If you mist out on the first one, here is your chance to feel claustrophobic in the Corinth Canal:
COVID struggles continueâŠ
Cruise ships = viral incubators.
last week there were 2 or three with covid cases, the news this morning reports more than 90.
It really makes one wonder about the value or purpose of testing. Considering the passengers were required to test negative before flying to the port of embarcation then having to test again or prove a negative test before bording, within days the whole lot is infected. Why on Earth would any sane person even consider setting foot on one of those things?
Agreed!
More cruise ships to join the market in 2022:
PS> A number of cruise ships has been scrapped, or is due for scrapping
PPS> In addition Hurtigruten has converted 3 of their Coastal Express ships for use in the adventure cruise market.
One of the new cruise ships to enter the market will be US flagged and crewed. She will be operating US inland cruises; the Viking Mississippi:
She will be Jones Act compliant:
Why would an Italian operator with zero American presence go to American courts for bankruptcy protection?
Moby has no operations in the USA.
However, there seem to be U.S. financial interests in the Moby group, affected by the bankruptcy.
Your link says: âThe U.S. filing was made under Chapter 15 of the bankruptcy law.â
Not under the more known chapters 7 or 11.
Chapter 15 is a section in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that was added in 2005 to provide for cooperation between U.S. courts and foreign courts when foreign bankruptcy proceedings touch upon U.S. financial interests. >>>
New Jones Act cruise ships for American Cruise Lines. Interesting to see this happen on the heals of the Viking effort referenced above.
Viking is busy these days.
While Viking Octantis, the first of two expedition vessels from VARD to Viking was delivered on 22. Dec. 2021 hull of ship no. 2, Viking Polaris arrived at VARD Soviknes yesterday for final outfitting:
Viking Polaris arrived in SĂžviknes today 22.01.22
Photo: Oskar Flekkefjord
The hull left from Vard Tulcea 23.Dec- 2021 under tow by the Italian tug
Photo: Keith Hassall
Photo: Alessio Ghiggeri
Source: skipsfarts-forum.net
Photos from the Disney Wish Float Out
Viking Expeditions first vessel, the Viking Octantis was delivered from Vard SĂžviknes on 22nd Dec. 2021:
She is now on her first Antarctic cruise:
Viking Marks First Voyages to Antarctica - Cruise Industry News.
The Viking Octantis will spend the Austral summer in Antarctica, before traveling north to be named in April 2022 in New York City by her ceremonial godmother, Liv Arnesen.
https://www.livarnesen.com/
Nice new cruise ship (sarcasm) built in Germany, operated by an Italian Cruise line owned by Carnival Corp., an American owned company with HQ in Miami, Fl. but dual registered as a Panamanian Corporation & in the UK as a plc. (Legal domicile is Panama):
The AIDACOSMA during her maiden voyage navigating the Dutch Coastal waters
Photo: Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©
Main market for Aida Cruises are Germany, Middle-East and China, bur theyâll accept âsuckersâ from anywhere.
PS>But only as long as they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a sickness caused by SARS Cov 2 virus variants. (Documented by verifiable Vaccination Pass, that is)
PPS>Isnât it a wonderful new normal world weâre living in??
One more brand new cruise ship FYE:
The Brandnew VALIANT LADY, west of Finisterre underway to Portsmouth, 27 February 2022
(no passengers onboard, only technical staff,)
Photo: Capt Johan Trommel ©
Here is one more new cruise ship in all her glory:
The AIDA COSMA inbound for Rotterdam
Photo: Kees Torn (c)
PS> can anybody spot the navigation lights??
Same ship in bright sunshine:
The AIDA COSMA outbound from Rotterdam passing Maassluis
Photo: Suzanne Neuman ©
There must be something in the air that causes people to want to go cruising again?
Or so hope all those who put their money into ordering new cruise ships:
This ainât no Viking joke, you hear yâall:
Viking River Cruises are busy in Europe as well:
https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/6831/?stay=1&posfrom=1
