Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions updates Health & Safety protocols
Lindblad Expeditions updated its health & safety protocols with the first changes effective on sailings departing September 1st/later. As the...
August 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line updating pre-cruise COVID testing protocols
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is informing passengers and travel agents of additional updates to its pre-cruise COVID testing protocols for unvaccinated...
August 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean increasing onboard gratuities
Starting September 7, RCI-Royal Caribbean will increase the onboard gratuities that passengers will pay for the service they receive from crew...
August 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Bermuda officially ends COVID vaccination requirement for visitors
Starting August 22, Bermuda officially dropped its vaccination mandate for visitors. Bermuda's cruise ports are Hamilton, St George's Town, and King...
August 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Windstar no longer requires pre-cruise COVID testing
Windstar revised its COVID protocols and procedures: the line will no longer require a pre-cruise COVID test for embarking passengers...
August 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong
RCI-Royal Caribbean is seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong, while a cruise industry leader called for measures...
August 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's booking activity nearly doubles 2019
After announcing on Friday, August 12, that it was revising pre-cruise COVID vaccination and testing requirements that would allow more...
August 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America and Seabourn update COVID testing & vaccination policy
The Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiaries HAL-Holland America Line and Seabourn announced updates to their health & safety protocols regarding...
August 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line drops vaccination requirement for kids younger than 12
DCL-Disney Cruise Line announced on Monday, August 15, that it was dropping its vaccination requirement for kids younger than 12 years of age...
August 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC stops monitoring COVID outbreaks on cruise ships
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) discontinued a program that tracked cases of COVID aboard cruise vessels in the...
August 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival UK's cruise companies P&O and Cunard change COVID testing requirements
Two of the Carnival Corporation-owned cruise companies are making changes to their COVID protocols/guidance starting on Tuesday, September 6, 2022...
August 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' entire fleet achieves ISO certification for marine environmental protection
MSC Cruises announced that its entire fleet had achieved ISO 21070:2017 certification for marine environmental protection. The certification...
August 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean announces health protocols for cruise ships in Australia during the upcoming...
RCI-Royal Caribbean released its health protocols for ships sailing from Australia during the upcoming cruise season. The protocols include...
August 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean drops COVID vaccine requirement for certain cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced it will not require its passengers to be fully COVID-vaccinated on select voyages beginning...
August 11, 2022 - Accidents
11 Diamond Princess ship cruises canceled due to crew shortages
Princess Cruises announced the cancellation of 11 voyages aboard Diamond Princess due to crew shortages. In a statement, the company said that over...
August 9, 2022