Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
Saga Cruises' Spirit of Adventure sails back to England due to COVID cases onboard
An over-50s-only cruise ship sailing from the United Kingdom to the Caribbean was forced to turn around in the Atlantic because of COVID cases ...
March 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean drops mask requirement for vaccinated guests and crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean dropped its mask requirement for vaccinated passengers as of Friday, February 25. Masks are now optional for fully vaccinated...
February 28, 2022 - Accidents
Nicko Cruises cancels the current voyage on Vasco Da Gama due to COVID-positive crew
Mystic's brand Nicko Cruises announced the line had canceled the current voyage on its oceangoing Vasco Da Gama ship, due to positive COVID cases...
February 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises to participate in USA's CDC updated program for ships operating in American waters
Princess Cruises is the next major cruise line to confirm that it is participating in USA's CDC updated program for ships operating in American...
February 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC moves cruise travel out of the "very high" risk category
USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) moved cruise travel out of the "very high" risk category of the travel health notices...
February 17, 2022 - Accidents
Australia again extending cruise shipping ban (through April 17, 2022)
Australia has again extended its cruise shipping ban, this time through April 17, 2022, adding 2 months to the rolling prohibition that was scheduled...
February 13, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA Statement regarding guidelines & travel health notice updates from the CDC
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association issued the following statement regarding guidelines & travel health notice updates from the USA's CDC...
February 11, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean cancels two Quantum OTS cruises from Singapore due to crew COVID outbreak
RCI-Royal Caribbean canceled two cruises to nowhere due to a crew COVID outbreak. The move will affect clients who have bought tickets to sail on...
January 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises creates onboard COVID test labs to daily screen passengers and crew
Viking Cruises are creating onboard test laboratories in order to screen passengers and crew daily. In the solution lies sensor technology from Raa...
January 26, 2022 - Accidents
Crew dies on NCL-Norwegian Escape after 10-day COVID quarantine
A 36-year-old male crew died on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Escape Saturday morning, January 22. The man had reportedly completed a...
January 23, 2022 - Accidents
11 passengers on Silversea's Silver Whisper ship test COVID-positive in Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Passengers of Silversea's Silver Whisper ship were not allowed to go ashore by themselves in Guayaquil (Ecuador) after 11 of them (out of 228 total...
January 21, 2022 - Accidents
TUI cancels 14-day Caribbean cruise of Mein Schiff 2 due to COVID cases
The German cruise company TUI has been forced to cancel a Caribbean voyage due to COVID cases onboard. TUI has informed passengers booked on...
January 18, 2022 - Accidents
NCL Norwegian Gem's voyage canceled due to "COVID-related circumstances"
The current voyage on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem was canceled mid-cruise. The ship is returning to New York ahead of her schedule due...
January 15, 2022 - Accidents
Grand Princess docks in Kahului (Hawaii) with unspecified number of COVID cases onboard
A Princess Cruises' ship with 1188 passengers onboard entered Kahului Harbor (Maui Island, Hawaii) on Wednesday, January 12, for the first time since...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
54 COVID-positive crew taken off MSC Fantasia in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain)
The MSC Cruises' ship MSC Fantasia, which was hit by a Coronavirus outbreak while sailing in Italy, docked Thursday afternoon, January 12, in Port...
January 14, 2022