Cruise news (Tampa USA-tagged)
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Norwegian Dawn is the 10th NCL ship to resume cruises
Norwegian Dawn became the 10th ship in the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line fleet to resume operations. The liner welcomed passengers back on December 8...
December 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line restarts from Tampa (Florida USA) with Carnival Pride
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line restarted passenger operations on Sunday (November 14) from Tampa (Florida USA) with Carnival Pride. A 2nd boat, Carnival...
November 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises ships Reflection and Constellation restart from Florida (Fort Lauderdale and...
Celebrity Cruises continues to ‘Journey WonderFULL’, with its 2 latest ships to restart service, Celebrity Reflection and Celebrity...
November 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line's 3rd Excel-class/newest ship Carnival Jubilee (2023) will be homeported in...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that its 3rd Excel-class ship, Carnival Jubilee, will be delivered in 2023 and based at the Port of Galveston...
November 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas is the first cruise ship to set sail from Port Tampa Bay
This Saturday, October 16, Port Tampa Bay (Florida) will welcome its first cruisers. This has not happened since the CDC issued its no-sale order in...
October 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas is the first ship to restart cruising from Port Tampa Bay
Port Tampa Bay and RCI-Royal Caribbean will celebrate the return of cruising from Tampa Florida after an 18+ months halt due to the COVID crisis...
October 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ships restarting in January-February 2022
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced plans for more cruise ship restarts for January & February 2022, as the company is working towards the return...
October 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Pride sets sail on first voyage from Port Baltimore (Maryland USA)
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Pride left from Port Baltimore (Maryland USA) on Sunday, September 12. The vessel, operating at 70% of its...
September 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
More CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ships restart in November 2021, some in 2022
With 8 of its boats already in passenger shipping operations, and more restarting in September-October 2021, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced...
September 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean Australia 2021-2022 itinerary changes (Ovation of the Seas)
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced a new season of Australian domestic sailings onboard the Ovation of the Seas ship. Ovation OTS is homeported in Sydney...
August 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's complete lineup of ships 2021-2022 (itineraries & homeports)
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that its complete lineup of vessels will be sailing by spring 2022. The next group of returning ships and itineraries...
August 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
US Appeals Court blocks federal COVID restrictions
A US Appeals Court late Friday, July 23, blocked federal COVID restrictions that had cut back the number of cruise ships operating from Florida ports...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships in Florida continue to follow CDC restrictions due to federal court ruling
A federal appeals court has temporarily put on hold the lower court’s ruling that would have ended restrictions on cruise vessels in Florida...
July 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival's unvaccinated cruise ship passengers must buy travel insurance policy worth $10,000
Unvaccinated passengers who wish to board a Carnival-owned cruise liner must first buy a travel insurance policy that is worth at least US$10,000, a...
July 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line to require vaccine proof despite Florida and Texas laws
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passengers must be fully vaccinated prior to boarding in Texas – despite state guidelines that bar "vaccine passports...
June 9, 2021