Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels 3 sailings aboard its Epic ship due to 2025 refurb
The NCL Norwegian Epic ship will enter a drydock in spring 2025 for revitalization, a move that necessitates the cancellation of 3 cruises...
June 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages launches its first sustainability and human rights report
Havila Voyages Norway confirmed the ambition for emission-free coastal sailings by 2030 via its current ships. The company launched its first...
June 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group tests biofuel on Celebrity Apex and Symphony OTS in Europe
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group is making a notable effort to minimize its environmental impact by implementing an important initiative. During the summer...
June 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) publishes Annual ESG Report
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH), currently the world's 4th-largest cruise shipowner, managing the fully owned subsidiaries NCL-Norwegian...
June 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL removing benefits for Carnival Venezia ship's maiden voyage
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has communicated with its guests and made arrangements for new bookings on Carnival Venezia, considering the significant...
May 29, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises change deposits on suites
RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises have both changed the deposits that passengers put down when they book a suite on one of...
May 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic, Philippe Cousteau Foundation and SDG4MED sign agreement to restore marine...
Swan Hellenic's expedition ship SH Vega hosted a signing ceremony for an agreement between Swan Hellenic, the Philippe Cousteau Foundation, and...
May 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
China to restart international voyages from Shanghai in June
In June 2023, China will reopen its international cruise market as part of a pilot program aimed at restoring the industry after the COVID crisis...
May 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean outlines environmental plans for Royal Beach Club Bahamas (Paradise Island)
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has announced its environmental plan for building and operating The Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island off Nassau...
April 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings creates new greenhouse gas emissions targets
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd - the parent company (and shipowner) of NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania, and RSSC-Regent Seven Seas, has...
April 25, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group releases 15th annual Seastainability Report
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group released its 15th annual Seastainability Report, providing an in-depth update on the corporate responsibility strategy and...
April 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation commends National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
Carnival Corporation & plc expressed their appreciation for the release of the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution and the...
April 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Juneau (Alaska) and major cruise lines agree on port capacity guidelines
Juneau (Alaska) and major cruise shipping companies have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to limit the number of large vessels in port per...
April 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cunard, Lindblad, Ponant and Windstar eliminate COVID vaccination/testing requirements
Several ocean cruise lines that retained their COVID vaccination/pre-boarding testing policies are ready to eliminate them. Windstar Cruises, Ponant...
March 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Taiwan loosens COVID control measures on international cruise ships
Taiwan further loosened its COVID control protocols on international cruise ships in an attempt to boost tourism, the Maritime and Port Bureau...
March 4, 2023