Voyagers paying thousands of dollars to mingle with actress turned lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow on the high seas have had their vacation plans hampered by the coronavirus. Paltrow partnered with Celebrity Cruises in January to launch Goop at Sea, a wellness …
The possibility of a cruise line becoming insolvent due to the cruise industry’s widespread, coronavirus-caused shutdown is no longer theoretical. Spanish cruise operator Pullmantur Cruises, which is partly owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, has filed for reorganization under Spanish insolvency …
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Cruise lovers, brace yourself for cancellations of summer sailings. The trade group Cruise Lines International Assn. announced that cruises won’t restart at U.S. ports until at least Sept. 15. It says the industry needs more time to fine-tune safety procedures …
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Five cruise ships have been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) over “serious concerns” for crew welfare. Astoria, Astor, Columbus and Vasco de Gama, which are anchored at Tilbury Docks in Essex, have all been detained while Marco …
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Slowly but surely, there is a rising tide of confidence returning to Saga Cruises managing director Nigel Blanks’ home office, where he has been working since lockdown. Blanks has just agreed to take late delivery of the cruise line’s second …
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Smaller cruise companies on both sides of the Atlantic are joining forces in a determined bid to set themselves apart from the mass market cruise giants, whose reputations have taken a battering during the Covid-19 pandemic. The independent lines, which …
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With travel restrictions still in place, MSC Cruises, like other cruise lines, recently announced it is extending its temporary pause on cruising through September 15, 2020. The line continues to work on its new operating protocol focusing on health and …
Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess ship was put under quarantine earlier in February. Credit: Bernard Spragg. NZ. (via Flickr). Sign up here for GlobalData’s free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know. You can read a …
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In accordance with the Cruise Lines International Association announcement that its ocean-going cruise line members will voluntarily extend the suspension of cruise operations from U.S. ports until Sept. 15, 2020, Celebrity Cruises said it will be extending its suspension of …
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“The health and wellbeing of our sailors is our number one priority, so we rolled up our sleeves with leading experts to further innovate and create an even healthier way to travel and still have an incredible vacation,” says Tom …
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