Cruise Radio News Briefs | Week of October 4, 2020
Welcome to the Cruise Radio News Brief for the Week of October 4, 2020, where we bring you the latest cruise news, our weekly podcast, and recent YouTube videos. 1. At the State of the Global Cruise Industry event, executive leadership from four mass-market cruise lines came together to discuss current industry challenges. Though these […]
Meeting Notes: Cruise Industry, CDC, and White House
Leaders from the cruise industry, the US Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Health and Human Services, and members of the Healthy Sail Panel joined a conference call with Vice President Mike Pence on Friday to discuss a proposal to resume cruise operations in the United States. REPORT: Cruise Industry One Step Closer to […]
Report: US Cruise Industry Another Step Closer To Sailing
The cruise industry moved one step closer toward opening on Friday afternoon as Vice President Mike Pence had a conference call with cruise line leaders, along with officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Today’s meeting was about mandatory testing for all crew and passengers, the resumption-of-cruise plans submitted to the CDC, along with […]
Confirmed: White House and Cruise Industry Leaders Set To Meet
After months of uncertainty, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel for the cruise industry. After being postponed a week, a memo from the Office of Vice President Mike Pence shows a scheduled conference call with U.S. cruise line leaders on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET. The news comes after […]
Carnival CEO: “No Other Industry Does 100 Percent Testing”
Carnival Corporation’s third-quarter earnings were, as expected, practically non-existent. But CEO Arnold Donald remained optimistic about the future, in part because of a move being made by not only the brands he oversees but the industry as a whole. “We Are Not Concerned” Despite the industry having been shut down since March, Donald told investors […]
Carnival Reports Loss; Looks Ahead As More Cruise Ships Return
Carnival Corporation (CCL) posted a third-quarter loss of $2.8 billion on Thursday morning, much less than the $4.4 billion loss last quarter. Looking Ahead Despite strong indications that ships will begin sailing — if not in the tail end of the fourth quarter then certainly by the first quarter of 2021 — the third quarter […]
Royal Caribbean Will Resume Asia Cruises in December 2020
It’s back to the sea for two cruise lines which will be sailing out of Asia. As part of a return-to-cruise pilot program, Royal Caribbean and Dream Cruises were both granted permission to sail from Singapore in late 2020. Asia-based Dream Cruises’ World Dream will start sailing in November, while Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the […]
Behind The Scenes: Rotterdam Ship Construction [PHOTOS]
Holland America Line’s new ship, Rotterdam, is scheduled to be delivered July 30, 2021. While we await the arrival of the new Holland America flagship, let’s explore the history of this legendary ship name, see what the new ship has in store, and take a look at the progress so far. The Seventh Cruise Ship […]
Hope Dies Last: Carnival Still Holding Onto November Cruises
Although several cruise lines this week announced that they were canceling November cruises, Carnival Cruise Line has continued to hold out hope that they might sail at least a few ships out of Florida ports in November. Monday afternoon, Norwegian Cruise Line announced they were canceling their scheduled November sailings. A day later, Royal Caribbean […]
Cruise Ship Captain Claps Back at Troll [VIDEO]
There are a few things you need to know about Captain Kate McCue, who is currently commanding the Celebrity Edge. One is that she has, in a very short period of time, become perhaps the most well-known captain this side of Merrill Stubing, commanding officer of the fictional Love Boat. Among cruisers, she’s considered something […]