The debut of Mardi Gras in the United States has been delayed until April 24th, 2021, while Carnival Cruise Line has also announced further cancellations until March, 2021 of departures from Miami, […]
Royal Caribbean cancels Quantum of the Seas cruises due to COVID-19 scare
A passenger that tested positive for COVID-19 aboard Quantum of the Seas on her third cruise from Singapore after returning to service has now tested negative twice, according to the Singapore Health […]
MSC and Costa cancel Christmas cruises due to renewed Italian travel restrictions
Italy’s two major cruise lines MSC and Costa Cruises have been forced to suspend their cruise programs from the country due to a request from the Italian goverment as it battles a […]
Virgin pushes back Scarlet Lady’s debut, cancels Valiant Lady’s European season
Virgin Voyages will not be cruising with Scarlet Lady in the United States until May, 2021, while the European debut of Valiant Lady has been pushed back to 2022.
Royal Caribbean returns to service for first time since pandemic began
While German and Italian cruise lines have leveraged their home markets in Europe to stage a limited return to service with a handful of ships, Royal Caribbean has now commenced cruises once […]
Full quarantine may be ordered by CDC if US cruise ships see a single COVID-19 case
The CDC’s stringent new guidelines to ensure cruise lines are operating with strict health and safety protocols when sailing from US ports may require a full ship-wide quarantine if a single positive […]
Odyssey of the Seas floated out for Royal Caribbean ahead of US debut in 2021
Royal Caribbean‘s new Quantum Ultra-class cruise ship, Odyssey of the Seas, has taken to the water for the first time, leaving her construction dry dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard this week.
CDC issues travel advisory against US cruises after cancelling No Sail Order
In an apparent attempt to reach a compromise with US lawmakers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an advisory warning Americans against cruise travel, just days after rescinding […]
Celebrity Cruises lays keel for third Edge-class ship Celebrity Beyond
Celebrity Cruises laid the keel for its new cruise ship Celebrity Beyond on Thursday at the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
Newly-stretched and refurbished Star Breeze delivered to Windstar
Windstar Cruises has taken delivery of its transformed cruise ship Star Breeze, which has been refurbished from bow to stern, and lengthened by 26-metres.
Disney Cruise Line delays delivery of two new cruise ships by two years
Disney Cruise Line’s new LNG-powered cruise ships, originally due for delivery in 2022 and 2023, will be delivered two years later than planned due to shipyard bottlenecks caused by the COVID-19 lockdown […]
Cruise lines to limit all US cruises to under 7 days as part of CDC guidance
Major US-based cruise lines have begun removing cruises longer than 7 days from their planned itineraries featuring departures from, or visits to, North American cruise ports.
Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCL, MSC cancel cruises into 2021 in preparation for restart
The world’s four largest cruise lines have cancelled their December itineraries in the US, extending their pause in operations into 2021 following the CDC’s withdrawal of its No Sail Order at the […]
Silversea takes delivery of Silver Moon, sister ship to Silver Muse, with a third due in 2021
Silversea Cruises has taken delivery of Silver Moon from Fincantieri, the third ship to be built for the ultra-luxury line by the Italian shipyard, and the ninth ship in the expanding Silversea […]
CDC drops No Sail Order, says cruise lines will be individually assessed for return to service
US cruises are back on after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped its No Sail Order for cruise lines in favour of what it calls a Conditional Sailing Order, […]
Limited cruise resumption slightly softens $1.2-billion Q3 loss for Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean managed to decrease its quarterly loss in the third quarter by $100-million thanks to the limited resumption of cruises in Italy and Germany, losing $1.2-billion between July and September instead […]
Costa consolidates Italy itineraries, cancels longer voyages amid COVID surge in Europe
Costa Cruises is consolidating its cruise itineraries in Italy, dropping its multiple-country programs and longer Mediterranean itineraries so that its ships will only be visiting Italian ports.
A tale of two cruise lines, AIDA and TUI respond to renewed German restrictions
The plans for a limited resumption of cruises by German cruise lines TUI and AIDA looked to be in danger when Germany on Wednesday announced a new emergency lockdown for the month of November […]
Watch: 30 months of cruise ship construction for P&O’s Iona in 30 seconds
P&O Cruises has released a new video that shows a timelapse of the construction of its new LNG mega-ship, Iona, the largest cruise ship ever built for the British cruise market.
Costa makes a play for emerging markets with mega ship move to South America
Costa Cruises is expanding its efforts to grow emerging cruise markets with decision to homeport its new LNG mega-ship Costa Toscana in South America for the 2021/22 season.