Whoa. We all know cruising has a devoted, passionate fan base, but this is wild. More than 20,000 people asked to be passengers on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ test cruises before it resumes full service again, after the cruise line …
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Charming formerly the Sea Princess becomes China’s second large cruise ship – photo courtesy of V.Ships Leisure By The Maritime Executive 11-13-2020 01:43:30 China is preparing to launch its second domestic cruise operation with a newly acquired large cruise ship. …
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Cruises remain popular for the traveling public, and many cruise lines are reporting strong interest among travelers for sailings in 2021 and beyond. Seabourn recently reported a lot of interest in its 2022 World Cruise: Extraordinary Horizons, which is already …
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Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you …
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Now is the time for travel agencies to expand their talent pool and deepen relationships with suppliers, said Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Harry Sommer. Sommer speaks from experience. The former travel advisor and travel agency owner launched his agency shortly …
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The safest way to send clients to Europe next year is on a river cruise — that’s what Crystal River Cruises managing Walter Littlejohn director told advisors during CruiseWorld on Friday. Executives from other lines agreed, adding that the ships’ …
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Carnival Cruise Line is likely to be the first of Carnival Corp.’s nine brands to resume service in North America, CEO Arnold Donald told attendees of Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld 2020. When that happens is still to be determined, Donald said, …
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AAA is anticipating a 10 percent drop in Thanksgiving holiday travel in 2020, the largest one-year decline since the Great Recession a dozen years ago. Travel by buses, trains and cruises, is expected to decline 76 percent, to 353,000 travelers …
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In an interview with Travel Weekly during the CruiseWorld virtual conference, Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain said the cruise line is hoping to expand its restart to all Caribbean islands as soon as possible. Despite the talk about cruise …
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During Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld virtual event, held this week, top-level cruise line executives were asked to share their predictions about when the cruise industry might begin rebounding to pre-pandemic levels. Ken Muskat, COO of MSC Cruises, which is already operating …
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