MSC Cruises Suspends Operations Through July 31
MSC Cruises has extended its temporary suspension of operations through July 31, 2020, due to ongoing travel restrictions and other obstacles resulting… Read More »
Princess Extends Pause of Global Ship Operations on Select Sailings
Princess Cruises cancelled a number of sailings in Canada, Australia and Taiwan due to the closure of cruise ports amid the COVID-19… Read More »
CDC Creates Color-Code to Classify Cruise Ships’ COVID-19 Risk
In an update to its interim guidance amid an ongoing ‘No Sail’ order, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has… Read More »
Silversea Unveils New Cruise Itineraries for 2021/22
Silversea Cruises, the leading ultra-luxury cruise line, has unveiled 86 new itineraries for winter 2021/2022 and is opening an exclusive… Read More »
Carnival CEO Writes Open Letter Acknowledging the Realities of Racism
Carnival CEO Arnold Donald penned a letter that acknowledges the challenges we face as a nation after the events of the last… Read More »
Carnival Cruise Line Repatriates 3,000 Crew Members
Carnival Cruise Line has announced the successful repatriation of nearly 3,000 crew members through the Port of Dubrovnik in Croatia… Read More »
P&O Cruises Extends Sailing Suspension Through October
British-headquartered P&O Cruises today announced its extension of paused operations, canceling all of its scheduled sailings through mid-October. In the interim, the… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Extends Suspensions, Updates Itineraries
After consulting with Cruise Lines International Association and in conjunction with the CDC guidelines, Royal Caribbean has extended its suspension of operations for its… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Extends Future Credits for Coronavirus Impacted Voyages
Disney Cruise Line announced future cruise credits issued to customers who had their voyages canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak would be… Read More »
Crystal Cruises Launches Voyage Assurance Policy for Select 2020-21 Sailings
Crystal Cruises has introduced a brand new policy to protect future guests in the event of unexpected itinerary changes. On Tuesday,… Read More »
European Waterways Barge Cruises Are Ideal for Family Vacations
European Waterways offers the perfect solution to socially distant family travel in Europe. As the coronavirus pandemic begins to wane and… Read More »
NCL Details How Cruising Will Change in COVID-19 Era
Norwegian Cruise Line is detailing specifics on how cruising will change during the age of the coronavirus pandemic, the first major line… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises Offers ‘Half Back’ Deposit and Shipboard Credit
Through the month of June, Riviera River Cruises is offering travel advisors’ clients a reduced deposit that is returned as a shipboard… Read More »
Seabourn Offers Travel Advisors Bonus Commission on New Bookings
Seabourn is offering a 4 percent bonus commission on new bookings made on 2021 sailings to Alaska, Europe and Canada/New England…. Read More »
Royal Caribbean Erases Alaska, Canada Itineraries From Website
Royal Caribbean has removed any bookings to Alaska and Canada for 2020 from its website, another sad, stark reality of… Read More »
Viking Extends Suspension of Cruising Through August 31
Viking has further suspended operations through Aug. 31, 2020. The company initially announced it would stop cruising on March 11. “We were the… Read More »
Canada Extends Ban on Cruise Ships Through Oct. 31, 2020
The Canadian government on May 29 extended the ban on cruise ships through Oct. 31, essentially shutting down the 2020… Read More »
What The 2020 Summer Cruise Season Will Look Like
The summer cruise season should be well underway by now, with hundreds of thousands of passengers reveling in the sun,… Read More »
SeaDream Yacht Club to Resume Sailing in Norway on June 20
SeaDream Yacht Club, which paused operations in March, plans to start sailing again June 20 in Norway. The nine new… Read More »
Seabourn Offers New Early Bonus Savings Through July 2020
Seabourn, a luxury cruise line, is offering an additional 10 percent savings to booked guests who pay in full by… Read More »
AmaWaterways Earns Environmental Cerification on 18 River Ships
AmaWaterways announced that 18 river cruise ships in its European fleet have earned the Green Award certification for safety, quality and… Read More »
Two Carnival Corp. Brands Extend Suspension of Cruising
Carnival Corp. extended the suspension of operations for two European cruise brands – Costa and AIDA – to July 31, 2020. “The… Read More »
American Queen Outlines Revised Schedule to Resume Cruising
American Queen Steamboat Company revised its plans to resume cruising, announcing a phased-in approach with ships starting in July. The company… Read More »
Victory Cruise Lines Suspends Service Through 2020 Season
Victory Cruise Lines is canceling all voyages for the remainder of 2020 due to “prolonged governmental restrictions and uncertainties of… Read More »
Royal Caribbean CEO Sees A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Vicki Freed, Royal Caribbean International’s senior vice president-sales and trade support & service, sent an email to travel partners with yet… Read More »
Uniworld’s ‘Heroes Among Us’ European Cruise Giveaway Open for Nominations
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is inviting its travel advisor partners and River Heritage Club Members to nominate the “unsung heroes”… Read More »