Building permits have been issued to the Ports of Stockholm for Stockholm’s central quays to be equipped with two high voltage shore power connections for cruise ships.

Carnival Corp. & plc plans to commence marketing a first-priority senior secured term loan facility with an original principal amount of $1.5bn maturing in 2028.

Vow ASA subsidiary Scanship won a contract to supply clean ship systems for up to four cruise newbuilds in a series for a total value of €13.8m.

Costa Cruises is transforming part of its branding as it moves to update three key areas: cuisine, tours and sustainability.

Lisbon Cruise Port expects 45 cruise calls in October carrying a total of 45,000 passengers.

From November 14, MSC Magnifica will offer seven-night cruises to Hamburg, Germany; Ijmuiden for Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zeebrugge for Bruges and Brussels, Belgium; Le Havre for Paris, France and Southampton for London.

Here's a quick read of some of today’s coronavirus-recovery cruise news.

Ponant inaugurated Le Commandant Charcot at a ceremony in Le Havre, France, where the ship's namesake, French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot, had set off for Antarctica.

MedCruise welcomed the re-establishment of cruises between Greece and Turkey following the Greek government's decision to lift the ban on ships visiting Greek ports after calling at Istanbul and Kusadasi.

The ban on international travel is set to be lifted in November for fully vaccinated Australians, however cruising from Australia is still in limbo.