As Congress battles over a $1.3 trillion financial rescue package for the American economy and travel industry, the inclusion of the cruise industry in such a deal remains a sticking point. While the industry has received no shortage of negative …
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Thousands of people stuck on a pair of Holland America Line cruise ships with sick passengers have been cleared to disembark after docking in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to the company. Passengers on the Zaandam as well as Rotterdam, which …
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The outbreak of coronavirus and its rapid spread around the world have had an unprecedented impact on the travel industry. Though some airlines are still flying, including rescue flights to repatriate people to their home countries, many carriers have all …
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Azamara president and CEO Larry Pimentel resigned on Wednesday. His resignation came among the announcement that Azamara parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), according to Reuters, laid off or furloughed 26 percent of its workforce in the U.S.—that number …
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The cruise industry has pretty much come to a standstill and due to the current health pandemic around the world, the return to service of cruise ships is constantly changing. In this post, we’ll keep Cruise Hive readers updated on …
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WHEN THE ZAANDAM, a cruise ship operated by Holland America Line, left Buenos Aires on March 7th, its passengers were promised 31 nights of “elegant and comfortable” luxury. They are now approaching Florida, and their holiday has been anything but …
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However, the travel writer isn’t as optimistic about the future of the ocean cruise industry. “I think cruise ships will have a hard time attracting new customers,” she added. She continued: “I think perhaps river cruises will be a different …
The cruise line industry has gone from despair to hope in the last two weeks. Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL) and Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) have raised billions of dollars from debt and equity sales, and, along with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH), are starting …
Cruise lines around the world have halted new sailings, with some scrapping schedules through June. The latest “No Sail Order” from the Centers for Disease Control could keep ships away from U.S. ports into July. And the CDC has recommended …
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With more people staying at home in an effort to “flatten the curve,” the travel industry is in a tailspin. The number of international airline seats was just 23% of what it was a year prior, said ForwardKeys, a data …
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