Maurer Rides has started shoreside assembly of Space Cruiser, its Spike-Coaster model for Dream Cruises' new ship, Global Dream.

Carnival Corp. & plc and Shell carried out the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering at the Port of Marseille Fos for Costa Smeralda.

Here's a quick read of some of today’s coronavirus-related cruise news and announcements.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings estimated the monthly cash burn of a ship in cold layup as $2.8m, versus $3.9m in warm layup.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio is confident in the demand for cruises but cautioned it's going to take time, maybe years, to return to 'the good old days of 2019.'

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. priced its private offering of $1bn in 10.875% senior secured notes due 2023 and $2.32bn of 11.5% senior secured notes due 2025.

As expected, the COVID-19 impact resulted in a first quarter loss at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and the company reiterated its forecast for further losses in the second quarter and the full year.

The TUI Group plans to 'reinvent' the holiday to survive the 'greatest crisis' the travel business and the company have ever faced.

Hundreds of jobs — perhaps 450, according to the BBC — may be at risk at Carnival UK, which employs 1,600 people in its Southampton headquarters.

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