NCL Cancels Numerous Cruises as Omicron Variant Surges
Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled a raft of cruises through April 23, as the Omicron variant impacts ships, crew and… Read More »
Scenic Offering Wave Season Promotions
Scenic is now offering savings for wave season, with special offers for new bookings made by March 31, 2022, including… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Updates Cancellation Policy
Norwegian Cruise Line has updated its cancellation policy. On the cruise line’s website, the policy has been amended to include… Read More »
Celestyal Unveils Wave Season Savings of Up to 30 Percent
Celestyal Cruises introduced the “Escape Back to the Blue” Wave Season campaign, which among other things, provides savings of up… Read More »
Holland America Line Adds Tips to Promotion Through Jan. 10
Holland America Line has launched “The Ultimate Upgrade Event” featuring stateroom upgrades, reduced deposits, $75 children’s fares in Alaska, through… Read More »
Brazil Suspends Cruise Operations Through January 21
The Cruise Lines International Association’s Brazil chapter (CLIA Brazil) has suspended cruise operations to Brazilian ports through January 21, 2022… Read More »
After 33 Years, Richard Fain Steps Down as Royal Caribbean Group’s CEO
After more than three decades occupying the role of Royal Caribbean Group’s (RCG) CEO, revered industry leader Richard Fain stepped… Read More »
Scenic Eclipse Returns to Antarctica Starting January 2022
Scenic Discovery Yachts’ Scenic Eclipse ship will return to Antarctica beginning later this month for its first sailing season in… Read More »
Bahamas Denies MSC Cruises Entry to Its Own Private Island
For the first time during this latest COVID-19 crisis, a cruise ship has been denied entry to the Bahamas. Worse,… Read More »
Queen Mary 2 Will Not Return to New York
Much as they were last year, cruise ships are once again in the spotlight due to COVID-19. In fact, the… Read More »
Top Cruise Travel Stories From 2021
Top Cruise Travel Stories of 2021 The year 2021 was a big year for the cruise industry. This was the… Read More »
With CDC Monitoring 92 Ships for COVID, Should You Cancel Your Cruise?
With the Omicron variant having already spread quickly across the U.S. to become the country’s dominant COVID-19 strain in a… Read More »
CDC Advises Against Cruise Travel Amid COVID-19 Surge
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) elevated its travel warning for cruise ships from Level 3 to… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Provides Update on COVID-19, Omicron Impact
Royal Caribbean Group has commented on the status of its business and the impact of the new Omicron coronavirus variant… Read More »
Cruise Ships Can Dock in Mexico Even With COVID-19 Cases
Just as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating clusters of COVID-19 cropping up on cruise… Read More »
Carnival Waives Cancellation Fees Through January 14
Carnival Cruise Lines is now offering guests on itineraries traveling now through January 14 the option to reschedule or cancel… Read More »
Cruise Ships Suddenly Seeing Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases
With the highly-transmissible and possibly vaccine-resistant Omicron variant fueling a new wave of COVID-19 across the nation, infections are beginning… Read More »
Islands Turn Cruise Ship Away Due to Onboard COVID-19 Cases
Late on Wednesday, Royal Caribbean confirmed that 55 fully vaccinated passengers and crew members sailing aboard Odyssey of the Seas… Read More »
Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam Resumes Service from San Diego
Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam returned to service Dec. 23 from the San Diego, the line’s second ship to resume service… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Slows Early January Bookings
Royal Caribbean International has stopped new bookings on some early January cruises so the ships will continue to operate at… Read More »
The Ultimate Guide to Cruising Right Now
It was nearly unimaginable that the entire cruise industry would shut down, en masse, for more than a year. Then… Read More »
Viking Takes Delivery of First Expedition Ship
Viking has taken delivery of the 378-guest Viking Octantis, the company’s first of two new purpose-built expedition ships. The delivery… Read More »
Discovery Princess Completes Successful Sea Trials
Princess Cruises’ newest ship, the Discovery Princess, has successfully completed its five days of sea trials outside of the Fincantieri… Read More »
Cruise Lines Expanding Mask Mandates to Fight Omicron Variant
Several major cruise lines serving the United States have announced changes to mandatory mask protocols to combat the spread of… Read More »
Carnival Corp. Expects Full Fleet Back in Service in Spring 2022
Carnival Corp. & plc posted an adjusted net loss of $2 billion for the fourth quarter of 2021, but CEO… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Speaks About Recent Onboard COVID-19 Cases
Forty-four people sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas tested COVID-positive during a seven-day, round-trip Eastern Caribbean cruise that… Read More »