Royal Caribbean to Sail From Cyprus
Another Royal Caribbean ship will be sailing roundtrip from a new homeport this summer.
Beginning July 10, Jewel of the Seas will sail seven-night cruises to Greece from Limassol, Cyprus.
Crew and adult passengers will be required to be vaccinated. The voyages will open for booking on April 7.
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Celebrity Apex to Sail Maiden Season From Greece
New ship Celebrity Apex will spend her inaugural season sailing from the place where Celebrity Cruises began — Greece.
Beginning June 19, the ship will sail two different seven-night itineraries from Athens. One will visit the Greek Islands and Cyprus, and the other the Greek Islands and Israel.
Like Royal Caribbean, these voyages will be fully-vaccinated, with the exception of kids who will require a negative PCR test to sail.
Bookings open on March 30.
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Costa Cruises Aims For May Restart
Costa Cruises has revised its plans to resume cruising, and its ship Costa Smeralda’s first departure of the year is now scheduled for May 1 from Italy.
Costa Luminosa’s return to service has been postponed to May 16 from Trieste, Italy. It will operate seven-night cruises to Greece and Croatia.
As previously announced, all other Costa sailings that were scheduled through the end of May are canceled.
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