Corporate Travel Advisors Working to Safely Bring Back Meetings
As coronavirus-related restrictions continue to be lifted, corporate travel agents are working hard to get their clients out of virtual meetings and… Read More »
MSC Cruises Returns to Service in the Mediterranean
MSC Cruises this morning announced it will return to the sea starting in the Mediterranean with its flagship ship, the MSC… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Suspends Sailings, Extends Future Credits
Disney Cruise Line announced Thursday it has canceled all October sailings and select voyages in November to align with the… Read More »
Where to Find the Highest, Lowest Rental Car Rates in the US
Rental car rates are down across the United States as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact travel. However, some cities have seen bigger… Read More »
SeaDream I Guests and Crew Test Negative for COVID-19
All guests and crew members on board SeaDream I have tested negative for COVID-19 after a passenger on the previous… Read More »
Norwegian Won’t Sell Cruise Ships, Stands Behind Travel Advisors
As Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. continues to take steps to withstand months of zero revenue, President and CEO Frank Del Rio… Read More »
Virgin Galactic plots foray into supersonic passenger market
Virgin Galactic (OBT, Las Cruces) has announced its plan to enter the supersonic passenger jet market, having signed a non-binding… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Further Extends Suspension of Cruises
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced earlier today that they will extend the no sail order through October 31, 2020, for… Read More »
Hurtigruten CEO Apologizes for ‘Weakness’ in COVID-19 Protocols
Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam has publicly apologized and assumed full responsibility for what he termed “weaknesses in several of our internal… Read More »
CLIA Urging Agents to Complete CDC Comment Request Form
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is working to assist cruise-selling travel advisors to complete Centers for Disease Control (CDC) comment forms… Read More »
Silversea Enhances Online Marketing Tools for Travel Advisors
Silversea Cruises has enhanced its online suite of marketing resources and sales tools for travel advisors. The enhanced Marketing Central features simplified… Read More »
UnCruise Reports Positive COVID-19 Case on First Voyage
UnCruise Adventures cut short the first U.S. voyage during the pandemic after a guest tested positive for COVID-19 aboard the Wilderness Adventurer in Alaska…. Read More »
CLIA Cruise Lines Suspend Operations Through Oct. 31
Unless the spread of COVID-19 is miraculously halted quickly, there won’t be any ocean cruising from U.S. ports until at least Oct…. Read More »
Carnival Cruise Line Cancels All Cruises Until November
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) voluntarily extended the no sail order in the U.S. until after October 31, 2020, causing cruise lines… Read More »
AmaWaterways Holds Out Hope for US Travelers on River Cruises This Year
It’s unknown when U.S. travelers will be welcomed back in Europe, but AmaWaterways President and Co-Founder Rudi Schreiner is hoping for a limited… Read More »
U by Uniworld Adds New Experiences for 2021
U by Uniworld is adding new experiences in its anticipation of its 2021 cruising season. The company is reimagining the… Read More »
Eurail Passes Go Digital
Eurail passes have finally begun to go digital. After being successfully tested during the month of June, the Italy Mobile Pass… Read More »
How Prohibition and the Depression Made Modern Cruising
Never in the history of modern cruising has the industry faced such an existential crisis. Sailings have been canceled for the foreseeable future,… Read More »
Regent Extends Shipboard Credit, Reduced Deposit Through Aug. 31
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has extended its “Return with Regent” promotion that offers shipboard credit and reduced deposits on bookings made by Aug…. Read More »
Crystal Cruises Cancels Sailings Through 2020
Crystal Cruises has canceled all ocean sailings aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity and all yacht voyages aboard Crystal Esprit… Read More »
Paul Gauguin Ship Returns to Port After Suspected COVID-19 Case
The cruise ship Paul Gauguin returned to its homeport in Papeete, Tahiti over the weekend after a passenger tested positive… Read More »
Atlas Ocean Voyages Bundles Land Tours With Cruises
Atlas Ocean Voyages, the new small-ship adventure cruise brand, announced some cool new overland trips that take place during a sea… Read More »
MSC Cruises Reveals Comprehensive Health and Safety Protocols
MSC Cruises’ CEO Gianni Onorato revealed details of the company’s comprehensive health and safety protocols developed to help restart operations in the… Read More »
Carnival Corp. Details the “Responsible Recycling” of Two Ships
Carnival Corp. & plc today signed agreements with two maritime reclamation and recycling specialists to responsibly dismantle and recycle the retired Carnival… Read More »
AIDA Cruises Cancels Two August Sailings
AIDA Cruises has canceled a pair of August sailings as it continues to await final approval from officials in its… Read More »
Hurtigruten Temporarily Suspends All Expedition Cruises
Hurtigruten has temporarily suspended all expedition sailings aboard MS Roald Amundsen, MS Fridtjof Nansen and MS Spitsbergen until further notice… Read More »