A former Cruise & Maritime Voyages ship is heading for the scrapyard after being sold at auction for $1.7 million. According to the Cruise Ship Tracker, Astor is scheduled to leave London Tilbury this evening just after 10pm, bound for ...

Greek ferry operator Seajets has acquired two former Cruise & Maritime Voyages ships at auction. Magellan and Columbus have been sold to the company, which has also recently acquired Oceana, Maasdam, Veendam, and Pacific Aria. What Seajets is planning to ...

Mystic Cruises, a Portuguese cruise line, has bought the former Cruise & Maritime Voyages vessel, Vasco da Gama, at an auction. Mário Ferreira, president of MysticInvest Holding, parent company of Mystic Cruises, Nicko Cruises and Atlas Ocean Voyages, said: “Our ...

Five former Cruise & Maritime Voyages ships have been put up for sale at auction, following the demise of Britain’s largest independent cruise line in July. The ships put up for auction are Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Astor, Magellan and ...

The former boss of Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Christian Verhounig, has purchased the cruise line’s database and booking systems in a bid to relaunch cruise operations. Sky News reports that a number of assets belonging to Cruise & Maritime Voyages ...

Marco Polo looked beautiful as I walked along the quayside at London Tilbury. Although I was only spending one night onboard, I was looking forward to exploring this golden gem, as the ship sailed to Hull for the very first time. ...

Cruise & Maritime Voyages has entered administration. All future cruises have been cancelled. The cruise line shut down operations just after 7pm on Monday 20 July. This also includes its German brand Transocean Kreuzfahrten. A statement on their website read: ...

As the impact of Covid-19 continues to wreck the entire cruise industry, several cruise lines are looking to rid their ageing ships, shed tonnage from their fleet and reduce operating costs as much as possible. This has already resulted in ...

Welcome onboard Vasco da Gama – the latest vessel to join the Cruise & Maritime Voyages fleet. We toured the ship during its UK launch event in London Tilbury. At 55,877 gross registered tonnes, Vasco da Gama accommodates up to ...

When you think of a cruise, you probably think of exotic far-flung destinations like the colourful Caribbean, Asia or the cultural Mediterranean, but have you ever considered a cruise much closer to home, like around the British Isles? A typical round-Britain ...