Royal Caribbean is making a big change on cruises this week that depart from U.S ports and from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Starting with cruises that depart on Friday, February 25, 2022, the wearing of face masks will be optional for all vaccinated guests. Unvaccinated children will still be expected to wear a face covering.
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Find out what’s been going on across the major cruise lines in this week’s cruise news update. Major develops in relation to the CDC as cruise lines decide to follow the updated voluntary program, along with cancellations ship deployments, and a shiny new Miami cruise terminal. Cruise News Update It’s time to make sure you’re
3.2K Shares Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever built, will make its debut in two weeks when the vessel sails a week long cruise to the Caribbean from Port Everglades. Wonder of the Seas will sail her maiden cruise on March 4, a seven night cruise to the Caribbean and
Four of Carnival’s cruise lines, Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Seabourn have made a change to their face covering/mask policy on their cruise ships. All four cruise lines have announced that they will participate in the CDC’s new voluntary health program for ships. They are also changing their face covering/mask requirements
Carnival Cruise Line has decided to follow the voluntary program for cruise ships that has been implemented by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Miami-based cruise line has also updated its protocols, including dropping its mask requirement from March. Carnival Cruise Line Update The CDC gave cruise lines a deadline of
Carnival Cruise Line gave an update today and confirmed that they will participate in the CDC’s new voluntary COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships. In addition, Carnival Cruise Line is making the following changes: Effective with cruises departing March 1, masks on board Carnival cruise ships will be recommended but not required. However, they may be
Cunard Line has announced a delay in Queen Victoria‘s return to service, which has resulted in the cancelation of all sailings from April 22 up to and including May 24, 2022. The ship’s new return to service date is June 5, 2022. Queen Victoria Not Returning to Service on Planned Date It had originally been
Viking is celebrating their 25 anniversary this year and they are now sailing to all seven continents after the successful debut of their new expedition cruises. Viking’s first expedition ship, Viking Octantis, is currently sailing to Antarctica and a second identical ship will begin sailing later this year. Viking Octantis will spend the Austral summer
Celebrity Cruises has announced their 2023-2024 Caribbean cruise season and their new ship, Celebrity Ascent, will sail her maiden voyage to the Caribbean on December 3, 2022. Celebrity Ascent will be the cruise line’s fourth Edge class ship and will homeport in Port Everglades. Following her maiden voyage on December 3, 2022, Celebrity Ascent will
On Wednesday afternoon, the US Coast Guard confirmed that it launched a search for a guest overboard a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel is sailing back toward its homeport in New Orleans, Louisiana. Passenger Overboard Carnival Valor It’s confirmed that a 32-year-old female is currently missing from the Carnival Valor
256 Shares In late December, the CDC issued a Level 4 Do Not Travel warning on cruises due to rising cases of the Omicron variant. The CDC has now updated their COVID-19 Travel and Health Notice Level for cruises and moved them to a Level 3. While Level 4 advises against all travel, Level 3
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered the COVID-19 warning for cruise travel today, February 15, 2022, dropping from the Level 4 “Very High” to Level 3 “High” indicating gaining confidence in the cruise industry’s health and safety protocols. This is spectacular news for the industry and recognizes the extraordinary measures cruise
184 Shares Carnival Cruise Line carries more kids on their cruise ship than any other cruise line. For a limited time, Carnival is offering cruise fares for kids for just $1. Carnival is offering deals on last minute cruises that is part of their Funderstruck campaign. The cruise line has two different deals going on
Carnival Cruise Line is offering 17 special themed cruises this year as the cruise line celebrates their 50th anniversary in 2022. The cruises will have everything from a Baked Alaska Parade, cruise ship meetups at sea, and a throwback menu one evening on the cruise. These Sailabration cruises officially kick off later this week and
The former Carnival Fascination cruise ship has reached the end of her long and productive life, as she arrived in Gadani, Pakistan, on February 9, 2022, to be beached and scrapped. This marks the end of the vessel’s service and a distinguished career that spanned more than 25 years and two cruise lines. Carnival Fascination
Princess Cruises will offer summer sailings from Los Angeles for the first time when Sapphire Princess starting in June. Sapphire Princess will begin sailing from Los Angeles on June 25, 2022 and offer 16 voyages that will range from four to 16 days in length. These new cruises open for bookings on February 16, 2022.
Carnival Cruise Line has made a few changes to their cruise ship deployments through October and will be adding a third ship in Alaska this summer. In addition, Carnival Cruise Line also announced new cruise ship assignments for Jacksonville and Port Canaveral. When the 2022 Alaska season opens, all of Carnival’s U.S. based cruise ships will
Carnival Cruise Line updated its protocols on February 12 by changing its policy for the Casino aboard its cruise ships. The cruise line is to relax its smoking rules in the Casino, which was first announced as part of tightened protocols due to the Omicron variant. Carnival Updates its Protocols The cruise line released an
Carnival Cruise Line’s next new cruise ship, Carnival Celebration, reached a construction milestone this week when the vessel touched water for the first time. Carnival Celebration was floated out at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland earlier today. The cruise ship will now move to the next stage of construction and is scheduled to debut
Holland America Line is deploying six cruise ships to sail to Alaska in 2023 and will offer more visits to Glacier Bay than any other cruise line. Holland America Line will celebrate their 75th year of cruising to Alaska this year and they are one of the leading cruise lines that offers cruises to the