If you are about to embark upon your first cruise, you probably have a lot of questions. When pondering what to expect on a cruise first time around, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions. In order to get …
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At the start of the year things were looking fantastic, 2020 was going to be there year for cruising. We were all booked up, or looking to book, and looking ahead to as summer of island-hopping voyages and gentile river …
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A Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) official is recommending amending the agency’s regulations of cruise lines pertaining to their refund policies. On Monday, FMC Commissioner Louis E. Sola released an interim report containing recommendations to create a uniform standard that is clear …
Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises have extended their global sailing suspensions through Oct. 31, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., the parent company of the three lines, announced in a release Wednesday. Like Carnival Corp.’s Princess …
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Greece will become the first country to reopen to large cruise ship traffic when it again opens up at six ports starting on August 1, Greece Minister of Tourism Haris Theocharis said in a letter to CLIA Europe this week. …
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Ten crew members on AIDA Cruises’ AIDAblu and AIDAmar learned they tested positive for COVID-19 after boarding in Rostok, Germany, on July 22. The infected crew members have been taken off the two ships since receiving positive results, and the remaining crew members are …
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In a statement issued Thursday the FOC added: ‘This is due to the ongoing pandemic and is based on medical advice from Public Health England.’ Prior advice applied to over-70s The UK government had previously urged over-70s to avoid cruise ships due …
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The tourism minister officially announced that from August 1, cruise ships will be allowed to visit six ports when entering Greece: Piraeus Rhodes Heraklion Volos Corfu Katakolo After their first port stop in one of the above locations, cruise ships …
Selectmen postponed a decision July 27 on allowing American Cruise Lines to port one of its ships in mid-September. The board received a letter from the company’s Vice President Paul Taiclet July 24 inquiring about possible landings. Town Manager Julia …
Do you miss cruising? Well, the Center for Disease Control wants to hear from you before it lifts it’s ‘No Sail Order’ for US cruises. Yes, you have a chance to make an impact on when cruising will actually return. …
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