Cruise news (policies-tagged)

MSC Cruises introduces comprehensive health and safety protocol
Speaking at a press conference in Italy, MSC Cruises’ CEO Gianni Onorato announced the full details of the line’s comprehensive health...
August 7, 2020
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French company Ponant Cruises has 8 ships back cruising
The premium French brand Ponant Cruises recently announced that it had 8 ships back sailing, with 4 of them offering itineraries within France. These...
July 29, 2020
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Dream Cruises introduces new Flexi-Feast dining concept
Dream Cruises became the first international cruise company to resume sailings via the deployment of Explorer Dream in Taiwan, where the ship...
July 29, 2020
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Crystal Cruises commemorates 30th anniversary
On July 24, Crystal Cruises commemorated its 30th anniversary of luxury cruising. The company's Crystal Harmony sailed from San Francisco CA to...
July 26, 2020
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NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line with new health and safety protocols
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is working on a comprehensive set of enhanced health and safety protocols in order to address the pandemic...
July 24, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Group replaces the safety drill with Muster 2.0
Royal Caribbean Group announced it is replacing one of the most important parts of cruises - the safety drill - with Muster 2.0, a new approach to...
July 24, 2020
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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
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Princess extends cruise suspension through December 15
Carnival Corporation's premium brand Princess Cruises cancelled sailings worldwide through December 15 - with only one exception. According to...
July 23, 2020
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AmaWaterways resumes river cruises in Europe with AmaKristina
The luxury river cruise brand AmaWaterways announced it had resumed passenger shipping operations in Europe via charter cruises on AmaKristina with...
July 22, 2020
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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
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises resumes operations by the end of July
Hamburg Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced plans to commence sailings by the end of July with the implementation of preventive and hygiene...
July 14, 2020
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UK tourists urged by Foreign Office to avoid cruises
Domestic tourists are being urged by the UK government to avoid cruise ship travel. The UK's FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) issued a...
July 10, 2020
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AIDA restarts cruises in August with 3 ships
The Carnival Corporation-owned German brand AIDA Cruises announced it will resume passenger shipping operations in August. Following an industry-wide...
July 10, 2020
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Hurtigruten returns 14 expedition cruise ships to operation
After successfully restarting passenger shipping operations in June, Hurtigruten announced plans to further expand operations with a total of 14 (out...
July 9, 2020
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Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian develop enhanced health and safety standards
World's second and third largest cruise companies - RCCL-Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings - announced a collaboration to...
July 7, 2020
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