Hebridean Island Cruises has postponed its Scottish river cruises until March 2021, and cancelled its European river cruises scheduled to depart in October.

CLIA UK & Ireland has announced it is hosting a range of virtual events from August to November, complimentary to CLIA travel agent members.

Carnival Corp. & plc closed its previously announced private offering of $900m in 9.875% second priority senior secured notes due 2027.

Holland America Line opened bookings for its 2022 Grand World Voyage and the 2021 Grand Africa Voyage.

Diamond Princess will undertake a maiden cruise season in South America and Antarctica in late 2021/early 2022, replacing Sapphire Princess on the same deployment from December through March.

A reduction in port tariff rates in India – ranging from 60-70% for cruise ships – has been introduced by the country’s Ministry of Shipping.

TUI River Cruises will launch November 26, with Isla sailing three Christmas and New Year itineraries – Mistletoe and Rhine, Yuletide Wonders and Rhine Gems – and Skyla and Maya preparing to set sail in April 2021 from Frankfurt and Budapest.

Carnival Corp. & plc said a ransomware attack accessed and encrypted a portion of one brand’s information technology systems.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian offered an ‘unreserved apology’ for the ‘serious mistakes’ made by NSW health officials when Ruby Princess docked in Sydney on March 19.

MSC Grandiosa slowly edged away from her berth in Genoa at 7.30 Sunday evening carrying around 1,000 passengers to become the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome guests back and to implement the company’s health and safety protocol.