Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC requires masks for all cruise ship passengers and crew
The industry adopted face masks for cruise passengers as policy months ago. The USA's CDC agency issued an order going into effect on February 1...
February 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group extending “Cruise with Confidence” programme
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced it is extending its “Cruise with Confidence” programme. Effective February 1, 2021, for all bookings...
January 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line maintains travel advisor commission rates
In appreciation of the loyalty and commitment of travel agents, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is honoring the commission tier each account...
January 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
COVID-19 vaccine required for NCL-Norwegian crew
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line and its brand RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced they will be requiring all staff-crew to receive the COVID vaccine...
January 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises UK requires all passengers to have COVID vaccination
Saga Cruises UK, part of Saga Group targeting the over-50s travelers, will become the world's first cruise shipping company to require all of its...
January 20, 2021 - Accidents
NCLH-Norwegian cancelled all cruises (NCL-Oceania-Regent) through April 30
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd - the owner of NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises, announces...
January 20, 2021