Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
Cruise ship calls to the Cayman Islands canceled until further notice
All cruise ship calls to the Cayman Islands were canceled until further notice. The Christmas cruise on Holland America’s liner Nieuw...
December 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) limits cruise ships in 2022
One of the Mediterranean's most popular holiday destinations, Spain's Balearic Islands are limiting the number of cruise vessels in the dock. The...
December 26, 2021 - Accidents
Carnival Freedom ship denied entry to 2 Caribbean cruise ports due to COVID cases
A CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship that departed PortMiami Florida has "a small number" of people onboard who have tested positive for COVID, and has...
December 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises changes health protocols due to Omicron
The Omicron variant of COVID didn't leave the ship cruising industry unconcerned. And yet another company updated the protocols, following the...
December 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International pauses new bookings until January 10
As a reaction to the situation with COVID and the fast spreading of the Omicron variant, RCI-Royal Caribbean decided to voluntarily pause all...
December 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Star Cruises' ship Star Pisces sets sail on first voyage from Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia)
Genting Cruise Lines on Wednesday, December 22, achieved a new milestone with the Star Cruises brand as the Star Pisces ship set sail on her first...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 major cruise lines enforce stricter onboard masking policies
Three of the world's largest cruise shipping companies are implementing stricter onboard mask-wearing policies as COVID cases continue to spike...
December 22, 2021