Category: Cruise News

Carnival Cruise Line Repatriates 3,000 Crew in Croatia

Chris Cardona

Carnival Cruise Line managed to repatriate nearly 3,000 Carnival team members through the Port of Dubrovnik last week, through what they called “an extraordinary effort”. The cruise industry really does bring the citizens of the world together and Carnival proudly boasts 110 nationalities amongst its onboard team.  That can make things complicated in this current situation as the world’s largest cruise line works to repatriate more than 26,000 team members home, with a backdrop of some nations with closed borders, flight options limited, and debarkation and immigration policies frequently changing.…

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Virgin Voyages Cancels Cruises through October 15, 2020

Chris Cardona

Virgin Voyages has announced that they have canceled all sailings on Scarlet Lady through October 15, 2020. This is the second wave of cancelations for Virgin Voyages, as their initial planned launch and inaugural sailing for late March was previously delayed until August. Scarlet Lady was delivered to Virgin Voyages in early February with a brief introduction to travel media and agents in Dover and Liverpool in the U.K. A special 4-nigth cruise event planned for Richard Branson’s 70th Birthday for July 15, 2020, has been rescheduled for July 14,…

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Carnival Plans Partial Service with 8 Ships Starting Aug 1

Chris Cardona

Carnival Cruise Line advised guests and travel agents today of our plan to phase in a resumption in our North American service this summer, beginning on August 1 with a total of eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston.  In connection with this plan, our pause in operations will be extended in all other North American and Australian markets through August 31. The key elements of this plan include: All North American cruises from June 27 to July 31 will be cancelled. Beginning August 1, we plan to resume…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cruise Line Updates

Chris Cardona
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

With the rapidly changing landscape and daily updates to cruise lines travel restrictions, policies and onboard procedural changes in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, we’ve created this post that we will try to maintain with the most current advisories and links. Here are the latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) cruise line updates from the major cruise lines. (Last Update: 4/8/2021) Aida Cruises – Suspending the operations through April 12, 2021 More Details: https://www.aida.de/kreuzfahrt/angebote-buchen/wichtiger-reisehinweis.40233.html AmaWaterways – Suspending the operations of European river cruise fleet through May 31, 2021 More Details: https://www.amawaterways.com/travel-updates…

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Virgin Voyages, Scarlet Lady Arrives in PortMiami

Chris Cardona

The first cruise ship from Virgin Voyages, Scarlet Lady, has arrived at her new home at PortMiami. Following an inaugural transatlantic voyage, Scarlet Lady arrived in Miami on a beautifully clear morning and after a spin in the port’s turning basin, eased into her spot at the terminal. Now that the ship has arrived, she’ll be hosting several media and travel industry events over the next couple of weeks. Scarlet Lady’s first cruises with paying guests will depart on March 26th and 29th, with two special 3-night “Sneak-A-Peak” voyages with…

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