Cruise news (Seattle USA-tagged)

False positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) test cancels 2020 Alaska cruise season
A week after the first Alaskan cruise ship for 2020 returned to port with a COVID-positive guest, follow-up testing found no infected crew or...
August 13, 2020
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Port Seattle cancels Request for Proposal for new cruise terminal
In April, Port Seattle WA suspended its planning for a new cruise ship terminal to serve the Alaska market, citing the need to better understand the...
July 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises 2021 Alaska and Europe itinerary changes
Princess Cruises announced deployment changes for its liners Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. In 2021, Majestic Princess will have an inaugural...
July 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
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
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
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
Port Seattle delays the new USD 200 million cruise ship terminal
The Port of Seattle Commission has taken initial steps to scale down spending through the rest of the year while backing measures to protect small...
April 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Holland America, Princess and Seabourn cancel all departures through/including June 30
Carnival Corporation-owned companies Princess, Holland America and Seabourn extended fleetwide passenger shipping operations through and...
April 16, 2020
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Port of Seattle expecting severely delayed start of annual cruise season
The Port of Seattle recently announced it is suspending cruises indefinitely. The port announced in a release that cruise season had been on hold...
March 28, 2020
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Princess Cruises Introduces 2021 Alaska Season
Princess Cruises announced its 2021 Alaska season with 8 ships visiting 17 destinations on a total of 11 unique itineraries from 5 homeports. Also...
December 23, 2019
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Announces Alaska and Hawaii Cruises 2021
Royal Caribbean announced that it will have 3 ships in Alaska for the 2021 cruise season. Ovation of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, and Radiance of...
November 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
Carnival Boosts Capacity in Alaska for 2021
Carnival Cruise Line revealed it will homeport Carnival Freedom in Seattle WA for 2021 Alaskan itineraries - along with Carnival Miracle. Carnival...
October 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Norwegian Encore Godmother Revealed
Norwegian Cruise Line announced on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" that GRAMMY Award-winning artist Kelly Clarkson will serve as the godmother to the line...
September 12, 2019
Cruise Industry
Seattle's Colman Dock Ferry Terminal Building Closes Forever
The Colman Dock ferry terminal building that is in use for over 50 years on the Seattle waterfront is closing forever this month. Crews are preparing...
August 9, 2019
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Solstice Turns Back to Seattle Due to Power Outage
Celebrity Solstice had just departed Friday evening, July 19, for Ketchikan AK, when she had to sail back to Seattle due to a power outage. The US...
July 21, 2019
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