Big news, Generation Z members: You now have your very own cruises. River line U by Uniworld this week announced plans for the cruise industry’s first Generation Z-focused sailings to start in 2021. The seven-night trips, to take place on …
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Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte announced late Friday that Italy will be reopening its borders for cruise ships starting on August 15th, 2020. It’s the latest move to boost Italy’s tourism industry hit hard by the global pandemic.
For months, Crystal Cruises had been responding to the coronavirus crisis by canceling voyages a few weeks at a time. After halting all departures in March, the well-known luxury cruise operator initially planned to resume trips in the spring, then …
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MSC Cruises this morning announced it will return to the sea starting in the Mediterranean with its flagship ship, the MSC Grandiosa, on Sunday, August 16. That will be followed by the MSC Magnifica resuming operations in the Mediterranean starting …
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Akash Dookhun, a Celebrity Cruises crew member from Mauritius, an island nation in southeastern Africa, has not set foot on dry land since he was on a port call in New Zealand in early March. And he doesn’t know when he’ll stand on …
We believe now is an opportune time to review investment opportunities in the travel industry, given that demand and share prices have been disproportionately affected by the global spread of COVID-19, which we see as largely transitory. In fact, as …
One of my top pieces of advice for any cruiser is to use a good travel agent, and the key word there is “good”. A reader recently asked me how do you find a good travel agent, so here are …
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Location: Italy Event: The Department of State has issued a Level 3 Travel Advisory for Italy recommending that travelers reconsider (i.e., avoid nonessential) travel to Italy. In addition, the CDC has issued a Level 3 Health Notice for Italy due to COVID-19 concerns and similarly recommends …
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Princess Cruises has announced it will cancel all sailings aboard the 2,670-passenger Diamond Princess throughout Japan and Asia between October 2021 and April 2022, in favor of redeploying the ship to a new destination. Princess announced the ship will instead …
Marella Cruises has announced it hopes it will start sailing on Oct. 2 from Corfu with the Marella Explorer, and hopes to welcome guests back onboard ships when the government travel advice changes. To give customers peace mind, Marella Cruises …
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