The global cruise fleet's value has fallen by $4bn since the start of the year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to VesselsValue.

In addition to feature story coverage, here's a quick read of some of today’s other coronavirus-related cruise news and announcements.

While no river vessel in Europe has started its 2020 season and any actual start date is pure speculation, 2019 figures just released show the sector's healthy state before the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to feature story coverage, here's a quick read of some of today’s other coronavirus-related cruise news and announcements.

CF Sharp Crew Management continues efforts to repatriate an estimated 7,000 crew for its principal clients, particularly Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.

The International Maritime Organization echoed earlier calls by shipping industry bodies for governments to recognise seafarers as 'key workers' providing essential services and therefore exempt from national travel or movement restrictions.

Carnival Australia President Sture Myrmell said an order by NSW Police for P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Explorer to leave the country is ‘unprecedented for the cruise line to be treated this way, given its Australian origins.’

Carnival Corp. & plc reduced its underwritten public stock offering to $500m from $1.25bn and upsized its notes offerings to $4bn from $3bn.

A plan is being formulated to take passengers off Holland America Line's Zaandam because 'people are dying,' President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

Vard's restructuring pulled the Fincantieri Group to a €148m loss in 2019 on record revenues including a nearly 11% spike in cruise-related revenue.