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.
Cruise lines to limit all US cruises to under 7 days as part of CDC guidance
MSC drops Opera’s 2020/21 Cape Town cruises, Orchestra’s Durban season uncertain
MSC Cruises has cancelled its planned 2020/21 Cape Town cruise season aboard MSC Opera due to ongoing travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, but remains in talks with the South African government […]
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.
UAE-Israel normalization will support GCC cruise sector’s recovery
For the beleaguered UAE cruise sector attempting to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE-Israel ‘peace deal’ is a welcome boon.
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.
Virgin Voyages extends cruise pause into 2021, joining several other lines
Scarlet Lady, the first cruise ship from Virgin Voyages, will not resume cruises until January, 2021, according to a letter sent from the cruise line to travel agents.
CDC advices US travelers to defer all cruise holidays in apparent backtrack on reopening
Days ahead of the expiration of its No Sail Order, the CDC has updated its travel notice for US holiday-makers, advising them to defer all cruise travel.
Cruise lines unequivocally not looking to cancel new ship orders says Fincantieri
Fincantieri’s cruise line customers have expressed no interest in cancelling any of the new cruise ships they have ordered from the shipyard and are pushing ahead with deliveries through 2020 despite the […]
Costa Cruises reportedly switching Smeralda with Pacifica for 2021/22 Dubai season
Costa Cruises has amended its 2021/22 Dubai cruise season itineraries, switching out Costa Smeralda with Costa Pacifica, according to an email sent to passengers booked on the affected cruises.
Princess Cruises accelerates transfer of two ships to sister brand P&O Australia
Princess Cruises has advanced the transfer of Golden Princess and Star Princess to its fellow Carnival Corp-owned cruise brand P&O Australia, according to a press release.
AIDA Cruises repositions AIDAprima to Dubai ahead of 2020/21 cruise season
AIDAprima isn’t due to start cruising from Dubai for the 2020/21 cruise season until December, but AIDA Cruises have already positioned her in Port Rashid in preparation for the ship’s return to […]
MSC Cruises adds second ship MSC Magnifica back into service in Italy
MSC Magnifica has returned to service for MSC Cruises, departing on her first cruise since the coronavirus pandemic began, the second ship to do so for the cruise line.
UK cruise sector reopens as first ship boards passengers since pandemic started
The British cruise market has official opened with the departure from Portsmouth of SeaDream Yacht Club’s mini cruise ship SeaDream 1. SeaDream 1 set sail from Portsmouth carrying just 19 passengers on […]
MSC Cruises in ‘deep consultation’ with SA government to save 2020/21 season
MSC Cruises is in talks with the South African government to try get approval to operate its scheduled 2020/21 cruise season out of Durban and Cape Town amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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