Here Are the Cruise Lines Resuming Service in Europe

A number of cruise lines are already back in service in Europe with more to follow in the coming weeks and months.

Here’s the latest on confirmed restarts:

AIDA
Ship: AIDAperla
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 3,250
Built: 2017
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Las Palmas (Canaries) until late June/Palma de Mallorca (Spain) from July 3
Itinerary: Canaries (until June) and Mediterranean (starting in July)
Vaccination required? No

Ship: AIDAsol
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,174
Built: 2011
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Kiel (Germany) until June 26/Rostock-Warnemunde (Germany) from July 18
Itinerary: “Ahoy Cruises” with no ports of call
Vaccination required? No

Ship: AIDAblu
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,174
Built: 2010
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Corfu (Greece)
Itinerary: Greek islands to Crete and Rhodes, as well as to Katakolon (Olympia) and Piraeus (Athens)
Vaccination required? No

Ship: AIDAprima
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 3,250
Built: 2016
First Cruise: July 3, 2021
Homeport: Kiel (Germany)
Itinerary: “Ahoy Cruises” with no ports of call
Vaccination required? No


Hapag-LloydShip: Euro
pa 2
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 513
Built: 2013
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Heraklion (Greece)
Itinerary: Adriatic and Greece
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Hanseatic Inspiration
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 230
Built: 2019
First Cruise: June 5, 2021
Homeport: Hamburg (Germany) and Kiel (Germany)    
Itinerary: Northern Europe  
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Hanseatic Nature
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 230
Built: 2019
First Cruise: June 15, 2021
Homeport: Hamburg (Germany)          
Itinerary: Norwegian Fjords
Vaccination required? No


Crystal
Ship: Crystal Endeavor
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 200
Built: 2021
First Cruise: July 17, 2021
Homeport: Reykjavik (Iceland) and Tromso (Norway)
Itinerary: 10-night voyages circumnavigating Iceland; Norway from September
Vaccination required? Yes


TUI
Ship: Mein Schiff 2
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,900
Built: 2019
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Las Palmas (Canaries) until June 10/Palma de Mallorca (Spain) from June 17
Itinerary: Canaries (until June 10) and Mediterranean (from June 17)
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Mein Schiff 1
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,900
Built: 2018
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Kiel (Germany)
Itinerary: “Blue Cruises” with no ports of call
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Mein Schiff 5
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,500
Built: 2016
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Heraklion (Greece)
Itinerary: Greek Islands
Vaccination required? No


MSC
Ship: MSC Grandiosa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,888
Built: 2019
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Genoa (Italy)
Itinerary: Western Italy and Malta  
Vaccination required? No

Ship: MSC Seaside
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,140
Built: 2017
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Genoa (Italy)
Itinerary: Western Italy and Malta  
Vaccination required? No

Ship: MSC Orchestra
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,550
Built: 2007
First Cruise: June 5, 2021
Homeport: Venice and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Greek Islands and Croatia – Corfu, Mykonos and Dubrovnik   
Vaccination required? No

Ship: MSC Splendida
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 3,300
Built: 2009
First Cruise: June 12, 2021
Homeport: Trieste and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Eastern Mediterranean – Dubrovnik, Kotor and Corfu 
Vaccination required? No

Ship: MSC Seaview
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,140
Built: 2018
First Cruise: June 19, 2021
Homeport: Kiel (Germany)
Itinerary: Northern Europe  
Vaccination required? No

Ship: MSC Magnifica
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,250
Built: 2010
First Cruise: June 20, 2021
Homeport: Venice and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Greece and Croatia – Piraeus, Mykonos and Split 
Vaccination required? No

Ship: MSC Seashore
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,560
Built: 2021
First Cruise: August 1, 2021
Homeport: Genoa (Italy)
Itinerary: Western Mediterranean  
Vaccination required? No


Costa
Ship: Costa Smeralda
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 5,224
Built: 2019
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Savona (Italy)
Itinerary: Three- and four-day cruises that can combined into a week-long cruise to Western Italy; Western Mediterranean cruises planned from July  
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Costa Luminosa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,260
Built: 2009
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Trieste and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Week-long Greek Islands cruise, visiting Trieste, Bari, Corfu, Piraeus, Mykonos, Katakolon
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Costa Deliziosa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,260
Built: 2010
First Cruise: June 26, 2021
Homeport: Venice and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Week-long Greek Island cruise, visiting Mykonos (with overnight), Corfu, Argostoli, Bari and Venice
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Costa Firenze
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,232
Built: 2020
First Cruise: July 4, 2021
Homeport: Savona (Italy)
Itinerary: Week-long cruise to Italy visiting Savona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, Naples, Messina and Cagliari; Western Mediterranean cruises planned from September
Vaccination required? No


