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Among latest cruise ship transactions, Resorts World Cruises is increasing in Asia, an AIDA ship is heading to a brand new house and there may be rather more.<\/p>\n
Cruise Industry News<\/em> seems to be at a few of the extra related ship strikes that came about in the previous few months.<\/p>\n For an entire market overview of ships transferring between homeowners and leaving the market, see the Secondhand Market Report by Cruise Industry News.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Explorer Dream After spending a number of months anchored off Malaysia, the Explorer Dream discovered a brand new operator. In January, Resorts World Cruises introduced plans to constitution the 1999-built vessel<\/a>, which will probably be renamed Resorts World One.<\/p>\n Rejoining its former fleet mate Genting Drem, the ex-SuperStar Virgo is about to debut in Singapore in February earlier than kicking off a program of quick cruises to nowhere departing from Hong Kong.<\/p>\n AIDAaura Following its sister ship AIDAvita, the AIDAaura is about to be retired from the AIDA Cruises fleet. According to an announcement issued by the German cruise line in January<\/a>, the 2003-built vessel is about to supply a farewell season earlier than being withdrawn from service subsequent September.<\/p>\n AIDA hasn\u2019t revealed future plans for the ship, which is predicted to be bought as a part of Carnival Corporation\u2019s fleet optimization initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pacific Venus The Pacific Venus concluded its final cruise for Venus Cruise in early 2023. After saying plans to close down its cruise operations, the Japanese cruise line went out of enterprise on Jan. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the market\u2019s solely three Japanese-flagged cruise ships, the Pacific Venus is now dealing with an unsure future. Currently laid up in a shipyard in Japan, the 696-guest vessel was constructed on the Ishikawajima shipyard in Tokyo.<\/p>\n Costa Venezia Set to be transferred to Carnival Cruise Line, the Costa Venezia concluded its final cruise for Costa Cruises in early December<\/a>. Currently laid up in Italy, the 2019-built is scheduled for a drydock earlier than launching service for its new operator in May.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Capacity: 1,804 visitors
Tonnage: 76,800
Year constructed: 1999
Former names: SuperStar Virgo
Move: Chartered to Resorts World Cruises; to be renamed Resorts World One
Date: January 2023<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Capacity: 1,270 visitors
Tonnage: 42,200
Year constructed: 2003
Move: To be retired from AIDA Cruises\u2019 fleet
Date: January 2023<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Capacity: 696 visitors
Tonnage: 26,518
Year constructed: 1998
Move: Withdrawn from service as operator shuts down cruise enterprise
Date: January 2023<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Capacity: 4,232 visitors
Tonnage: 135,500
Year constructed: 2019
Move: Ended final cruise for Costa forward of being transferred to Carnival
Date: December 2022<\/p>\n