Cruise news (Celebrity Cruises-tagged)

RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group cancels cruises until November 30
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group announced on Tuesday, October 6, that it is extending the suspension of sailings through November 30. Excluded are only...
October 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group extends its Cruise with Confidence program
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group announced the extension of its "Cruise with Confidence" booking program. For all bookings made by November 30, 2020...
October 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cancel all sailings in Australia and New Zealand for the rest of 2020
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises cancelled all sailings in Australia and New Zealand for the rest of 2020. The cancellation of local voyages...
September 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group's digital innovations eliminate the "pain points" of travel
Royal Caribbean Group announced it was dedicated to further evolving sailings into healthier and safer vacations. At the forefront will be the Group...
September 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group postpones resumption of cruises until November 1
Despite previously announcing it would welcome passengers aboard a few liners on October 1, Royal Caribbean Group said they would be postponing the...
August 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean officially drops "cruises" from its name
The parent company Royal Caribbean (RCL) officially dropped "cruises" from its name on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release. The company...
July 31, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group extends cancellation policy to all cruises through April 2022
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group extended its "Cruise with Confidence" cancellation program to all voyages with departures through April 2022. The...
July 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International cancels cruises through October 1
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group announced that most voyagess in the RCI-Royal Caribbean International's schedule through October 1, 2020, were cancelled...
July 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises suspends sailings through September 15
In accordance with the CLIA cruise lines which voluntarily suspended cruises from US ports through September 15, the RCCL-owned premium brand...
June 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
CLIA cruise lines suspend departures from USA ports until September 15
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that its ocean-going member brands/companies would voluntarily extend the cruise suspension...
June 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Infinity cruise ship repatriates 1450 Indian crew to Port Mormugao
In one of the largest cruise ship crew repatriations amid the health crisis, around 1500 crew from USA (Miami Florida) and European countries...
June 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
11 cruise ships disembarked 10000+ crew in Port Mumbai India
Beginning on Friday, June 12, and ending on June 28, a total of 11 cruise ships will call at Port Mumbai India to disembark 10,000+ Indian crew stuck...
June 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCL Holdings suspends cruises through end of June
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line and its sister brands will not be sailing until at least July due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On Friday, April...
April 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crew transfers between two Royal Caribbean ships in Sydney Australia
Crew transfer is underway between two Royal Caribbean ships off Sydney NSW's coast - Radiance of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas. It is thought the...
April 4, 2020
Accidents
1 crew dies on Celebrity Infinity, 2 crew medevaced from Oasis of the Seas
A crew has died on Celebrity Infinity, and two crew have been medevaced (airlifted) from Oasis of the Seas. Both cruise liners are passenger-free...
April 3, 2020
Accidents