Following the decision by the Greek government to reintroduce a three-week lockdown measure aimed at combating the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, Costa Cruises announced a temporary suspension of Costa Deliziosa sailings to Greece. Costa Cruises will cancel a number of upcoming cruises on Costa Deliziosa including Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28, and Dec. 5, 12 and 19 cruises.
TUI Cruises announced today that the Mein Schiff 6 voyages from Greece have been canceled. The decision comes after the Greek government ordered a state lockdown with curfews for a period of three weeks starting November 6th. TUI Cruises was able to secure a special permit for one more cruise starting November 8th, 2020, however, the upcoming voyage will be only a panoramic sailing.
Today the cruise ship Mein Schiff 2 arrived at the port of Las Palmas with 740 crew members onboard for the final preparations before the start of the winter cruise season in the Canary Islands. Mein Schiff 2 is scheduled to depart tomorrow, November 6, from Las Palmas on a 7 and 14 night Blue Voyages around the Canary Islands with stops in Arrecife, Tenerife, La Gomera, Puerto del Rosario, Tenerife, and Santa Cruz De La Palma.
Royal Caribbean Group announced that the company has canceled all December voyages onboard Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean ships, excluding cruises from Singapore on the Quantum of the Seas. The decision come just a few days after CDC replaced the longstanding no-sail order with a framework for conditional sailing which requires implementing many regulations before cruise lines can resume with sailings from US ports.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has announced today an extension of its previous suspension of global voyages through December 31st, 2020.
AIDA Cruises, Germany's largest cruise line subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, announced today that all scheduled cruises between October 31 and November 30, 2020 will be canceled. The announcement comes after the Federal Government of Germany implemented far-reaching measures to contain the COVID-19 infection and as a result, passed further restrictions on public life and travel. The partial lockdown in Germany will start from November 2, until the end of the month.
Costa Cruises, today presented the South America programs for the 2021-2022 cruise season during an online conference led by Dario Rustico, the brand's general manager for Central and South America. Costa Cruises will introduce two exciting developments in South America: its new flagship Costa Toscana will make her debut in Brazil, and Costa Favolosa will extend her record season to almost five months.
The cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 carrying 922 passengers and 666 crew members docked at the port of Piraeus, Greece early on Tuesday, and a repeat test for 12 crew members was negative for Covid-19, Greek health ministry said. While the tests performed in a private laboratory in Heraklion showed that 12 out of 150 crew members are positive, repeat PCR tests were performed on board Mein Schiff 6, and t
Twelve crew members of the cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 tested positive for Covid-19 reports the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. As part of TUI Cruises safety protocols approved by the Greek authorities, 150 crew members have been tested recently and 12 samples were positive for coronavirus.
A crew member who boarded the cruise ship Costa Diadema a few days ago tested positive for Covid-19, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
