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.
Costa Cruises has postponed the restart of its ships and will start sailing from May.
This morning P&O Cruises started with bookings of the recently announced series of short breaks from the UK this summer on the Britannia and week-long cruises on the latest cruise ship Iona. The overwhelming interest for these cruises, which are only accessible for vaccinated Brits, has been and continues to be enormous.
P&O and Princess Cruises announced a series of short itineraries sailing from the United Kingdom this Summer with strict corona vaccination requirements. Only British citizens are allowed to board the ships, with proof that they've been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
This summer, cruise are back to the Caribbean with Royal Caribbean International. The global cruise brand has announced summer itineraries of 7-night cruises on board Adventure of the Seas, setting sail this June from new homeport Nassau, The Bahamas. These cruises will include the first series of two back-to-back days on Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean's private island destination in The Bahamas, and quality time exploring Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas and Cozumel, Mexico.
The boutique cruise line Azamara, announced the name and vessel handover of its new ship, Azamara Onward. The vessel handover, which took place on March 15, 2021, coincides with Azamara's transition into an independent brand from Royal Caribbean Group.
