SINGAPORE — Singapore is turning to domestic tourism as its borders remain largely closed to overseas visitors due to coronavirus. “The tourism sector in Singapore was really badly affected as a result of this pandemic,” said Chaly Mah, chairman of the …
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Cruise executives and Miami officials implored the CDC to allow the cruise industry to return to service, with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) CEO Frank Del Rio saying “enough is enough.” “The cruise industry is close to devastation,” Del Rio …
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AmaWaterways has canceled regularly scheduled river cruises in Europe, Africa and Asia through Nov. 15, 2020. “The U.S. and Canadian markets make up 95 percent of our guests, and there are still many restrictions affecting North American residents’ ability to …
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In tandem with the continuing growth of the solo travel market, European Waterways has extended its Solo Cruise in 2021 aboard the 20-passenger La Bella Vita hotel barge, which will sail between Venice and Mantua along Italy’s Po River and …
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The coronavirus brought the cruise industry to a halt but there are signs of life—in fact, a lot of it. Many cruise lines have resumed sailings once again. Most are located in Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, none are in the …
Virtuoso has found that more and more people fed up with months at home are ready to get out and travel. High-end travelers are especially intrigued by work- and learn-from-anywhere offers that can extend to weeks- to months-long vacations. Because …
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Abercrombie Kent is celebrating 30 years of expedition cruising next year with a new trip to check off the bucket list: a cruise through the little-traveled Northeast Passage. AK founder Geoffrey Kent and his wife, Otavia, will host the 26-day …
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MIAMI – Carnival Cruise Line announced the sale of Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination, which had previously been put on long-term lay-up status and removed from published itineraries. The sale of Carnival Fascination, launched in 1994, and Carnival Imagination, introduced …
The cruise industry has been in free fall since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March. Not only are vessels unable to sail, but the swirl of bad publicity has also left the public believing that cruise ships are deadly incubators …
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The “start-stop” approach to quarantine and travel restrictions is “completely unacceptable” and testing should be introduced, says the managing director of Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. After voluntarily pausing all cruising in March as the world was grappling with the spread …
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