Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises requires COVID vaccination for passengers and crew fleetwide
The GHK-owned, ultra-premium brand Crystal Cruises announced that it had updated its new health and safety protocols to require all passengers to be...
February 19, 2021 - Accidents
P&O Australia cancels cruises through mid-June
P&O Cruises Australia announced it is maintaining its optimism for the restart of cruising while, in the meantime, once again taking a practical...
February 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA starts cruises on March 20 with AIDAperla ship
Carnival Corporation's German brand AIDA Cruises starts 2021 cruise season on March 20 with the ship AIDAperla sailing around the Canaries (off...
February 17, 2021 - Accidents
NCLH-Norwegian cancels NCL, Oceania and Regent cruises through June
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd - the owner/parent company of the brands NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and RSSC-Regent Seven...
February 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises announces 2022 Preview Europe river cruise itineraries
Scenic River Cruises announced its new 2022 Preview Europe itinerary collection. The premium travel company is highlighting all offers on the...
February 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic Cruises requires COVID vaccination for all ship crew
Swan Hellenic Cruises announced valid COVID vaccinations as a "pre-embarkation medical requirement" for all staff and crew. The company officially...
February 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
France and Ireland bypass UK via new ferry routes
Ferry companies connecting Ireland with France are opening new crossing routes in order to avoid red tape and delays that were caused by Brexit. In...
February 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line extending ‘Peace of Mind’ policy
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is extending 3 policies to give potential customers "peace of mind and flexibility" when booking a voyage with...
February 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group requires crew to receive COVID-19 vaccine
RCI-Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity, and Silversea Cruises will require the crew to receive the COVID vaccine before boarding and resuming...
February 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Avalon Waterways requires COVID vaccination, negative test or virus immunity
The river cruise company Avalon Waterways announced updates to its pre-cruise Health & Safety Protocols including proof of COVID vaccines...
February 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line removes health and safety protocol changes from its website
After announcing its new health and safety protocol changes for the restart of operations, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line removed the new rules from its...
February 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA responds to Canada's cruise ship ban through Feb 2022
CLIA-NWC (Cruise Lines International Association-North West and Canada), the cruise industry's representitive in Canada, announced it was surprised...
February 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic signed strategic partnership for direct presence in Iceland-Scandinavia
Swan Hellenic Cruises on Monday, February 8, signed a strategic partnership agreement with NCG-Nordic Cruise GSA, to provide a direct presence in...
February 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC restarts cruises from Italy to Greece
MSC Cruises announced it is working closely with Greece's Ministry of Tourism and other relevant authorities for restarting local cruise shipping...
February 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company and VCL-Victory Cruise Lines require COVID-19 vaccines
The sister-companies AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Co and VCL-Victory Cruise Lines became the first USA-based cruise shipping companies to require...
February 2, 2021