Companies with smaller ships are gradually returning to activity with reinforced health protocols.

Article from CruisesNews magazine no. 53 – July 2020

MARITIME

AIDA CRUISES
AIDAperla will depart on August 5, 2020, from Hamburg, followed by AIDAmar from Rostock-Warnemünde on August 12, 2020 and AIDAblu from Kiel on August 16, 2020. They will be non-stop cruises.

CORAL EXPEDITIONS
Coral Expeditions will begin sailing on September 1st through the spectacular Kimberley region of Australia.

COSTA CRUISES
anticipates resuming operations on August 15.

HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES
restarts its cruises with the Hanseatic Inspiration on July 31 and the Europa 2 on August 2, only for passengers residing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, departing from Hamburg.

Hurtigruten
restarted operations on June 16, with a gradual return to its scheduled Bergen-Kirkenes-Bergen voyages along the Norwegian coast. The MS Finnmarken, MS Richard With, MS Trollfjord, and MS Midnatsol are currently in service between Bergen and Kirkenes. The company anticipates that the remaining vessels will gradually return to service from Bergen, beginning with the MS Polarlys on July 20.

MSC CRUISES
anticipates resuming operations on August 15.

PAUL GAUGUIN
Paul Gauguin, a brand belonging to Ponant, will resume its cruises through French Polynesia from Papeete (Tahiti) starting on July 29, beginning with a 10-day cruise through the Society Islands and 7-night cruises from Papeete in August.

PONANT
, the luxury cruise line, resumed operations in Europe on July 4th with 7-night cruises whose ports of call minimize contact with local populations. Departures are available from Le Havre, Bordeaux, Saint-Malo, Marseille, and Nice. Ponant also offers cruises to Iceland departing from Reykjavik and to the Svalbard Islands from Longyearbyen on Le Boreal. On September 19th, a unique cruise to the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands will depart from Anadyr, Russia, and last 16 nights, ending in Tokyo.

SeaDream
set sail from Oslo on Saturday, June 20th, on its inaugural Norwegian cruise. SeaDream I offers 12-day itineraries beyond the Arctic Circle to the coveted Lofoten Islands, embarking and disembarking in Oslo and Tromsø. SeaDream II offers 7-day itineraries embarking and disembarking in Oslo and Bergen. Both cruises call at Ålesund, Flåm, and Olden.

SILVERSEA
The Silver Origin will begin sailing on September 19, 2020, with its 7-day Galapagos Islands expedition cruise from Baltra to San Cristóbal, visiting the spectacular places that so captivated Darwin.

TUI
Cruises has resumed its service, and the Mein Schiff 2 set sail again on July 24 from Hamburg, offering three- and four-day non-stop cruises to the North Sea. It will be joined by the Mein Schiff 1 in August, departing from Kiel. They will offer week-long scenic cruises to the Norwegian Fjords, also non-stop.

VARIETY CRUISES
Variety Cruises offers 7-night departures from Marina Zea (Athens) starting July 24, visiting the Greek islands of Santorini, Paros, Mykonos, Syros or Kythnos.

RIVERS

AMAWATERWAYS
has resumed its operations in Europe with a series of departures on board the AmaKristina, to serve local German customers.

A-ROSA RIVER CRUISES
A-ROSA sails again on the Danube, Rhine and Douro and in France from July 11.

AMERICAN CRUISE LINES
American Cruise Lines plans to restart operations in August.

CroisiEurope
, with a reinforced health protocol in collaboration with Bureau Veritas established on all its ships, began sailing on July 15th and offers getaways to Andalusia on 4 or 5 day cruises departing from August 6th; cruises on the rivers of France from July 22nd; the Rhine or the Danube from the end of July; the Douro from July 20th or its maritime cruises to Corsica or Croatia.

CRUCEMUNDO
Their cruises have been sailing since July 3rd on the Rhine, Moselle and Danube with the MS Crucevita and MS Crucebelle.

EUROPEAN WATERWAYS
The Irish shipping company with small boats with capacity between 12 and 20 passengers, ideal for families or groups of friends, begins operating with all guarantees on the rivers of France, Italy and Ireland.

LE BOAT
Le Boat offers charter boats without the need for a license, available in France, Germany, Italy, etc. for summer 2020.

UNIWORLD
will resume operations on September 8, with a 25-day route from Amsterdam to Bucharest. A 13-day Mekong route will also begin departing on September 17.