Regent Seven Seas Cruises names newest ship

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced the name of its highly anticipated new ship as Seven Seas Grandeur. … Continue Reading

Abu Dhabi Announces Resumption of Cruise Liners

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has announced the resumption of cruise liners in Abu Dhabi starting from September 1^st 2021, after months of closure in 2020 as a result of the strict COVID-19 precautionary measures. … Continue Reading

Hurtigruten Expeditions continues expansion: Introduces exclusive Galapagos expedition cruises

Hurtigruten Expeditions, the world leader in exploration travel, is expanding its global offering to one of the most iconic destinations on the planet: The Galapagos Islands. … Continue Reading

MSC Cruises top mentioned cruise liner among influencer conversations during Q2 2021, reveals GlobalData

Cruise industry plans to restart operations with vaccinated crew and guests in this summer as relaxation of travel restrictions and rollout of vaccines fuel hope after a year of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue Reading

Florida wins court case against CDC with conditional sail order lifted…should similar action be taken in Australia? 

A report by Cruise Industry News in the USA says that the State of Florida has won its injunction against the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lift the Conditional Sail Order (CSO) that has been restricting the cruise industry since October 2020. … Continue Reading

Australia still banning cruising, but PONANT has ships here waiting, while Northern Summer cruise season starts

PONANT, recognised as a world leader in luxury expeditions, says it is about to commence its 2021 season of small ship cruising in the Mediterranean and the French coastline, along with exciting expeditions exploring the island of Vikings, Iceland. … Continue Reading

Safer, Cleaner Ships Leader to Analyze DeSantis’ Recent Legal WIN Against CDC’s “No Sail Order” & Future of Cruise Travel, Economic Impacts

Governor Ron DeSantis won a key victory in federal district court Friday in his legal battle to stop the Centers for Disease Control’s “No Sail Order” that shut down cruise travel in Florida during the onset of Covid-19. … Continue Reading

Solo Travel is Back With the Relaunch of European Waterways’ Annual Solo Cruise in Italy, Departing October 10, 2021

With Italy welcoming visitors once again, luxury hotel barging specialist European Waterways is relaunching its annual exclusive Solo Cruise aboard the company’s largest vessel, the 20-passenger La Bella Vita luxury hotel barge. … Continue Reading

Want to see cruising restart?…Check out CLIA’s COVID-19 Member Policy

Cruise Lines International Association Australasia, which has been hard at work doing what it can to secure the restart of cruising in Australia has devised a COVID-19 Member Policy … Continue Reading

Will Royal Caribbean’s US cruise protocols be the same in Australia?

Royal Caribbean International in the USA has announced its health and safety protocols for the Freedom of the Seas and its July sailings from Miami, which are very interesting .

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