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 »
Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line to Tighten Mask Rules
Two major cruise lines, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean, have both tightened their policy on onboard face masks in the wake… Read More »
Pandaw Expeditions Secures Funding to Avoid Shutdown
Pandaw Expeditions received funding to operate through September 2022 when it is scheduled to redeploy on its Asia itineraries, thereby… Read More »
Carnival Corp. Celebrates Opening of Dubai Cruise Terminal
Carnival Corp. & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, on Dec. 17 celebrated the official opening of the two-berth Dubai… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Announces Summer 2023 Seasonal Caribbean Cruises
Royal Caribbean International announced an array of seasonal Caribbean cruises scheduled to set sail in 2023. Wonder of the Seas… Read More »
Embark On the Ultimate Alaskan Adventure With Norwegian Cruise Line
Last week, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) launched the latest addition to its ‘EMBARK with NCL’ visual storytelling series, a two-part… Read More »
Crystal Expedition Adds New Spring Voyages
Crystal has added a series of 10- to 15-night voyages in Antarctica, South America and Europe to Crystal Endeavor’s spring… Read More »