by Frederik Erdmann | Jul 30, 2020 | Cruise News
Munich-based FTI Cruises, a member of the FTI Group, is closing in a restructuring of its parent company sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. Berlin for sale at $2.5m The line’s sole ship, the 1980-built Berlin, is being advertised for sale at $2.5m. German...
by Frederik Erdmann | Jul 25, 2020 | Cruise News
Ten AIDA Cruises crew members with coronavirus are in quarantine, and the line's short sailings from Hamburg, Rostock-Warnemünde and Kiel in August are still planned. According to Rostock’s local health authority, the risk of other crew being infected is...
by Frederik Erdmann | Jul 7, 2020 | Cruise News
German shipowner/entrepreneur Sven Paulsen is launching a new cruise brand, Adler-Schiffe Expedition, with the 1,211gt Quest time-chartered from Arctic Travel Co. From July 25 until October, Quest will operate four-night itineraries from Hamburg to Heligoland, Sylt,...
by Frederik Erdmann | Jul 2, 2020 | Cruise News
Kiel Canal transit dues and fees have been suspended, a measure that will benefit itineraries between German ports when ocean cruises resume. The German Federal Parliament’s Budget Committee decided to waive the fees until the end of the year, mainly to...
by Frederik Erdmann | Jun 5, 2020 | Cruise News
AIDA Cruises is looking at resuming sailings in Europe this summer and has canceled its US/Canada program through year's end. The cancellation was due to uncertainty, given the ongoing US ban of European travelers. Also, Canada recently extended its ban...