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Holland America Line extends cruise pause
As Holland America Line continues to review and assess its plans around the Canadian Transport Ministry’s Interim Order that closed Canadian ports and waters to passenger vessels, the company is extending its pause of cruise operations to now include all sailings that depart from or conclude in a Canadian port in 2021. This will include s… read more
MSC Cruises cans South Africa 2020/2021 Season
MSC Cruises said today that the delay to approve cruise operations in South Africa had led to the Company cancelling all its remaining sailings for the 2020/21 season. MSC Cruises has worked since March 2020 in close collaboration with the relevant authorities in South Africa for approval of its comprehensive health and safety prot… read more
Expedia Cruises develops new suite of tools to support cruise partners during recovery
Expedia Cruises has announced a new suite of tools designed to support cruise lines, franchise partners and Vacation Consultants by making their ability to search for, choose and ultimately distribute cruises easier and more seamless. The new tools also help partners identify new and evolving pockets of demand, an increasingly important r… read more
P&O Cruises cuts steel for new cruise ship Arvia
P& O Cruises has cut the first pieces of steel for its new LNG-powered Excel-class cruise ship Arvia at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
At more than 180,000-gross tons, and carrying 5,200 passengers, Arvia will be a sister ship to Iona, delivered in 2020, but P& O have hinted she w… read more
P&O Cruises announces name for second Excel-class LNG powered mega cruise ship
P & O Cruises newest Excel-class cruise ship will be called Arvia, the cruise line has revealed, with the LNG-powered mega ship due to join the six-ship fleet in December, 2022. Arvia is Latin for “from the seashore”, and her name continues P & O Cruises’ naming convention that uses ancient Greek and Latin adjectives for it… read more
Swan Hellenic among first cruise lines to require COVID vaccinations for for all ship’s staff and cr
Swan Hellenic announced that it has introduced valid Covid-19 vaccination as a pre-embarkation medical requirement for all ship’s staff and crew.
The vaccination cycle will be carried out at recruitment centres or in the home countries of the crew members in accordance with current local guidelines and approved medical protoc… read more
Carnival warns passengers to expect mask mandates when cruising resumes
Carnival Cruise Line issued a set of anti-COVID-19 rules and regulations for passengers regarding its return to service later in the year, but then removed them from its website, but confirmed the major elements, such as mask wearing, would remain.
“In our haste to keep guests and travel agents informed, we posted some information t… read more
Holland America Line’s bucket list
Holland America Line’s Grand Voyages are made for dreamers, adventurers and explorers seeking to discover new cultures and illuminating experiences. The quest for destination immersion continues with Holland America Line’s 2022 Grand Africa Voyage, 2023 Grand World Voyage and 2023 Grand South America & Antarctica Voyage, which … read more
MSC restarts cruises for second time in Mediterranean following short pause
MSC Grandiosa departed Genoa, Italy on Sunday evening, resuming her previously announced 7-night roundtrip itineraries in the Mediterranean and marking MSC Cruises’ second return to cruising since the pandemic began last year. MSC Cruises’ restart of cruise operations comes amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Europe and across the worl… read more
Carnival Cruise Line releases additional plans on its fleet deployment
Carnival Cruise Line released plans for additional ship deployments as it continues to refine its phased in approach to a return to guest operations for 2021, resulting in some ship-specific cruise cancellations and movements. Those plans include:
Related to already-announced dry dock plans for Carnival Magic, Carnival Paradise and … read more
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