Cruise Line

Cruise line asks court to overturn Florida “vaccine passport” ban

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCHL) is pushing back on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policy banning cruise lines (and other businesses) from requiring proofs of vaccination from customers.

Yesterday, the cruise company filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida asking the court to invalidate the Florida law that implements the DeSantis ban.

NCLH also asked that the court grant it a preliminary injunction enabling its ships to resume...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/cruising/cruise-line-asks-court-to-overturn-florida-vaccine-passport-ban/

Germany and Europe Are Allowing Cruise Lines ‘Debt Holidays’

  • Germany and four other European countries are allowing cruise lines to temporarily suspend the repayment of export credits.
  • it will protect European shipyards and their supplier base from COVID-19 market conditions.
  • Deterioration in the cruise lines’ earnings situation has a negative implication.
  • This will prevent liquidity crises at the cruise lines by providing ‘debt holidays’.

According to an article published in Marine Log and authored by Nick Blenkey, the German Federal Ministry for...

http://mfame.guru/germany-and-europe-are-allowing-cruise-lines-debt-holidays/

East Med’s cruise sector calls for infrastructure improvements

Representatives of the cruise industry in the East Mediterranean highlighted some of the obstacles the sector faces, such as regional volatility and small available pool of cruise-ready ports. The Greek Minister of Tourism, Thanasis Theocharopoulos, noted, during the 5th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Athens that the challenges will not be surpassed if the cruise infrastructure won’t improve.

Specifically, the Minister addressed that the cruise passengers in Greece are expected to increase by...

https://safety4sea.com/east-meds-cruise-sector-calls-for-infrastructure-improvements/

Port of Ferrol and San Cibrao to have more cruise arrivals after agreement

The Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao (APFSC) agreed with seven shipping companies to receive 17 cruise stops in the dock of Curuxeiras during 2019. Thus, it is discussing with other companies in the sector for several additional berths so that at the end of the year, this number is increased to reach around twenty passenger ships received.

Mainly, the port authority aims to increase the number of cruise vessels voyaging in Ferrol and San Cibrao.

The port’s new cruise season began on January...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-ferrol-and-san-cibrao-to-have-more-cruise-arrivals-after-agreement/