First Cruise Ship Sets Sail To Mexico From California After 17 Months

Entire Carnival Panorama crew on deck

After 17 months, the first cruise ship has set sail for Mexico from California. The Carnival Panorama is the first cruise ship to set sail from California in 17 months during the ongoing pandemic. It will stop in the Mexican ports of Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas after a seven-day voyage before getting back to Long Beach.

The Carnival Panorama is on its seven-day voyage. It is expected to stop at the Mexican ports of Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas before heading back to Long Beach. The 1,060-foot...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/first-cruise-ship-sets-sail-to-mexico-from-california-after-17-months/

World’s Biggest Cruise Lines Announcing Plans To Restart Sailings

Some of the world’s biggest cruise lines in recent days have finally begun announcing concrete plans to restart sailings out of U.S. ports, reports The Points Guy.

Resume cruises

Celebrity Cruises, for instance, on Wednesday said it would resume cruises out of Fort Lauderdale on June 26. And the world’s largest cruise line, Royal Caribbean, said on Friday that it would begin cruises to Alaska out of Seattle on July 19. Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America and Carnival Cruise...

https://mfame.guru/worlds-biggest-cruise-lines-announcing-plans-to-restart-sailings/

Cruise Ships Switching to a Cleaner Fuel But Is it Helping The Climate?

Do cruise companies’ green claims hold water? an article was published on Grist.

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line’s latest ship is a behemoth. The Mardi Gras sports 20 decks, 5,200 rooms, and as if that wasn’t enough, a swooping outdoor roller coaster. Unlike most of the company’s fleet, it won’t be running on oil. The vessel, which first hit the water in Finland late last month, will run entirely on liquefied natural gas when it starts sailing from Florida to the Caribbean Sea this fall.

https://mfame.guru/cruise-ships-switching-to-a-cleaner-fuel-but-is-it-helping-the-climate/

Carnival Chooses Shell Marine For Carbon-Neutral Marine Lubricants Support

Carnival Mardi Gras Successfully Headed For Sea Trials

Shell Marine has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide marine lubricants to cruise line operator Carnival Corporation’s global fleet of 89 ships. Carnival will also offset the carbon dioxide emissions from the marine lubricants it purchases from Shell, through Shell’s nature-based carbon credits.

Representation Image – Credits: Meyer Turku

Joris van Brussel, General Manager, Shell Marine, said: “Shell Marine is working with our customers to help the shipping sector decarbonise. This is in...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/carnival-chooses-shell-marine-for-carbon-neutral-marine-lubricants-support/

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