Azamara
Ship: Azamara Quest
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 694
Built: 2000
First Cruise: August 28, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Greek Islands and Cyprus  
Vaccination required? Yes


Viking
Ship: Viking Sky
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 930
Built: 2017
First Cruise: June 26, 2021
Homeport: Reykjavik (Iceland)
Itinerary: Seven nights around Iceland
Vaccination required? Yes

Ship: Viking Sea
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 930
Built: 2016
First Cruise: July 1, 2021
Homeport: Valletta (Malta)
Itinerary: Mediterranean, Adriatic and Greek Islands
Vaccination required? Yes

Ship: Viking Venus
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 930
Built: 2021
First Cruise: July 14, 2021
Homeport: Valletta (Malta)
Itinerary: Mediterranean, Adriatic and Greek Islands
Vaccination required? Yes


Holland America
Ship: Eurodam
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,104
Built: 2008
First Cruise: August 15, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Greek Islands
Vaccination required? Yes


 Norwegian Cruise Line

Ship: Norwegian Jade
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,400
Built: 2006
First Cruise: July 25, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Athens)
Itinerary: Greek Islands: Iraklion, Rhodes, Mykonos, Olympia, Corfu and Santorini
Vaccination required? Yes

Ship: Norwegian Epic
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,200
Built: 2010
First Cruise: September 5, 2021
Homeport: Barcelona (Spain)
Itinerary: Western Mediterranean with calls in Italy and Spain
Vaccination required? Yes

Ship: Norwegian Getaway
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,000
Built: 2014
First Cruise: September 13, 2021
Homeport: Civitavecchia (Italy)
Itinerary: Greek Islands, Croatia and Italy  
Vaccination required? Yes


Oceania Cruises
Ship: Marina
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 1,258
Built: 2011
First Cruise: August 29, 2021
Homeport: Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden) and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Itinerary: Scandinavia and Western Europe  
Vaccination required? Yes


Silversea
Ship: Silver Moon
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 596
Built: 2020
First Cruise: June 18, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Ten-day itineraries to the Eastern Mediterranean from Greece, including calls in Santorini, Haifa, Cyprus and more
Vaccination required? Yes


Celestyal
Ship: Celestyal Crystal
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 950
Built: 1992
First Cruise: May 29, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Greece and Turkey – Kusadasi, Rhodes, Santorini, Lavrion, Mykonos, Milos and Crete
Vaccination required? No

Ship: Celestyal Olympia
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 1,664
Built: 1982
First Cruise: June 28, 2021
Homeport: Lavrion (Greece)
Itinerary: Greece and Cyprus – Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, Ag. Nikolaos, Rhodes and Limassol
Vaccination required? No


Seabourn
Ship: Seabourn Ovation
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 604
Built: 2018
First Cruise: July 3, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Seven-day cruises exploring the Greek Isles and Cyprus
Vaccination required? Yes


Royal Caribbean
Ship: Jewel of the Seas
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,100
Built: 2004
First Cruise: July 10, 2021
Homeport: Limassol (Cyprus)
Itinerary: Greece and Cyprus
Vaccination required? Yes


Celebrity
Ship: Celebrity Apex
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,908
Built: 2020
First Cruise: June 19, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Greece, Cyprus and Israel with calls in Rhodes, Santorini, Limassol, Haifa and Jerusalem  
Vaccination required? Yes


Windstar
Ship: Wind Star
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 148
Built: 1986
First Cruise: June 19, 2021
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Greek Islands  
Vaccination required? Yes

Ship: Wind Surf
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 312
Built: 1990
First Cruise: August 8, 2021
Homeport: Barcelona (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal) and Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Iberian Peninsula and Mediterranean
Vaccination required? Yes

Ship: Star Legend
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 204
Built: 1992
First Cruise: August 8, 2021
Homeport: London (England), Lisbon (Portugal) and Barcelona (Spain)
Itinerary: British Islands and Iberian Peninsula
Vaccination required? Yes


Nicko
Ship: World Voyager
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 200
Built: 2020
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Tenerife (Canaries) and Funchal (Portugal)
Itinerary: Canaries, Azores and Madeira
Vaccination required? No


Elixir
Ship: Elysium
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 48
Built: 1982
First Cruise: June 26, 2021
Homeport: Zea/Athens (Greece)
Itinerary: Greek Islands  
Vaccination required? No


Variety Cruises
Ship: Galileo
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 49
Built: 1992
First Cruise: Sailing
Homeport: Athens (Greece)
Itinerary: Polyaigos, Folegandros, Syros, Santorini, Paros, Mykonos and more
Vaccination required? No

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