Cruise Ships Back in Service: October Update

 

Good news for the End of 2020 – after Costa Crociere and AIDA cruises, some of the Adventure Cruise Companies, Floating Hotels operators in Asia & Saudi Arabia, now the operation of more ships of other luxury Companies are restarting operations.

Here are the cruise ships currently back in service or planning restarts in October and beyond:

 

Cruise Line: Dream Cruises
Ship: Explorer Dream
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 1,856
Built: 1999
Homeport: Keelung (Taiwan)
Itinerary: One- to five-night cruises to Penghu, Matsu, Anping, Kaohsiung and Hualien
Status: Sailing

 

Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Grandiosa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,888
Built: 2019
Homeport: Genoa (Italy)
Itinerary: Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and Valletta
Status: Sailing

 

Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Magnifica
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,550
Built: 2010
Homeport: Genoa (Italy)
Itinerary: 10 nights to Livorno, Civitavecchia, Messina, Valletta, Piraeus and Katakolon
Status: Planned – First sailing scheduled on October 19, 2020

 

Cruise Line: Paul Gauguin Cruises
Ship: Paul Gauguin
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 320
Built: 1997
Homeport: Papeete (Tahiti)
Itinerary: Tahiti, French Polynesia and South Pacific
Status: Sailing

 

 

Cruise Line: Ponant
Ship: Le Champlain
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 180
Built: 2018
Homeport: Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Itinerary: Adriatic
Status: Sailing

 

 

Cruise Line: Ponant
Ship: Le Lyrial
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 264
Built: 2015
Homeport: Nice (France)
Itinerary: Corsica
Status: Sailing

 

Cruise Line: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Ship: Europa 2
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 513
Built: 2013
Homeport: Hamburg (Germany)
Itinerary: After having only "only sea days" voyages at first, Hapag-Lloyd is now offering Zodiac tours and selected shore excursions at Northern Europe ports. Cruises to the Canary Islands are scheduled from November .
Status: Currently sailing in Northern Europe; Canaries cruises planned from November 2

 

Cruise Line: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Ship: Europa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 408
Built: 1999
Homeport: Hamburg (Germany)
Itinerary: Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Poland and more
Status: Concluding its first post-pandemic season in Northern Europe

 

Cruise Line: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Ship: Hanseatic Inspiration
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 230
Built: 2019
Homeport: Hamburg (Germany)
Itinerary: After offering only "only sea days" voyages at first, Hapag-Lloyd is planning Zodiac tours and selected shore excursions at several ports of call in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Poland and more.
Status: Sailing

 

Cruise Line: CroisiEurope
Ship: La Belle des Océans
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 120
Built: 1989
Homeport: Nice (France) until October 11; Arrecife and St. Cruz de Tenerife from October 24
Itinerary: Corsica (Ajaccio, Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio, Bastia and L’Île Rosse) and Canaries (Las Palmas, San Sebastian, Santa Cruz de la Palma and Puerto de la Estaca)
Status: Currently sailing to Corsica; Canaries cruises planned from October 24

 

Cruise Line: Nicko (Mystic Cruises)
Ship: World Explorer
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 200
Built: 2019
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: 8- to 14-night cruises to the Greek Isles
Status: Sailing until October

 

 

Cruise Line: True North Cruises
Ship: True North
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 36
Built: 2005
Homeport: Cairns (Australia)
Itinerary: Kimberley Region
Status: Sailing

 

 

Cruise Line: Asuka Cruise (NYK Line)
Ship: Asuka II
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 720
Built: 1990
Homeport: Yokohama, Nagoya and Kobe (Japan)
Itinerary: Short cruises visiting only Japanese ports
Status: Planned – First sailing scheduled on November 2, 2020

 

 

 

Cruise Line: Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Lines
Ship: Nippon Maru
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 600
Built: 1990
Homeport: Yokohama and Kobe (Japan)
Itinerary: Short cruises visiting only Japanese ports
Status: Planned – First sailing scheduled on November 2, 2020