket with Italians on board
The presence of 64 cruise passengers just arrived from Italy was enough to leave the Costa Fortuna ship with 1600 passengers and almost 1000 crew members at sea - without allowing it to dock on the Thai island of Phuket. Local newspapers had reported in the morning the statements of the head of the Immigration office of the famous island, Continue reading
Coronavirus. What cruise lines are doing to mitigate the effect of the emergency on reservations
Cruise companies focus on discounts to mitigate the effect of the Coronavirus emergency on bookings, and put in place different discount options that can be estimated, depending on the cruise companies, in a range between -10 and -25% . Certainly the cruise sector is not helped by the news that a ferry for the transport of vehicles and passengers, the
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4 New Mega Ships arriving at the Port of Civitavecchia
The Port of Civitavecchia is the port of Rome. It has always been the destination of the largest and most luxurious cruise ships in the world. Let’s take a look at the brand new mega cruise ships that will arrive in our port in 2020.
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5 mistakes not to be done on board the cruise ship
Here are the 5 mistakes to avoid on a cruise. 1) Wear white clothes. The sailor look is always very fashionable on board, but pay attention to the stern (the back of the ship), where it is advisable not to wear white clothing. Particles of black powder often come out of the ship’s smokestack together with the smoke, which releases
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ATM’s at the Civitavecchia Port?
Lyn (New Zealand)Can you confirm if there are ATM's at the Port itself? We will disembark from a cruise ship and need to know if we need to bring cash with us or if there are an ATM to obtain euros so we can pay for our transfers into Rome. Unfortunately, there are currently no ATMs inside the port. The Continue reading
Caravaggio in Rome. Where to see it for free
If you’ve already been in Rome, and you have already seen and reviewed the Vatican, the Colosseum. A day in Rome to discover Caravaggio without admission fee.
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Norwegian Pearl, is blocked since yesterday in the port of Barcelona
UPDATE: The Norwegian Pearl, of the Norwegian Cruise Line, is stopped in the Catalan port from Tuesday 2 July. The Norwegian says: navigation will resume towards Livorno. 5 July departure from Civitavecchia Port of Rome is canceled. The Norwegian apologies “Conscious of the disappointment and inconvenience caused to our customers following the unexpected – NCL writes in the note –
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Thomson Cruises announces name change in Marella Cruises
The British company Thomson Cruises – cruise branch of the tour operator Thomson and third in importance in the United Kingdom – announced today (10 October 2017) the change of its name in Marella Cruises by the end of this month in view of the general reorganization of the German group TUI of which it is part, which will bring
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Waiting Ovation of the Seas at Civitavecchia Port: the float-out
A few days have passed from float out of Ovation of the Seas: in the meantime came the first video showing the highlight of the whole operation.
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Gay cruises: August 3 the Eurodam, August 18 the Equinox will dock the Civitavecchia Port
Gay and lesbian friendly cruises: Aug 3, 2016, Eurodam will be at Civitavecchia Port of Rome with 2100 guests from around the world. Aug 18 the Equinox will have 2800 gay and lesbian guests from over 50 nations.
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Norwegian Cruise Line suspends the docking of its ships in Turkish ports for terrorism risk
The terrorism alert has led the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to terminate for security reasons, 61 moorings of his ships in Turkish ports planned for 2016. The decision was taken because of the recent attacks, and in particular the last of 12 January 2016, in Istanbul that killed 10 German tourists in the historic center of Sultanahmet. The Norwegian shipping
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Work started to build the Silver Muse
It took place in Sestri Ponente (Genoa), the ceremony of setting reservoir Silver Muse, super luxury cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipping company Silversea Cruises, which we hope to soon see in the Civitavecchia Port . For the shipping company were present, among others, Enzo Visone, CEO of Silversea, while Fincantieri was present Davassi Raffaele, Director of
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MSC Preziosa has finished its dry-dock in Palermo
MSC Preziosa ended in late January its routine maintenance (Dry-Dock) at Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo. These operations, in which it is subject, have not turned the ship, but were only works of ordinary administration (like happened at the MSC Fantasia a few months ago). The only addition, worthy of note, is the scrubber, that will make it more ecological, and
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