What the Latest Cruise Guidance From The CDC Says About Masks, Distancing, and More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the long-awaited final cruise guidance for cruise lines related to its October 2020 Conditional Sailing Order. Phases 2B and 3 of the guidance relate to Technical Instructions for Simulated Voyages and the Operations Manual for Simulated and Restricted Voyages under the Framework for Conditional Sailing […]
Viking Announces Summer 2021 Mediterranean Cruises
Viking announced today that it will be resuming operations in the Mediterranean this summer as part of its Welcome Back collection of voyages. Viking Venus and Viking Sea will homeport in Valletta, Malta and sail two different 11-night roundtrip itineraries in the Mediterranean. The cruise line also announced that it is adding more sailing dates this summer for its […]
Cruise Radio News Briefs — May 6, 2021 [VIDEO]
The CDC Releases New Cruise Line Guidance The CDC has now released Phase 2B and 3 of its Conditional Sailing Order. It details the simulated sailings that cruise lines will have to conduct if they want to sail from the U.S., without a majority of passengers vaccinated. Test cruises are recommended to be at least two […]
CDC Hints at July Cruise Restart
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is moving towards allowing the resumption of cruising from U.S. ports, but evidently not fast enough for Texas, which has joined Alaska and Florida in a lawsuit against the public health agency. Texas says that the CDC’s ‘No Sail Order’ of March 2020, later followed by a […]
Giving Back: NCLH Donates $10 Million To Alaska Port Communities
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) is donating $10 million in “no strings attached” cash support to six Alaska port communities severely impacted by the ongoing cruise suspension. “My heart breaks for Alaska and its wonderful people as we face a potential second year of zero cruise operations during the all-important summer tourism season, bringing […]
