The Briefing on Cruise
The latest news, trends and data from the cruise industry
News in Numbers
2022
Canada is extending its ban on cruise ships through February 2022.
1 July 2021
A vaccination will be required on board all American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines.
£49m
Stornoway Port Authority will see a £49m investment in a new deepwater terminal that will facilitate larger cruise ships.
764,006
The Port of Long Beach had the busiest January ever, with 764,006 twenty-foot equivalent units moved, according to S&P Global.
90%
A month after the end of the Brexit transition period, the Port of Dover reported it was already welcoming 90% of freight traffic volumes typical of February.
News
At the start of January, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland announced its ‘Generation Innovation’ campaign, which aims to highlight innovative activities across the industry.
Source:CLIA
The US CDC has announced it will make face masks mandatory aboard cruise ships and inside cruise terminals
Source: Cruise Critic
Viking has announced its new state-of-the-art river ship, Viking Aton, which will join the company’s Egypt fleet from 2022.
Source: Viking Cruises
Corvus Energy has announced that it is ready to commence the development and production of large scale maritime-certified hydrogen fuel cell systems.
Source: Ship Technology
Costa Cruises floated out its new flagship Costa Toscana from the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland this January.
Source: Ship Technology
Quotes
Andy Harmer, CLIA Director UK & Ireland, following the announcement of CLIA’s new Wave campaign ‘Generation Innovation’:
From the health and safety measures set to be implemented, to the significant sustainability progress being made, to developments in technology on and off ships, the cruise sector has much to be proud of. These innovations have never been more important, as Wave gets under way and we further set our sights on the industry’s phased recovery.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines managing director Peter Deer, after the cruise line announced it would cancel all sailings until the end of June 2021:
We are constantly reviewing our back in service dates in line with the latest government guidance, and working closely with CLIA and other industry bodies towards a return to sailing. This extra time allows us the opportunity to fully understand how the roll-out in the vaccine affects the procedures we operate on board and ashore. We know that our guests are missing cruising, as indeed are we, and we can’t wait to welcome them all back on board when the time is right.
