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Oceania announces restart dates for 3 more cruise ships
Oceania Cruises announced the restart dates for 3 more of its ships: Insignia, Riviera, and Sirena, between October 2021-January 2022. Oceania...
May 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises enhances "Cruise with Confidence" program
Princess Cruises issued a major update that impacts 2021 sailings in the wake of the pandemic. The Carnival Corporation-owned company announced it...
May 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
President Biden signs the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act
The USA's current President (Joseph Robinette Biden Jr) has signed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act on Monday, May 24. The law lifts a requirement...
May 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean cruises in Alaska (starting July 19, 2021) with Serenade OTS
The U.S. comeback of RCI-Royal Caribbean International marked the line's first step forward with the return to Alaska this summer. RCI revealed...
May 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC restarts Baltic cruises from Germany on July 3 with MSC Seaview ship
MSC Cruises announced it would restart its operations in Germany on July 3 with its first-ever deployment of a Seaside class ship to operate in the...
May 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking restarts European river cruises in July
Viking announced it would restart European river operations in July 2021 with select itineraries on rivers in France, Portugal (Douro) and Rhine...
May 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises changes vaccine, mask, shore excursion rules
Celebrity Cruises announced new protocols for passengers sailing this summer including changes to vaccine, mask, and shore excursion rules. The...
May 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises introduces new OceaniaNEXT enhancements to the passenger experience
The NCLH-owned luxury travel brand Oceania announced the first in a series of new product enhancements rolling out across its fleet as part of...
May 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean changes health and safety protocols on Quantum's ship cruises from Singapore
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has changed its health and safety protocols on Quantum Of The Seas ship's cruises to nowhere from Singapore. The...
May 18, 2021 - Accidents
DCL-Disney Cruise Line cancels July sailings from USA ports
Despite the CDC's guideline changes, DCL-Disney Cruise Line is continuing to cancel upcoming cruise dates. Before the new CDC guidelines, DCL had...
May 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC introduces new guidelines for return to cruising
The USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) added 2 more guidelines for cruise shipping companies to follow before voyages in...
May 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port of Southampton, England announces 2nd Shore Power connection
ABP Southampton announced plans to install a second shore-to-ship power connection at Port Southampton England, continuing to support sustainable...
May 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Luminosa restarts in the Mediterranean from Trieste, Italy
On Friday, May 14, Costa Cruises' ship Luminosa arrived at Port Trieste Italy for her final preparations ahead of the restart of sailings over the...
May 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norway investing in batteries and biofuel to cut emissions by 25%
At the core of Hurtigruten Group’s large-scale green upgrade of the fleet of Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express ships are batteries, shore...
May 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ flagship MSC Virtuosa arrives in Southampton to restart cruising in the UK
MSC Cruises’ latest flagship, MSC Virtuosa, arrived in Southampton England on Thursday, May 13, ready to welcome passengers as cruising...
May 14, 2021