Businesses will close, jobs will be lost, and we’ll need to mourn that. But I also see an opportunity, an inflection point – New Zealand, for instance, is conducting a study to “re-imagine” tourism post-pandemic. So, what if we did …
Like many other viruses, Covid-19 appears to spread more easily between people in close quarters aboard ships and boats. Older adults and people of any age with underlying medical conditions such as heart disease, chronic lung disease, and diabetes, are …
Shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic since March, cruise ships could return to Florida waters as early as December, according to an order this week by a federal judge in Miami. The order, which stems from a 2016 oil-dumping case against …
Ruling could allow Carnival cruises from Florida to resume in December Read more »
Princess Cruises is transferring two ships – Golden Princess and Star Princess – to sister brand PO Cruises Australia, where they are scheduled to begin sailing in 2021. The ships will be renamed Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter, respectively. PO …
Princess Cruises Transfers Two Ships to P&O Cruises Australia Read more »
TURNERS FALLS — After 32 years of working in a home office on Montague Street, travel agents Debbie Wilcox and Mary Greene are closing their company, Cruise Travel, by the end of the year. The travel business has changed drastically …
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Paul Gauguin Cruises has resumed operations in French Polynesia and has only experienced one positive COVID-19 case, which didn’t spread to other passengers or crew. That first case ended the July 29 cruise, but no COVID-19 issues have risen since …
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) typically posts travel health notices for countries and other international destinations, not transportation, such as cruise ships. However, because of the unprecedented nature of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, and the …
U.S. CDC Discourages Cruise Ship Voyages – Vax-Before Read more »
Hikers can’t go wrong on any island, but the lush North Shore of Kauai, barren lava beds of Maui’s Haleakala National Park and the Big Island’s waterfall laden Waipio Valley are Herron’s top picks. If surfing is too demanding, a …
Saga has announced the appointment of Nick Stace as CEO of its travel business. He is currently Saga’s Chief Strategy Officer and will take up his new role with immediate effect, the company said. In his new role Stace will …
The full program is now live for Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld. The theme for this year’s event is “Charting Our Course” and is designed to bring together the travel advisor community and the industry leadership to have live discussions and take …
CruiseWorld virtual program for November is now live Read more »