Cruise news (policies-tagged)
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Port Barcelona imposes new cruise tax on tourists to curb pollution
Cruise ship tourists visiting Port Barcelona (Spain) will soon have to pay another tax in order to help curb in-port pollution and combat CO...
June 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten became the first to operate emissions-free cruises in Geirangerfjord (Norway)
The Norwegian cruiseferry company Havila Voyages made history on June 2, 2022, becoming the first to operate 100% emissions-free while navigating in...
June 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
10,000 Jamaicans to be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas
Beginning Sunday, June 5, a total of 10,000 Jamaicans will be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas, according to Edmund Bartlett (Jamaica's...
June 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises extending FCC Expiration Date but removing 25% Bonus
RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises made major changes to their future cruise credit/non-refundable deposit schemes. RCI is...
June 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises Germany eases the health protocols for passengers
Hamburg-based company TUI Cruises, which is the operator of the "Mein Schiff" liners, announced the easing of the health protocols for cruise...
May 31, 2022 - Accidents
Mask mandate returns on HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam due to COVID cases onboard
The mask mandate returned, at least on one cruise ship when HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam departed from Amsterdam (Netherlands) on May 29...
May 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises eliminating embarkation quarantine of joining crew
Celebrity Cruises is eliminating embarkation quarantine of the joining onboard staff/crew, effective at each vessel’s next turnaround. The...
May 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America extending Worry-Free Promise through December 2022
HAL-Holland America is giving its customers the confidence to make cruise plans through the summer, fall, and winter holidays with the extension of...
May 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
New rule gives cruise passengers more rights to refunds
During the COVID crisis, a lot of cruisers lost thousands for voyages that never happened. As of April 2022, there is a new rule that is better...
May 22, 2022 - Accidents
Cunard Line limits passenger capacity on some sailings due to lack of crew
The UK-based company Cunard Line announced it is limiting the max passenger capacity on some voyages aboard RMS Queen Mary 2 and Queen...
May 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain) signs an agreement to limit the number of cruise ships by...
On Thursday, May 5, Port Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain), signed an agreement to limit the number of cruise ships by 2026. The...
May 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises re-vamping MSC Voyagers Club loyalty program with new benefits
MSC Cruises announced it is re-vamping its MSC Voyagers Club loyalty program with a range of new benefits. Voyagers Exclusives replaces Voyages...
May 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CDC reduces the percentage threshold requirement for "highly vaccinated voyages" from 95 to 90
The USA's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed a key COVID-era cruise regulation on Thursday, May 5, allowing more unvaccinated...
May 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group and WWF-World Wildlife Fund recommit to partnership
On April 28, 2022, RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced the company's new commitment to the next phase of the ongoing partnership with the World...
May 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages is the first cruise line to include COVID Insurance for all passengers
In an industry first, the Mystic Cruises' travel brand and subsidiary AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages revealed that the luxe-adventure travel brand will...
April 29, 2022