Cruise news (policies-tagged)
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Virgin Voyages’ ship Scarlet Lady to sail first official cruise on August 6 from Portsmouth UK
Virgin Voyages’ ship Scarlet Lady is scheduled to sail her first official cruise on August 6 from Portsmouth UK (England). The ship will be...
July 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises celebrates Genting Dream's inaugural voyage in Hong Kong
The Genting Cruise Lines restarted operations in Hong Kong China on July 30 with Genting Dream ship’s maiden voyage of the first “Super...
July 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises starting Hamburg homeporting season with AIDAmar ship
AIDA Cruises is starting its Hamburg Germany homeporting season with the ship AIDAmar. The liner is scheduled to depart from the port 13 times in...
July 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
International cruises to restart from England on August 2 following a 16-month break
International cruises are now able to restart from England on August 2, following a 16-month break. On Wednesday, July 28, the UK's Foreign...
July 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's ship Grand Classica returns to Palm Beach Florida
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's ship Grand Classica returned to Port Palm Beach Florida on Monday, July 26, completing the company’s first...
July 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line to require masks indoors; no character meet-and-greets
DCL-Disney Cruise Line is due to resume service from the United States on August 9 with Disney Dream's departure from Port Canaveral (Orlando...
July 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line restarts with Norwegian Jade ship from Piraeus-Athens Greece
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line on Sunday, July 25, officially restarted passenger shipping operations. Norwegian Jade was not only the first of the 17...
July 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
US Appeals Court blocks federal COVID restrictions
A US Appeals Court late Friday, July 23, blocked federal COVID restrictions that had cut back the number of cruise ships operating from Florida ports...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking celebrates first “Welcome Back” cruises in the Mediterranean
Viking OCEAN Cruises celebrated on Friday, July 23, its first “Welcome Back” voyage in the Mediterranean. This was the latest milestone...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean changes COVID tests policy for ex-Nassau Bahamas cruises
Cruises leaving out of Nassau Bahamas on RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas next month will require passengers to get their COVID tests...
July 24, 2021 - Accidents
4 COVID crew on Royal Caribbean’s ship Independence of the Seas
4 crew on RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Independence of the Seas have recently tested COVID-positive, and over 2 dozen other crew are in...
July 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line scheduled more ships to restart in September-October 2021
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that 3 more ships will resume passenger operations in September, and another 4 in October 2021, bringing the total...
July 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise lines DON'T ACCEPT mixed COVID vaccinations
As more people get COVID-vaccinated, there might be some barriers for vacationers when it comes to cruising. Some of the major cruise companies...
July 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships in Florida continue to follow CDC restrictions due to federal court ruling
A federal appeals court has temporarily put on hold the lower court’s ruling that would have ended restrictions on cruise vessels in Florida...
July 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Canada lifting cruise ship ban effective November 1, 2021
Canada is to allow cruise ships back into Canadian waters starting in November as the pandemic fades, but they must comply with public health...
July 17, 2021