The Dominican Republic has announced a plan for what it calls the responsible recovery of tourism, outlining a series of initiatives, including a travel assistance program for visitors paid for by the government until December, 2020. According to the ministry …
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Princess Cruises has extended its “pause” in Australia cruise operations through December 12, 2020; that cancels cruises that were scheduled to visit destinations in both Australia and New Zealand on four ships. Four voyages each have been cancelled for Majestic Princess and Sapphire Princess, two for Sea Princess …
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But Arnold Donald isn’t ruling it out. ‘It’s definitely possible we could sail again in 2020 from the US,’ said Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corp. plc, in a one-to-one interview with Seatrade Cruise News. ‘If you go back …
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Cruise operators have a number of variables to worry about during non-outbreak periods, including fuel costs, weather, the economic cycle, fluctuations in foreign currency rates, foreign port availability, the limited number of usable shipyards, and regulatory restrictions. Throw in a …
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ROME—When one of the world’s biggest cruise lines, MSC Cruises SA, resumed sailing in the Mediterranean earlier this month, it tested all crew members and guests for the new coronavirus before letting them aboard the 5,000-person ship. To minimize infection …
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Republished in cooperation with News in English The Facqs’ Corona ordeal, along with that of two friends from the Netherlands traveling with them, suggests otherwise. Albert Facq was attended to by the ship’s doctor on board the Fridtjof Nansen early in the …
Cunard Line became the first Carnival Corp. brand to extend its pause into 2021. Citing the U.K. Foreign Commonwealth Office’s current guidance against cruising as well as “the complexity of operating world voyages,” the U.K.-based line extended its pause from …
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Windstar Cruises has canceled all remaining cruises in 2020, saying it was a “difficult decision.” “We had hoped that the number of cases of COVID and episodes of transmission would be in decline by now, and that the world recovery …
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Investors turned bullish on the recovery theme Thursday, thanks to big news on the coronavirus testing front, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “The recovery plays got a huge boost last night when Abbott Laboratories announced a 15-minute Covid test with great reliability …
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As a result of coronavirus-related travel restrictions in Australia, Carnival Cruise Line and Princess Cruises have announced they have extended the pause on operations in the region into December. Carnival revealed the Carnival Spirit and Carnival Splendor would not depart …
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