The Port of Galveston is open for business following Hurricane Laura and is assisting hard-hit Louisiana.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic pushed Genting Hong Kong to a US$742.6m loss in the first half, up from a loss of $56.5m in the first six months of 2019.

Genting Hong Kong said Dream Cruises has been invited to commence domestic sailings from Sanya by the Hainan Commercial Bureau.

AIDA Cruises canceled its September sailings and now plans to begin service with AIDAmar in the Canary Islands in November.

Workers at the Port of Venice and others who rely on the port's economic impact gathered today to demand cruise ships be allowed to call.

After several false starts cruising in the Greek islands and wider East Mediterranean appears set to restart in September, though the recent coronavirus spike could still play a hand.

Genting Hong Kong stalwart Colin Au replaced Deputy CEO Lim Keong Hui, who resigned from that role and as a director, and CFO Chan Kam Hing became a director.

With seemingly no end to coronavirus community spread stateside, prospects for US-based cruising in 2020 appear to grow dimmer by the day.

Independent cruise consultant Liz Gammon said the message to ports is ‘be ready on the sidelines,’ with Dimitris Bekos, national manager - Greece, Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services also urging ports to have ‘protocols in place’ for when...

New Fred. Olsen ships Bolette and Borealis - which are to take over the itineraries for Boudicca and Black Watch, respectively - will begin operating in March and April next year, together with the company’s existing ship, Braemar.