Plans for Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM) — the region’s showcase of its global leadership, diversity and resilience in tourism — are currently underway as organisers are seeking innovative ideas and expressions of interest from tourism stakeholders. According to Karen Whitt, …
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When cruising does restart, die-hard fans will be first in line to board. But – for an industry that has long depended on new customers to fuel its growth – will those who have never cruised before be willing to …
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LIHU‘E — On Thursday, 697 trans-Pacific and about 600 interisland travelers landed at the Lihu‘e Airport, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority reported Friday. The long-awaited reopening of the state comes with allowances for incoming travelers to bypass a still-mandated, 14-day quarantine …
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“We see testing as an important initial step to a multi-layered approach that we believe validates the industry’s commitment to making health, safety, and the well-being of passengers, the crews, and the communities we visit our top priority,” the statement …
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Though the cruise industry is still shut down in North America, cruise lines have resumed sailings in many parts of the globe, including the far-flung South Pacific, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Returning to the open seas hasn’t been without …
Oahu saw the biggest number of arriving passengers, with nearly 5,000. Maui came in at no. 2 ― with 1,675 arrivals. There were 944 passengers arriving at Kona and 697 flew into Lihue.
The debut of Disney’s newest cruise ship, the Disney Wish, has been officially pushed a couple of months due to delays at the shipyard in Germany where construction is underway. The cruise ship is expected to be larger than both …
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AmaWaterways has suspended its remaining 2020 river cruise season, including all regularly scheduled departures in Europe, Asia, and Africa. This suspension does not apply to the chartered river cruises on the Rhine that have been operating since July. How Does …
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Eight passengers who sailed on Costa Cruises’ Costa Diadema have tested positive for COVID-19, Roger Frizzell, spokesperson for Carnival Corp., the parent company to Costa, confirmed to USA TODAY Friday. The cruise ship, which continued on its journey carrying all …
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Two weeks before their April 2020 cruise Stephanie Boucher and her daughter Trisha Boucher found out the inevitable – the trip was being canceled. The cruise was Nursecon at Sea, a nurses conference slated to take place over five days …
Cruising patrons, travel agents keep eye on when they can vacation again Read more »