Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Shore leave in US homeports allowed for the RCI-Royal Caribbean crew
Shore leave in US homeports is again allowed for the RCI-Royal Caribbean crew. The cruise company announced the resumption of the crew shore-leave...
February 14, 2022 - Accidents
Australia again extending cruise shipping ban (through April 17, 2022)
Australia has again extended its cruise shipping ban, this time through April 17, 2022, adding 2 months to the rolling prohibition that was scheduled...
February 13, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA Statement regarding guidelines & travel health notice updates from the CDC
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association issued the following statement regarding guidelines & travel health notice updates from the USA's CDC...
February 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean ends stricter face mask rules
RCI-Royal Caribbean International will not extend its stricter face mask rules and will allow them to end. In mid-December, the company tightened...
February 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line allows unvaccinated kids onboard, scraps mandatory mask policy
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, which had taken the most conservative approach to passenger COVID safety of any cruise line, is now rolling back its...
February 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line changes policy for passengers who recently had COVID
DCL-Disney Cruise Line has just updated part of its COVID policy. According to DCL, the updated policy is for passengers who had recently recovered...
February 3, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA Brazil extends the suspension of sailings until February 18
CLIA Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) and its associates took the decision to extend for another 14 days the suspension of...
February 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
North Americans can now cruise to Norway with a negative COVID test
Hurtigruten is celebrating the reopening of Norway as the country will no longer require North Americans to quarantine for ten days upon arrival...
January 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC adjusts Eastern Mediterranean shipping routes to avoid collision with sperm whales
The world's largest container shipping company MSC Group announced it would adjust the routes of its cruise and cargo ships in the Eastern...
January 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises creates onboard COVID test labs to daily screen passengers and crew
Viking Cruises are creating onboard test laboratories in order to screen passengers and crew daily. In the solution lies sensor technology from Raa...
January 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's guests use the VeriFLY app to upload vaccination status & testing results
A new COVID tool tested over the week on a CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship was “a success,” as over 85% of passengers took part in the...
January 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
UK's government to scrap rules that ban weddings on British cruise ships
Couples will soon be able to combine cruises on British ships with tying the knot under the new ‘Brexit dividend’ plans. The British...
January 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
COVID vaccination required for travelers entering USA by land or ferry
Beginning Saturday, January 22, individuals traveling into the United States by land or ferries are required to show proof they are fully vaccinated...
January 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line adds more embarkation enhancements
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it would be the largest cruise company to use the VeriFLY solution for its operations from homeports in the United...
January 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld River Cruises introduces new stateroom upgrade program
Uniworld River Cruises announced its new Category+ program, which allows guests to bid on potential cabin upgrades ahead of departure. Powered by...
January 21, 2022