Cruise news (Alaska-tagged)

NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels Alaska 2020 season
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced Tuesday morning, June 30, that they will be canceling the remainder of 2020 Alaska cruise season. The move comes...
June 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
Seabourn announces fall 2021 and winter/spring 2022 itineraries
The premium cruise brand Seabourn announced its voyages for fall 2021 and winter/spring 2022 seasons. The new programs include a total of 56 unique...
June 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures’ 2020 Alaska sailings commence on August 1
The American-owned and USA-flagged company UnCruise Adventures confirmed that its 2020 Alaskan program starts on August 1. According to Dan...
June 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian extends suspension of cruises through October
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner NCLH (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings) extended fleetwide suspensions for its 3 subsidiary companies (travel...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Holland America cancels cruises from Vancouver and some Hawaii itineraries
HAL-Holland America Line extended its cruise suspension, issuing a list of canceled Hawaii, Panama Canal, US Pacific Coastal and South American...
June 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Alaska state ferry out of service after crew tests positive for Coronavirus
The Alaska state ferry MV Tustumena is now out of service with some passengers and crew in isolation after a crew tested COVID-positive Saturday...
June 8, 2020
Accidents
Port Halifax NS cancels 2020 cruising season
What commenced as a record-breaking year for Port Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) is ending in the cancellation of this year's cruising season. The...
June 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean cancels all 2020 cruises to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and New England
Royal Caribbean informed travel agents that because of the Canadian Government restricting all cruise traffic through October, its Alaska, Hawaii...
June 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises extends pause in operations on 6 cruise ships
Due to Canada's ban on cruise ships until November 2020, the Carnival Corporation-owned premium brand Princess Cruises extended its pause in...
June 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten restarts coastal cruises between Bergen and Kirkenes from June 16
Norway’s Hurtigruten announced plans to resume coastal service between Bergen-Kirkenes from June 16, 2020. The first ship to sail will be MS...
May 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
American Cruise Lines resumes sailings on June 20
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it restarts riverboat cruising operations in late-June 2020. The ship American Song starts Snake and...
May 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Windstar Cruises resumes sailings on September 3 in Tahiti
The small-ship cruise company Windstar announced that its 148-passenger sailship Wind Spirit will be fleet's first to resume voyages after the...
May 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ocean Victory cruise ship scheduled to debut in Alaska in 2021-Q1
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company - which acquired Victory Cruise Lines in 2019 - is now introducing its newest under-charter ship - Ocean...
May 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cruise ships not allowed in BC Canada for summer 2020
Cruise ship tourists will not be allowed to disembark if vessels arrive at the British Columbia ports this summer, the province's health officials...
May 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port Seattle suffers from cancelled Alaskan cruise ship itineraries
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancelled the rest of its Alaskan season from homeport Seattle WA USA. CCL announced plans to restart cruising with...
May 12, 2020
Cruise Industry