Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
Alaska-bound cruise ships allowed to bypass Canada
The United States Senate has unanimously passed a bill that allows foreign-flagged cruise ships to sail to Alaska without having to make a stop in...
May 14, 2021 - Accidents
Princess Cruises cancels select sailings in Mexico, California Coast, Caribbean and Mediterranean
Princess Cruises announced it is canceling the following sailings: California Coast & Mexico cruises on Ruby Princess through August 21...
May 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Cruises unveils Health & Safety Protocols for August restart
Azamara revealed the brand’s ‘Explore Well at Sea’ program ahead of the return to service in August 2021. Through the brand&rsquo...
May 12, 2021 - Accidents
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels additional July sailings
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has notified its customers and travel advisor partners of cancellations for additional voyages, hoping for a possible July...
May 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises officially starts crew vaccination program in the USA
MSC Cruises officially started its crew vaccination program in the U.S. On May 7, crew from the MSC Meraviglia ship received their first COVID...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International again hiring crew from India
Starting May 21, RCI-Royal Caribbean International will again hire crew members from India. The news comes a couple of weeks after the line...
May 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company restarts on June 14 aboard American Empress
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company announced that its American Empress ship, sailing the Columbia and Snake rivers, would restart operations on...
May 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises restarts from Kiel, Germany on May 22
AIDA Cruises welcomed the further opening steps in the travel industry, especially in the north of Germany. The company revealed it will offer short...
May 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line restarts cruises from Greece on August 15
Working in coordination with Greece's Government, the Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiary HAL-Holland America Line received approval to restart...
May 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia extending suspension of cruises through September 17
In line with the company's review of the temporary pause in operations, the Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiary P&O Australia announced a 6...
May 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Major cruise lines diverting ships from Palma de Mallorca due to Spanish rules
Several major cruise shipping companies, including Carnival Corporation's AIDA, Costa, MSC, RCI-Royal Caribbean, and TUI, will not be stopping in...
May 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, RCI-Royal Caribbean International, MSC Cruises vaccinate all crew
Following the recent announcement by the USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) that cruises could resume from US seaports by...
May 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Canaveral first cruise port in the USA to sponsor COVID-19 vaccinations for seafarers
Port Canaveral is the first port in the United States to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution to vessel crew members and port workers in response to...
May 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination for all crew
MSC Cruises announced a fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination program for all crew members. The programme has already started on Friday, April 30, on the...
May 1, 2021