The Port of Kiel, Germany plans to resume cruise operations in May 2021, reports Schiffe-und-Kreuzfahrten website.

The former Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas was spotted in Port Rashid, Dubai by Cruise Arabia & Africa. The vessel which now bears the name Empress was sold to an Indian startup company Cordelia Cruises back in December 2020.

MSC Cruises announced the return to UK shores with the newest ship in the fleet, MSC Virtuosa departing from Southampton for the first time on May 20. The MSC Virtuosa will make its UK debut instead of the MSC Magnifica, as previously announced by the company. According to MSC Cruises, there will be no compulsory vaccination for the cruises, which only British passengers are allowed to sail.

Celebrity Cruises have become the latest cruise line to confirm the return to the UK cruises this summer in line with the UK Government's decision to allow domestic travel operations from 17 May 2021. Today the company announced its long-anticipated return to UK shores with the Celebrity Silhouette setting sail from Southampton from July 3, offering new staycations for discerning British guests.

This week Royal Caribbean Group announced several exciting news updates about the restart of their cruise ships this summer. With the latest news about the Jewel of the Seas restart from Limassol, Cyprus. Starting July 10, Royal Caribbean International will operate 5 ships sailing with guests. Celebrity Cruises also announced the return to cruising with Celebrity Millennium sailing out of St.

Today Diamond Princess collected crew members from the Philippines and senior officers from other nationalities which will be later transferred to other Carnival Corp. cruise ships in the region.

Royal Caribbean International announced today the restart of its 5th ship, Jewel of the Seas which will sail from Limassol, Cyprus this summer.

Celebrity Cruises' latest ship, Celebrity Apex, will make its long-awaited world debut in Greece this summer starting June 19. This is second announcement in one week from Celebrity after the cruise line confirmed its long-anticipated return to cruising with Celebrity Millennium, which will homeport in St. Maarten beginning June 5.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise ship capacity, today called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order. According to the trade association, the CDC needs to allow the start for the planning of a phased resumption of cruise operations from U.S. ports by the beginning of July.

One week after Norwegian Cruise Line announced suspension of cruise voyages across the fleet through June 30, 2021, the company decided to cancel additional voyages on three ships through October and November 2021

Today the Facebook page Ncl Cruise Blog shared a letter from the Norwegian Cruise Line with important information about the latest cruise cancellations.