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Seychelles will welcome vessels with a maximum of 300 passengers for the 2021-2022 cruise ship season from mid-November, said a top official, the first port calls to the island nation after an 18-month stoppage due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Pent-up demand in the industry means the archipelago in the western Indian Ocean has interest from c… read more
Royal Caribbean International plans to have all 25 of its cruise ships back in service by spring next year as it prepares for the second phase of its cruise resumption program. Royal Caribbean currently has 12 cruise ships back in service, sailing from Galveston in Texas, Port Canaveral and Miami in Florida, Seattle in Washington, Singapo… read more
As cruise resumption plans continue to ramp up globally, many will be keeping an eye on the number of passengers that catch coronavirus on cruise ships in the months ahead.
While coronavirus cases are being tracked in countries across the world by national and global health authorities such as the WHO, there’s much less hard data available… read more
MSC Cruises‘ focus on testing rather than vaccinations will help it resume cruises in South Africa, while Norwegian Cruise Line’s current vaccine mandate is due to expire just before the new SA cruise season begins. Several cruise lines have itineraries scheduled from Cape Town for the coming 2021/22 season, but low vaccinate uptake in th… read more
Sailors rejoice! Virgin Voyages is thrilled to be welcoming Sailors on board the brand’s first Lady Ship, Scarlet Lady, for her first official sailing. Debuting with her Summer Soirée Series, Scarlet Lady will be berthed in Portsmouth for her six UK sailings around the English Channel.
Set sail the Virgin way on Sneak-a-Peek sailings for a… read more
Viking Ocean Cruises h as become the latest cruise line to resume cruises for the first time since the pandemic, with Viking Sea and Viking Venus departing the Maltese capital Valletta this week. Viking Sea and Viking Venus sailed from the Maltese capital on Friday on the first of a range of new itineraries roundtrip from Valletta, markin… read more
MSC Cruises has taken delivery of its new Seaside-class cruise ship, MSC Seashore, ahead of her deployment in North America later this year. MSC Seashore was delivered by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in a ceremony attended by Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Cruises, and Giampiero Massolo and Giuseppe Bono, Chairman and CEO … read more
The great Alaska adventure is now underway – Royal Caribbean is back and bolder than ever as the first cruise line to sail to the Last Frontier since September 2019. Serenade of the Seas kicked off the highly anticipated comeback of the summer season when it departed on the first of a series of 7-night cruises from Seattle. The sailing marks a c… read more
Oceania Cruises has revealed the accommodations aboard its new ship Vista, which will be delivered to the cruise line in 2023. The staterooms and suites aboard Vista will be some of the largest in the fleet, offering Veranda Staterooms, Penthouse Suites, Oceania Suites and Vista Suites.
Oceania Cruises has introduced a new category … read more
Carnival Cruise Line has announced the end of its Fun Times printed daily planner across the fleet, while also creating separate non-smoking casino areas on at least three of its ships. Carnival’s end to the print version of the Fun Times is an environmentally friendly move to save paper, while the non-smoking areas in the casinos are based… read more
Cruise Ships to return to Seychelles after 18-Month Covid-19 hiatus
Royal Caribbean plans to have full fleet back in service by May, 2022
How many passengers have caught COVID since cruises resumed?
Low rate of vaccination in South Africa a possible threat to 2021/22 season
Virgin Voyages welcomes guests on its maiden voyage
Viking Ocean Cruises resumes operations for first time since pandemic
Oceania cruises reveals accommodations aboard new ship Vista
Carnival makes moves that could change two key aspects of the cruise experience
