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- German lines resuming domestic cruises in May May 11, 2021Three cruise operators that operate in the German market – AIDA, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, and TUI – have said that they would be restarting services in Germany, starting from Kiel, before the end ....
- Texas to join Florida, Alaska, in lawsuit against CDC May 10, 2021The US state of Texas, with its long coastline on the Gulf of Mexico, has begun steps to join Florida’s lawsuit against the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Florida legal ....
- Norwegian Cruise Line CEO says US ships are unlikely to sail this summer May 10, 2021Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Frank Del Rio has said that it was unlikely that the company would be able to restart US cruises in July, given the latest guidance from the US Center For Diseases ....
- CDC issues final guidance to restart US cruises May 7, 2021The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its final two stages of guidance on the steps required to restart cruises from US ports. The CDC has mapped out stricter ....
- Two large cruise ships return to service in the Mediterranean May 7, 2021Two large cruise ships returned to service in the Mediterranean on May 1st, sailing from Italy. Carnival Corporation’s Costa Cruises brought the Costa Smeralda (IMO 9781889) is back into .....
- P&O Cruises Australia extends pause in cruising until September May 6, 2021P&O Cruises Australia has announced a six-week extension to its pause in cruise operations – to September 17th 2021. The unit of Carnival Corp said that the extension to its voluntary ....
- Japan luxury cruise halted after case of Covid-19 May 5, 2021Japan's Nippon Yusen subsidiary NYK Cruises Co said on Friday April 30th that its luxury cruise ship Asuka II was returning to port after a passenger had tested positive for ....
- CDC says it is committed to restarting US cruise ops by mid-summer May 5, 2021The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that it was “committed” to a mid-summer resumption of cruise industry passenger operations in the US. It also announced new ....
- Venice ban on large cruise ships turns out not to be such a ban after all April 20, 2021A highly trumpeted "ban" on cruise ships calling at a port in the middle of Venice has turned out to be less of a prohibition than was first thought. On March 25th Italy's ministers for the ....
- Carnival Corp says CDC proposals for return of cruise ships are “unworkable” April 19, 2021Friction between the cruise ship industry in the US and the Centers For Disease And Control prevention (CDC) is showing no sign of easing. Cruise industry executives met with health experts ....