Cruise news (policies-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian’s full fleet of 28 cruise ships to resume service by April 1
Frank Del Rio (NCL-Norwegian Cruise Lines CEO) announced that the company's full fleet (28 ships) would resume service by April 1st, 2022, for the...
October 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic confirms inaugural cruises in Antarctica as Argentina reopens borders
Swan Hellenic Cruises confirmed that the line's inaugural voyages exploring Antarctica would all be sailing as planned following the recent...
October 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises restarts from NYC with Symphony ship to Bermuda
On Friday, September 24, the ultra-premium travel brand Crystal Cruises celebrated its return to cruising from NYC-New York USA as Crystal Symphony...
September 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line makes changes to its crew travel policies
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced changes to its crew travel policies due to the ongoing impact caused by the COVID crisis as well as travel...
September 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA welcomes USA's plan to lift international travel restrictions beginning November 19
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association welcomed the White House plan to lift international travel restrictions beginning November 19, 2021...
September 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal River Cruises extends vaccination requirement through December 2022
The new brand Crystal River Cruises announced that it is extending its vaccination requirement for all passengers and crew members through December...
September 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
USA to relax travel restrictions for COVID-vaccinated foreign tourists in November
In November 2021, the USA will ease travel restrictions for COVID-vaccinated international travelers, including those from the UK and the EU/European...
September 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Ushuaia (Argentina) admitting uncertainty about 2021-2022 cruise season
The recent decision by the ultra-premium travel brand Silversea to change homeporting (to the neighboring Chilean ports Puerto Williams (Navarino...
September 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Riviera River Cruises UK restarts in additional European destinations
The UK-based tour agency/brand Riviera Travel (fleet, Scylla's main riverboat charterer) announced that itineraries in additional European...
September 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation releases 11th annual sustainability report
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation released its 11th annual sustainability report developed in accordance with the widely...
September 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Norway bans cruise ships from offering helicopter and submarine tours in Svalbard
Norway banned cruise ships from offering helicopter tours and submarine rides to the Svalbard Archipelago, which lies midway between the North Pole...
September 11, 2021 - Accidents
Disney cruise ships Magic and Fantasy canceled thru October
After temporarily canceling all of its sailings due to the COVID crisis, DCL-Disney Cruise Line is preparing to bring more of its liners back to...
September 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation-owned ships offer more convenient pre-board COVID testing
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation announced a new initiative that is making pre-board testing more accessible and convenient...
September 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Tauck requires COVID vaccinations on all cruises and tours
Expanding a policy implemented earlier in 2021 on its European cruises and tours, Tauck announced it will now require all passengers ages 12+ to...
September 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
More CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ships restart in November 2021, some in 2022
With 8 of its boats already in passenger shipping operations, and more restarting in September-October 2021, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced...
September 2, 2021