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 ships to be allowed to sail to Alaska without a stop in Canada?
When Canada announced its ban on cruises through February 2022, it looked like a fatal blow to the summer 2021 Alaskan season, which fuels a USD 1,2...
March 25, 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Jewel of the Seas with Mediterranean cruises from Cyprus
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced it is returning to Europe (Mediterranean) in summer 2021 with roundtrips from Cyprus - beginning July...
March 25, 2021
Port NOLA New Orleans lost US$21 million in direct revenue without cruises
Port NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) services 4 major cruise companies: CCL-Carnival, RCI-Royal Caribbean, NCL-Norwegian, and DCL-Disney. The docks...
March 25, 2021
Silversea’s 2023 World Cruise sold out in 1 day
The Royal Caribbean Group-owned luxury travel company Silversea announced it had sold all the 194 cabins on the Silver Shadow ship for the 5-month...
March 24, 2021
Cruise industry calling on CDC to allow ex-USA cruises by July
The cruise industry is calling out the USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for what it views as "unfair treatment" over a...
March 24, 2021
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
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 7-night Bahamas cruises from Bermuda
For summer 2021 (June through August), RCI-Royal Caribbean International is launching a series of new (company's first) 7-night itineraries leaving...
March 24, 2021
TUI Marella Cruises launches domestic UK sailings
TUI revealed it will be offering a range of domestic cruises for Brits later this year. TUI's brand Marella Cruises will be hosting the voyages...
March 23, 2021
Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship with a Northwest Passage cruise in 2023
The world leader in exploration travel Hurtigruten revealed a new flagship cruise for the 2023 season, departing on August 18. Onboard MS Roald...
March 23, 2021
UnCruise Adventures requires COVID-19 vaccine for Alaska sailings
UnCruise Adventures announced that it will mandate adults be fully vaccinated to sail with the company this summer in Alaska. In a statement...
March 23, 2021- Cruise Industry
Celebrity Millennium cruise ship starts Caribbean roundtrips from Philipsburg (St Maarten) in June...
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo (Celebrity Cruises' President and CEO) confirmed that the newly refurbished ship Celebrity Millennium is scheduled for homeporting...
March 22, 2021 
Costa restarts cruises in May
Carnival Corporation's Italian brand Costa Cruises revised plans to move the operations' restart to May 2021. The decision was taken in...
March 22, 2021
Irish Ferries charter Blue Star 1 cruiseferry
The Dublin-based shipping company Irish Ferries announced it will charter the Blue Star 1 cruise ship from Blue Star Ferries. The ship (owned by...
March 22, 2021
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company christens its newest ship, American Countess
A year after the pandemic canceled the debut of AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company's 4th paddle-wheeler riverboat American Countess, godmother...
March 22, 2021