Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America extending Worry-Free Promise through September 2022
HAL-Holland America is giving customers the confidence to make plans through the summer months with the extension of the line's Flexible Cancellation...
January 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ecuador’s President signs a decree to conserve 23000+ mi2/~60000 km2 of ocean around Galapagos...
The effort to protect the Galapagos Islands realized a major milestone on January 14 when Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso signed a decree...
January 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
The World Residences at Sea is 3rd cruise line to sign port agreement with Hawaii
The Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division signed another port agreement with a cruise company to restart operations in Hawaiian waters...
January 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Seatrade Cruise Global returning to Miami FL (April 25-28, 2022)
Seatrade Cruise Global, the industry’s leading annual business-to-business event, returns to Miami Beach Convention Center, April 25-28, 2022...
January 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CDC's conditional sailing order expires. COVID-19 guidance for cruise ships becomes optional
The USA's CDC agency's (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's) COVID guidance will soon become optional for a lot of cruise ships. When the...
January 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line redesigns cruise rewards program
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line redesigned its cruise rewards / loyalty program in order to make it easier to achieve the next status. NCL's...
January 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Toronto to replace its aging fleet of ferries with fully electric vessels
A new City of Toronto staff report is now recommending a plan to replace the current, aging fleet of Toronto’s ferry ships with fully electric...
January 10, 2022 - Accidents
Grenada turns away 5 cruise ships over COVID concerns
Grenada's health and port authorities canceled 5 cruise ship calls over a 9-day period due to outbreaks of flu-like symptoms onboard ships. The...
January 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
250 cruise ships to sail globally in January despite the USA's CDC advising against cruising
Almost 250 cruise ships are scheduled to sail in January 2022 despite COVID outbreaks and the USA's CDC agency that advises tourists against cruising...
January 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruise & Help initiative finances a further 5 projects
Silay City & San Carlos in the Philippines, Linganeniddodi & Rollapadu in India, Wadinagala in Sri Lanka, due to the great commitment of AIDA...
January 2, 2022 - Accidents
USA's CDC increases the risk for cruise ship travel to the highest level
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on Thursday, December 30, increased the risk for cruise ship travel to the highest...
January 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cunard and P&O UK require mandatory COVID vaccines plus booster shots
After updating their vaccine policies, Cunard Line and P&O UK have become the first lines requiring mandatory COVID vaccines plus protection with...
December 28, 2021