It may seem like cruise vacations have been around forever, but the modern cruise industry dates back only to the 1970s when a handful of entrepreneurs plucked passenger vessels from the nearly defunct transoceanic steamship lines to form a new …
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“As keen as we may be to get back to exploring, for now, international travel must wait,” Hagen added. “I have said before that we will only sail again when it is safe to do so. We are a private, …
A government official in The Bahamas said the country is encouraging cruise lines to return as soon as sailing is permitted again. According to The Tribune, Bahamas minister of tourism and aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar said cruise lines would be welcomed …
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UnCruise Adventures, the small-ship line that was forced to halt its first post-pandemic sailing last week after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19, said follow-up tests for that passenger and others on the ship came back negative, and the line …
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Cruise Planners launched its virtual travel series, Where2Next, on August 12 and will continue to showcase a new travel destination each month. This month’s showcase was the Galapagos, and it featured information about the incredible animals native to the island …
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One day in May, nearly two months after the cruise industry suspended operations because of the pandemic, Chris Richardson stood on a pier on a private island in the Bahamas waiting to board his third cruise ship in six days. …
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Ultra-luxury Seabourn has cancelled upcoming voyages for three cruise ships in its fleet—Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Sojourn—as a part of its pause in global ship operations. Each ships has a different “effective through” date, as follows: Seabourn Encore’s operational pause is through November …
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Costa Cruises plans to restart Mediterranean sailings next month, the line said Tuesday. Costa said the return to cruising, authorized this week by the Italian government, will be done in stages. The first ship scheduled to sail is the Costa …
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PO Cruises announced Tuesday it has extended the suspension of voyages through at least November 12 and canceled two long itineraries due to depart in January 2021. Travelers booked on any of the impacted voyages will automatically receive an enhanced …
Seabourn will cancel upcoming voyages for three cruise ships in its fleet as a part of its pause in global ship operations. Seabourn Encore will pause operations through Nov. 25, 2020; Seabourn Ovation will pause operations through Dece. 20, 2020; …
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