Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- Carnival Horizon cancels two sailings December 3, 2021Because of an issue with its maximum cruising speed cruise ship Carnival Horizon (IMO 9767091) has cancelled two sailings, scheduled to leave on December 5th and December 11th from Miami ....
- Ex-Costa Romantica looks to be heading for Pakistan scrapyard December 3, 2021The cruise ship once named the Costa Romantica looks set to be delivered to a Pakistani breakers' yard in the not-too-distant future. The vessel was sold by Carnival Corporation in 2020 as .....
- Shipowners Club details changes to Yacht Policies for 2022-23 policy year November 30, 2021This changes mainly reflect the revised terminology and limitation in cover adopted in the wider insurance market in respect of liabilities arising out of Communicable Diseases .....
- Ponant delays two new cruise ships from Vard November 23, 2021French cruise company Ponant has confirmed reports that it has postponed the delivery of new ships on order because of a "period of uncertainty". Ponant said that it was delaying two new builds ....
- Cruises for Christmas in Australia? November 19, 2021Australia’s ongoing ban on international cruise ships, to the chagrin of international carriers in general and Australia-based international cruise companies in particular, might be lifted .....
- Mallorca calls for a cruise ship and tourist boat limit to avoid major environmental disaster November 18, 2021The government of Spain's Balearic Isles has proposed cruise ship and tourist pleasure boat restrictions in order to protect marine life and keep pollution levels According to a report .....
- Record number of cruise ships scrapped at Alang in the past 12 months November 16, 2021The cruise industry was the worst hit in the shipping sector as a result of Covid-19, with the international travel sector brought to a complete halt in March 2020. That had the effect of .....
- End of Canada ban on cruise ships comes into effect November 5, 2021Canada's ban on large cruise ships entering its ports, implemented in March 2020, ended as of November 1st. However, Canada's federal government is continuing to advise its citizens .....
- CDC extends conditional sail order rules for 11 weeks November 4, 2021On October 26th, only days before the rules governing the operation of cruise ships from U.S. ports were scheduled to expire, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated .....
- Hong Kong halts cruise-to-nowhere after Covid-19 suspected in crew member October 25, 2021The much-heralded return to life of the global cruise sector continues to suffer various setbacks. Last week Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas (IMO 9228344) was the first cruise holiday ....