Oceania Cruises has lined up the trip of a lifetime in their round-the-world-in-180-days maritime extravaganza for 2023, featuring luxury small ship Insignia. Their genuine World Cruise will visit 33 countries on four continents, crossing an amazing 24 time zones, with …

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Video CDC implements strict health protocols for cruise ship voyages As the CDC implements new health protocols for the cruise ship industry, financial hardships haunt them as well; Phil Keating reports. Anchors aweigh! Powerhouse cruise operator Carnival Corp. says it’s …

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Editor’s note: In the new year, the Kitsap Sun is looking at the lives of people who experienced significant unexpected changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  PORT ORCHARD – For the last 38 years, Arthur Ferguson has been helping …

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River cruise ships that cater to North Americans could be back to normal operations by the summer (or soon thereafter) if a significant number of Americans are vaccinated for COVID-19, according to one of the industry’s leading figures. “I think …

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Though no country has announced a mandatory vaccination requirement yet, it’s “very possible” that some will once vaccinations become freely available, said Sharona Hoffman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. “I would guess …

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