To date, at least 33.2 million people in the United States have received one or both doses of a coronavirus vaccine since the start of distribution in December. But health experts stress that the vaccine is not a get-out-of-pandemic-free card …
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Princess Cruises—the original line featured in The Love Boat—does brisk business helping guests commemorate milestone wedding anniversaries. Set sail on one of its amorous voyages around the Caribbean and tack on an anniversary package with Champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, spa treatments, …
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Travel agents are reporting a surge in cruise bookings in recent weeks, despite ships being dubbed “floating Petri dishes” and associated with one of Australia’s highest-profile COVID-19 outbreaks — the Ruby Princess in March 2020. Key points: Cruise bookings are …
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Friends of mine who had honeymooned in Japan in 2018 came back raving about Kurokawa Onsen, up in the mountains of Kyushu. The following summer, on a work trip in nearby Fukuoka, I hijacked their trip for myself. The Japanese …
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Future lengthy cruises and world cruises—some up to a half-year in length—are selling out quickly during this pandemic era. Cruise lines report soaring, pent-up consumer demand for longer voyages. Case in point? On January 26, Oceania Cruises opened bookings for its 2023 …
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Last week, American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines announced that they’d require proof of a COVID-19 vaccine for all overnight guests, starting July 1, 2021. Saga Cruises, a U.K. cruise line, also is requiring guests to have received a vaccination …
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The ban, which has been extended until Feb. 28, 2022, applies to all cruise vessels carrying more than 100 people. The ban was first implemented in March 2020 and was set to expire Feb. 28, 2021.
For one small cruise operator, the 2021 season is over before it even began. Adventure Canada, a one-ship company based in Mississauga, Ontario that’s famous for its expedition cruises in the Canadian Arctic, has canceled all its sailings for the …
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Honeymoon Tourism Market research report is the new statistical data source added by A2Z Market Research. “Honeymoon Tourism Market is growing at a High CAGR during the forecast period 2021-2027. The increasing interest of the individuals in this industry is …
How confident are travel advisors in selling their clients on the Covid-19 health and safety protocols touted by Caribbean resorts? I asked two travel advisors this question. Both had recently returned from a fam trip for a select group of …
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