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Viking Cruises announces new Mediterranean itineraries for summer 2021
Viking OCEAN plans to expand its Mediterranean deployment during summer 2021, adding a 3rd ship with homeporting in Valletta Malta. Part of the...
May 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
First test cruise in the USA aboard Royal Caribbean's ship Freedom of the Seas
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is the first company to receive approval from the USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for...
May 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Crystal Endeavor successfully completes final sea trials
Crystal Expedition Cruises announced the successful completion of the 2nd and final sea trials for its new luxury superyacht Crystal Endeavor, thus...
May 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ships skip Ketchikan if COVID-19 outbreaks continue
Cruise ships will continue to skip Port Ketchikan (Revillagigedo Island, Alaska) if COVID cases remain high, senior city and pandemic response...
May 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises restarts in the Eastern Mediterranean with AIDAblu
On Sunday evening, May 23, AIDA Cruises started into the new cruise season in the Eastern Mediterranean with the ship AIDAblu. Until October 17...
May 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
President Biden signs the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act
The USA's current President (Joseph Robinette Biden Jr) has signed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act on Monday, May 24. The law lifts a requirement...
May 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line resumes voyages from the USA on August 7 (Seattle to Alaska)
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced that it expected to resume operations from the United States beginning August 7, 2021, with week-long sailings...
May 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways restarts on July 3 aboard AmaDouro in Portugal
One of the world's largest river cruise companies, AmaWaterways plans to restart operations in Europe with select ships, beginning July 3 in Portugal...
May 25, 2021 - Accidents
2 crew test COVID-positive aboard Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Odyssey of the Seas arrived at Port Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) Monday morning, May 24, as there...
May 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises announce 2022 Special Interest river cruises
As Emerald Cruises introduced its "Second Edition 2022 European River Cruising" brochure, the rebranded travel brand released details of 3 new...
May 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises restarts in Alaska on July 23 with Celebrity Summit ship
Celebrity Cruises announced its return to Alaska, beginning July 23, 2021. The summer program is based on 7-night roundtrip itineraries from Seattle...
May 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Windstar Cruises receives Star Legend from Fincantieri, Italy after Star Plus Class transformation
Windstar’s President Chris Prelog received the company-owned Star Legend ship back from the Fincantieri (Palermo shipyard, Italy) on Friday...
May 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean cruises in Alaska (starting July 19, 2021) with Serenade OTS
The U.S. comeback of RCI-Royal Caribbean International marked the line's first step forward with the return to Alaska this summer. RCI revealed...
May 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Kiel Germany opens cruise season with AIDA's ship AIDAsol and TUI's Mein Schiff 1
Port Kiel Germany started cruise season 2021 on the Whitsun weekend (May 22-23). AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAsol was already berthed at Ostseekai Terminal...
May 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises introduces signature spaces on Oceania Vista
Oceania Cruises introduced the signature bars, lounges, and wellness facilities of Oceania Vista, the first of a couple of new 1,200-passenger Allura...
May 23, 2021