St. Kitts Welcomes First Cruise Ship Since Pre-Pandemic
The two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis celebrated the return of cruise tourism to the country with the Seabourn Odyssey,… Read More »
Silversea Offers Door-To-Door Limousine Service As Standard
Silversea Cruises has entered into an exclusive collaboration with Blacklane, the global chauffeur service, to offer its guests private executive transfers… Read More »
Venice avoids designation as UNESCO heritage site in danger
Venice and its lagoon environment avoided placement on UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites in danger Thursday following Italy’s ban… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Looks to Homeport a Ship in Fort Lauderdale
Disney Cruise Line is looking to base a cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, year-round. A cruise line spokesperson confirmed… Read More »
AmaWaterways Inducted Into French Culinary Association
AmaWaterways has been inducted into Tables et Auberges de France, a French association that celebrates regional flavors and locally sourced ingredients…. Read More »
Dream destinations: Sail the Med on the iconic Maltese Falcon superyacht
Sail the Med on the iconic Maltese Falcon superyacht Boutique brokerage SuperYachtsMonaco has welcomed the legendary Maltese Falcon to its… Read More »
Carnival Brands To Operate Up To 75% of Combined Fleet in 2021
The world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation & plc, today announced that it anticipates resuming guest cruise operations aboard 65… Read More »
Emerald Cruises Offers New 15- to 26-Day ‘Epic Voyages’
Emerald Cruises has announced new “Epic Voyages” that are 15 to 26 days long. All “Epic Voyages” combine two or three… Read More »
Big-Ship Cruising Returns to Alaska With Serenade of the Seas
Big-ship cruising is back in Alaska! Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas departed July 19, 2021, from Seattle on its first… Read More »
Crystal Endeavor Expedition Yacht Operates Maiden Voyage In Iceland
Crystal’s new luxury expedition ship, the 200-passenger Crystal Endeavor, is now operating its maiden voyage, a 10-night circumnavigation of Iceland. “This… Read More »
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Gives Essential Workers Free Cruises
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has launched its Hometown Heroes initiative, giving free two-day cruises to the Bahamas to essential workers. Essential… Read More »
Florida Governor Says He Will Take CDC Cruise Order Fight to Supreme Court
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would fight a court order issued over the weekend supporting the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More »
Seven Carnival Ships To Resume Service in September and October
Three more Carnival Cruise Line ships will resume service in September, with an additional four scheduled to reenter service in October. By… Read More »
American Queen Unveils ‘Christmas in July’ Savings
American Queen Steamboat Company unveiled $1,000 “Christmas in July” bonus savings for holiday bookings made by August 31, 2021. The “Christmas… Read More »
Atlas’ World Navigator Will Offer Six World-Class Onboard Dining Options
All-inclusive, luxe-adventure cruise line Atlas Ocean Voyages announced last week that six distinctive dining options will be featured aboard its brand-new, small-ship… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Launches First Test Cruise
Disney Cruise Line on Saturday night began its short Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-mandated test cruise, pulling away from… Read More »
Several Cruise Lines to Consider Mixed Vaccinated Passengers Unvaccinated
Cruise lines have started altering COVID-19 vaccination policies to limit passengers who receive two different types of vaccines. According to Cruise Critic, Holland… Read More »
Court Upholds CDC’s Right To Regulate Cruise Ship Operations Amid COVID-19
A panel of judges of the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last night ruled in favor of the Centers… Read More »
Court blocks order lifting CDC virus rules on cruise ships
Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships will remain in place after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a previous ruling… Read More »
A Snapshot of Ports Visited on Celestyal Crystal’s ‘Idyllic Aegean’ Itinerary
Celestyal Cruises has developed a reputation for its destination-intensive itineraries, which are ideally suited for travelers interested in fully immersing… Read More »
American Jazz Successfully Refloated in Kentucky’s Lake Barkley
American Cruise Lines said the modern riverboat American Jazz was refloated July 16 after getting stuck on a sandbar in Kentucky’s Lake Barkley on July… Read More »
Royal Caribbean’s Crystal Blocks Saga
The idiom “One man’s treasure is another man’s trash” certainly holds true for guests enrolled in Royal Caribbean International’s loyalty… Read More »
Viking’s Eighth Ocean Ship Floated Out At Italian Shipyard
Viking’s eighth ocean ship, Viking Mars, took to the water for the first time July 15 at the Fincantieri shipyard… Read More »
Carnival Requires Unvaccinated Passengers To Have Travel Insurance
Like Royal Caribbean before it, Carnival Cruise Line has added a new requirement that all unvaccinated guests sailing aboard its Florida-based vessels must submit… Read More »
Canadian Cruise Ban Ends in November
The Trudeau government today announced that, as of November 1, 2021, the prohibition of cruise ships in Canadian waters would… Read More »
Tauck Names Godmothers for ms Andorinha
Tauck President Jennifer Tombaugh and Chief Culture Officer Sharyn Cannon will share the honor of christening the ms Andorinha in… Read More »