HONDA ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH U.S GENERAL MOTORS CO. AND CRUISE

Highlights –

• Honda announces collaboration with U.S General Motors Co. and Cruise.
• Honda plans to launch a service using self-driving vehicles in Japan.
• Honda plans to continue on making autonomous vehicle MaaS business in Japan a rea...

 PILOT CRUISE TO NOWHERE PROGRAM IN SINGAPORE BEGAN ITS JOURNEY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Energized travelers set up for Singapore's initial journey to no place streamed into the Marina Bay Cruise Center on Friday (Nov 6) for a two-night journey

Among them were Mr. Steve Chong and his significant other, who was in the...

JAPAN TO PROPOSE INTERNATIONAL RULES IN RESPONSE TO INFECTION-HIT CRUISE SHIPS

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• Japan to propose international rules in response to infection-hit cruise ships.
• Japan took care of around 3,700 passengers and crew at Diamond Princess Ship.
• Japan Foreign Minister requested around $379,000 as of the budg...

UKRAINE TO SUPPLY ENGINE FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION CRUISE MISSILE OF TURKEY

Highlights:

• Ukraine will be supplying the engine for the next generation cruise missile of Turkey
• Several types of engines are designed by the Ukrainian company which are going to be installed in the unmanned aerial systems and cruise missiles of...

NEW INTERNATIONAL CRUISE SEA TERMINAL OPENED IN TOKYO AFTER POSTPONEMENT DUE TO PANDEMIC

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• New international cruise sea terminal opened in Tokyo after postponement due to pandemic.
• The Tokyo International Cruise Terminal is located in the capital’s Daiba waterfront area.
• Currently, the Nippon Maru Cruise...

GERMAN CRUISE SHIP SAIL WITH THE HOPES OF THWARTING VIRUS THREAT

HIGHLIGHTS

• German cruise ship Mein Schiff 2 has set sail for the first time since the lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic.
• The whole cruise industry was shut down due to the strict lockdown precautions that were meant to keep passengers and crew as s...

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE SNATCHES AWAY A PRECIOUS LIFE

• Wang Younong, chairman of the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, passed away from a brain hemorrhage on July 11.
• He had turned 51.

Wang had come up with a major invention to accelerate development of the city's cruise liner tourism over the ...

UNINFECTED CREW ABOARD COSTA ATLANTICA TO BE PACKED OFF HOME

Some of the crew aboard an Italian cruise ship moored for repairs at Nagasaki Port in southwestern Japan have tested negative for the novel coronavirus.

They will be sent home as early as this week, the vessel's operator said Monday.

According to Costa Cruises' Japanes...

JAPAN TO COUNT ON HOTEL ROOMS FOR REIGNING MILD CORONAVIRUS

• Japan's health ministry ramped up its support measures Friday for prefectures to consolidate accommodations
• Patients were with asymptomatic  or mild cases of the novel coronavirus amid a growing number of confirmed infections nationwide

The move, whic...

PACIFIC PRINCESS CRUISE PULLED INTO LA PORT AFTER AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE

• The Pacific Princess Cruise Liner finally docked at the port of Los Angeles on the last leg of its journey.
• The Princess Cruise liner had been on high seas since January 5 and was one of the last three ships still in the waterways with passengers aboard.

The P...

JAPAN’S SINGLE HIGHEST DEATH TOLL AFTER EMERGENCY MOTION

• Japan registered the single-most amount of coronavirus cases on Monday
• The total death tally now stands at 276

Japan registered the most amount of coronavirus cases in a single day numbering 25 deaths. The number is climbing steadily even after a state of emer...

PASSENGERS BEGIN DISEMBARKING FROM THE VIRUS-HIT DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP

Highlights:

• The ship was carrying a total of 3,700 passengers and crew, those who tested negative but were in cabins with infected people will remain on board for additional quarantine.

• The largest outbreak of the Covid-19 virus other than mainla...

South Korea To Evacuate Citizens From Quarantined Cruise Ship By to Sending Plane

The South Korean Government is set to send a presidential plane to Japan to evacuate several citizens on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship that is currently docked in Yokohama. The plane has been estimated to return to Seoul early Wednesday, 19 FEB 2020, with four South Koreans and the Japanese ...

TEN CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS (2019-nCoV) CASES ON JAPANESE CRUISE SHIP

Highlights:

-Ten people, on board a Japanese cruise ship, are reported to be infected by coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

-The results of the conducted tests were releases by the health ministry on Wednesday.

-The ship, Diamond Princess is anchored off the Y...

Fans can now travel to ‘Game of Thrones’ locations on a themed cruise ship

HBO’s Game of Thrones has captured the interest of many around the globe. The fans have eagerly awaited new seasons year after year. Now all the fans have an opportunity to travel to most notable filming locations in a series-based cruise ‘Cruise of Thrones’. The ship is set to ...