Cruise Ships That Are Sailing in Alaska This Summer

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Thanks to the bipartisan support in the passing of the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act, cruise lines are now moving full speed ahead with planning Alaska cruises beginning in July 2021. By eliminating the requirement that non-US flagged ships make a stop in a Canadian port, the Restoration Act makes roundtrip seven-night Inside Passage cruises from […]

Texas Port Prepares to Welcome Cruise Passengers Back ASAP

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The fourth-most popular cruise port in the United States is preparing to welcome back cruise ships as early as July 3, and port officials almost can’t believe it themselves. “It could really happen!” reads a statement posted yesterday on the Port of Galveston website. “Thanks to the hard work of many, the Port of Galveston […]

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Approved For Simulated Sailings

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Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has announced that it has received approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a simulated sailing. A closed-group test cruise will be conducted on June 25 aboard the line’s one and only ship, Grand Classica. The test sailing will follow all of the CDC’s requirements outlined in […]

Another Cruise Line Joins Alaska’s 2021 Short-Season Rush

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Alaska fought hard to avoid a second consecutive year without the cruise ships that support thousands of jobs and inject hundreds of millions of dollars into the state’s economy. It went down to the wire, but the effort succeeded and Alaska is now reaping the benefits. Silversea Cruises is the latest line to announce it […]

Cruise Radio News Briefs — June 2, 2021 [VIDEO]

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Disney Receives Simulated Cruise Approval Disney Cruise Line is the next cruise company to receive approval from the CDC to begin test sailings. The first simulated voyage will be a two-night cruise aboard Disney Dream from Port Canaveral on June 29. Disney is the third line to receive approval for the simulated sailings, following Royal Caribbean […]