Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cancel Remaining 2020 Sailings
Royal Caribbean and sister cruise line Celebrity Cruises have canceled their remaining 2020 seasons. In a statement, Royal Caribbean said that “Global Sailings… Read More »
Viking Announces Completion of First PCR Laboratory at Sea
Viking has created what its calling the “first full-scale PCR laboratory at sea” onboard 930-passenger Viking Sea, which enables the cruise… Read More »
NCL, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas Cancels December Sailings
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, extended its suspension of global cruise voyages from Dec…. Read More »
Cruise Lines Must Meet These Requirements Before Boarding Passengers Again
Cruise lines, cruising fans and an entire industry cheered on Friday when the Centers for Disease Control announced it would let… Read More »
Travel Industry Hails CDC Cruise Framework as Positive First Step
Some cruise industry leaders expressed measured optimism about the CDC’s framework for a conditional return to operations, saying they understand the grave importance of… Read More »
CDC to Allow Conditional, Phased-In Return to Cruising in US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is letting the no-sail order expire on Oct. 31, setting the… Read More »
Silversea Cruises Takes Delivery of New Ship Silver Moon
Silversea Cruises took delivery of the 596-passenger, 40,700-gross-ton Silver Moon, the ninth vessel in its fleet, on Oct. 30 in Italy. A… Read More »
Majority of Travelers Remain Open to Cruising
A new survey has found that a majority of travelers remain open to cruising. The no-sail ban is expected to expire at… Read More »
Canada Extends Ban on Most Cruise Ships Through Feb. 28, 2021
The Canadian government on Oct. 29 extended the ban on most cruise ships from sailing in Canadian waters until Feb…. Read More »
Cruise Lines Continue Bringing Crew Members Back
Cruise lines continue to bring back employees to their ships as a return to sailing could come as soon as December. According… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Group Issues Update on Bookings, Operations
Royal Caribbean Group reported third-quarter financial results and provided a business update on how it’s dealing with the continuing global COVID-19… Read More »
AIDA Cruises Cancels November Voyages in Europe
As COVID-19 cases spike in Europe, Carnival Corp.’s German brand AIDA Cruises has canceled all cruises in November. The company had just started… Read More »
In the Age of COVID, Do Cruisers Prefer Big or Small Ships?
If and when the CDC’s no-sail order expires, how will cruisers return to the water? Will they book huge mega-ships because there’s… Read More »
Costa Cruises Reviews Its Schedule for Winter 2020-2021
Considering the limitations still in place in some European countries, and in light of the current epidemiological situation, Costa Cruises—the leading… Read More »
Princess Cruises Cancels Sailings in Australia, New Zealand Into 2021
Princess Cruises has announced the extension of its pause in operations for cruises departing from Australia and New Zealand through May… Read More »
Dream Cruises’ World Dream Arrives in Singapore
World Dream, Dream Cruises’ 150,695-gross-ton megaship, arrived in Singapore in the morning on October 25 with 187 crew members aboard,… Read More »
Costa’s Favolosa and New Toscana to Sail on South America Cruises in 2021, 2022
Costa Cruises plans to make its presence known in South America in 2021 and 2022, with the positioning of Costa Toscana,… Read More »
Virgin Voyages Cancels December Sailings
Virgin Voyages has canceled December cruise departures of the new 2,770-passenger Scarlet Lady. The company website now shows a Jan. 3… Read More »
Carnival’s Adolfo Perez Launches New Webcast for Travel Advisors
Adolfo Perez, Carnival Cruise Line’s senior vice president of trade sales and marketing, will debut a new webcast series for travel… Read More »
Temptation Caribbean Cruise Returning in 2022
Adult hospitality company, Original Group, announced the new Temptation Caribbean Cruise would set sail in 2022. The voyage, dubbed Naughty by… Read More »
Regent Seven Seas Cruises Sets New Record for Biggest Booking Day Ever
Despite widespread skepticism that cruising can regain its momentum in the wake of COVID-19, new evidence has emerged that cruise-going will… Read More »
Costa Cruises Completes First LNG Bunkering Operation in Italy
Costa Cruises today announced another milestone for Costa Smeralda, the line’s first ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), with an LNG… Read More »