Cruise Lines Continue to See Strong Bookings for Future Cruises
Cruises remain popular for the traveling public, and many cruise lines are reporting strong interest among travelers for sailings in… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Wants Quick Expansion to All Caribbean Nations
In an interview with Travel Weekly during the CruiseWorld virtual conference, Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain said the cruise… Read More »
Some Lawmakers Calling for CDC to Reinstate No-Sail Order
A pair of Democratic Senators have sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control, appealing to the agency to… Read More »
Experts Weigh in on When the Cruise Industry Might Recover
During Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld virtual event, held this week, top-level cruise line executives were asked to share their predictions about when… Read More »
Cruise Planners Offers Exclusive 2021-22 River Cruise Deals
During Cruise Planners’ most recent Where2Next Virtual Event, entitled ‘Once Upon A River’, the travel company invited consumers to virtually travel down… Read More »
Hurtigruten Announces Flexible Payment Plan for US Travelers
Hurtigruten announced a new partnership with Uplift designed to provide travelers from the United States with a flexible way to pay… Read More »
Maiden Voyages Scheduled for Disney Cruise Line’s Newest Ships
The cruise industry came to a standstill with COVID-19. And now that the “No-Sail Order” has been lifted, the gears of… Read More »
Windstar Cancels Remaining January, February 2021 Sailings
Windstar Cruises has canceled its January and February sailings for 2021. The cruise line had previously canceled all of its remaining… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Reports Significant Interest in Mock Cruises
There’s still no set date for when Royal Caribbean could begin launching the test cruises necessary to gain approval from the U.S…. Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Announces New Docuseries
Norwegian Cruise Line announced a new docuseries highlighting the company and its anticipated return to sailing. Dubbed EMBARK – The Series, the… Read More »
Positive COVID-19 Test Result Curtails First Caribbean Cruise
The first Caribbean cruise since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March was cut short after a passenger tested positive for the… Read More »
Aurora Expeditions Reveals Cutting-Edge Design of Its Second Expedition Ship
Aurora Expeditions is on schedule with the build of its second state-of-the-art expedition ship, the Sylvia Earle, and can reveal its… Read More »
Carnival Cruise to Likely Restart First for Parent Company
Carnival Corp. is still not sharing a target date to resume cruising – even the test voyages required by the CDC –… Read More »
Viking Secures $500 Million Additional Investment
Viking is getting $500 million in additional investment from its existing minority shareholders, TPG Capital and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board…. Read More »
NCLH Brands Eyeing Test Cruises as Soon as January
There’s lots of work to do, and the situation remains fluid, but test cruises required by the CDC could begin… Read More »
American Queen Steamboat Company, Victory Cruise Lines Announce New Travel Agent Training
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), Hornblower Family Companies, are pleased to announce the recent launch of the combined Steamboat… Read More »
Celebrity Cruises Becomes More Inclusive, Adds Drinks, Wi-Fi, Tips
Celebrity Cruises has is implementing a new inclusive program for all its voyages starting Nov. 17, including Wi-Fi, drinks and tips… Read More »
Some Ocean Cruisers Considering Switch to River Cruising in 2021
Thirty-four percent of ocean cruisers are considering river cruise vacations in 2021, and 79 percent of those respondents are “more… Read More »
Atlas Ocean Voyages Offers Free Shore Excursion at Every Port
Atlas Ocean Voyages, the new “luxe-adventure” line with a newly constructed, small expedition ship, is now including a free shore… Read More »
Watch Mega Cruise Ship Get Constructed in Seconds
P&O Cruises recently took ownership of the largest cruise ship ever built for the U.K. market. But to fully appreciate just how… Read More »
Timeline of Cruise Industry’s COVID-19 Shutdown to Reopening
How We Got Here The travel and tourism industry has been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but few… Read More »
Drinks Are Currently Included on Windstar Tahiti Sailings
Set sail in Tahiti with Windstar Cruises. The cruise line has a number of popular options for travelers looking to explore… Read More »