Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- Turkish cruise ship Gemini facing increasing difficulties June 17, 2026Problems are continuing to accumulate for the small Turkish cruise ship Gemini (IMO 9000687), which has been detained in Greece for more than six months. Last week a Greek court ....
- British passenger on Hondius tests positive for hantavirus June 15, 2026A British passenger of the boutique cruise ship Hondius (IMO 9818709) has tested positive for hantavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on ....
- Plans for Spanish cruise line are now on hold June 5, 2026Plans by Corazul to launch a niche cruise line that would be dedicated to the Spanish-speaking market have reportedly been delayed after Corazul said that it had cancelled its summer ....
- Hondius cleared to return to service June 4, 2026Dutch health authorities and the operators of the expedition cruise ship Hondius (IMO 9818709) confirmed that the ship has completed its deep cleaning and disinfection after the hantavirus .....
- Pen Underwriting adds to yacht capacity June 3, 2026International MGA Pen Underwriting has announced an expansion of its specialist marine practice, with a 50% increase in yacht hull limit to USD / EUR 15m, effective .....
- Hondius hantavirus precautions are extended June 2, 2026Australian authorities on May 28th announced an extension of the quarantine period for the six passengers on the hantavirus-hit boutique cruise ship Hondius (IMO 9818709) that were ....
- TUI defends its cruise rosters June 2, 2026Germany-based TUI Cruises has defended its Middle East cruise rosters involving the Mein Schiff 4 (IMO 9678408) and Mein Schiff 5 (IMO 9753193) after the two ships were stranded for ....
- Amiga Specialty secures Lloyd’s capacity for new Yachts division May 29, 2026London-based independent international Managing General Agent (MGA) Amiga Specialty has secured £/$25m of “A rated” capacity with global licensing for its Yachts division .....
- Hondius books in at Hook of Holland May 20, 2026Boutique cruise ship Hondius (IMO 9818709) arrived at Hoek van Holland at 10:00 local time on May 18th, on its way to the Port of Rotterdam. The ship had been scheduled to arrive ....
- Cruise ship owners concerned at “mega-tsunami” risk in Alaska Glacier fjords May 20, 2026There was a huge landslide in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord on August 10th 2025, but it happened at a time when no person or ship was nearby ....