Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Accidents
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels ex-USA voyages through June 30
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is notifying passengers of additional cancellations and the extension of its pause in all operations from ports in the USA...
April 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returns to cruising in Europe and the Caribbean
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced its highly anticipated return to service, revealing new itineraries sailing Europe and the Caribbean beginning on...
April 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings resumes ex-USA shipping operations in July
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), the cruise shipowner of NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania and RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises, sent a letter...
April 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA statement reiterating call for lifting CDC’s Conditional Sailing Order
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity and the biggest network of travel agents...
April 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Portugal's Madeira Island launches “Green Corridor” for vaccinated cruise ship crew and passengers
Portugal's Madeira Island (province) has launched “Green Corridor” for vaccinated crew and passengers. The island's main cruise port is...
April 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
The CDC updates Conditional Sailing Order
The USA's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued on Friday, April 2, the next phase of its Framework for Conditional Sailing Order...
April 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean starts ex-UK cruises with Anthem OTS ship on July 7
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is returning to the UK this summer. The cruise line announced that its Anthem of the Seas will begin sailing from...
April 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions resume Alaska and Galapagos cruises in June
Lindblad Expeditions announced they planned to resume operations for the 2021 cruise season in Alaska and Galapagos Islands in June. In keeping with...
March 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Windstar requires COVID-19 vaccine for cruising
Until further notice, the premium travel company Windstar announced it would require proof of current COVID vaccination for all passengers sailing...
March 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises' AIDAperla ship offers 7-day Canary Islands roundtrips from Las Palmas
AIDA Cruises offers 7-day sailings around the Canary Islands with AIDAperla departing out of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. With testing for passengers...
March 30, 2021 - Accidents
P&O Australia cancels cruises until end of July
P&O Australia announced it is extending its cruise pause fleetwide until the end of July 2021 as it remains positive about a pathway for the...
March 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Florida to sue CDC over cruise industry ‘conditional sailing order’
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to launch a lawsuit against the federal government unless the CDC (Centers for Disease Control...
March 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' health protocols still being worked out
What health protocols will look like onboard Celebrity Cruises' ships and on shore trips during summer programs based in Philipsburg (St Maarten...
March 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity restarts cruises in Europe with Celebrity Apex ship from Athens (June 19)
Celebrity Cruises joined the list of major cruise companies planning to restart operations in Europe in the coming months. On Thursday, March 25...
March 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines requires COVID vaccination
The USA's largest river cruise company ACL-American Cruise Lines surprised its customers booked on the initial voyages with a COVID-19 vaccination...
March 24, 2021