Belinda Shawn*, a 41-year-old mom in Florida, has a family cruise booked with Royal Caribbean next year: It departs in late May 2021 out of Barcelona with stops in Italy and France. With the cruise industry on pause due to …
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The Costa Atlantica has begun the process of repatriating crew members who have tested negative for the coronavirus. The cruise ship, which has no passengers on board, has been docked in Nagasaki, Japan since late-January for maintenance work. Officials have …
Bummed out over canceling a vacation during the COVID-19 pandemic? Imagine the misery of scrapping tens of thousands. As president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest leisure travel company, Arnold Donald has needed to make unpleasant and unprecedented …
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Royal Caribbean Group is extending its “Cruise with Confidence” cancellation policy to sailings through April 2022. For new and existing bookings created by Aug. 1, 2020, guests can cancel their cruise up to 48 hours before sailing and receive a …
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Avalon Waterways is sharing news about its 2021 season, which includes a variety of shorter European river cruises that might appeal to first-timers or those with limited vacation time. Avalon notes that there was a time when Americans took an …
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All 2020 Alaska, Europe and Canada/New England sailings and the fall Grand Africa Voyage are cancelled SEATTLE, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — With travel restrictions continuing for the near future due to global health concerns, Holland America Line has decided …
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On March 9, my friend boarded the Norwegian Jewel in Fiji to meet his parents for the cruise of a lifetime. By March 19 he was texting me things like, “Have you heard of any plans for this ship? We …
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Windstar Cruises is now paying commission on all future cruise credits and has launched a popular agent promotion “Sell 3, Sail Free.” The company made the announcements for National Travel Advisor Day and National Travel and Tourism Week. “Travel advisors …
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Tom Cruise is partnering with NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX to film the first narrative action movie in outer space. Cruise plans to shoot the film on the International Space Station and be transported using a SpaceX rocket. SpaceX intends …
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“We have been, and will continue to be further, negatively impacted by related developments, including heightened governmental regulations and travel advisories, including recommendations and orders by the U.S. Department of State, the CDC and the Department of Homeland Security and …
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