Category: Cruise News

Carnival Plans Partial Service with 8 Ships Starting Aug 1

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Carnival Cruise Line advised guests and travel agents today of our plan to phase in a resumption in our North American service this summer, beginning on August 1 with a total of eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston.  In connection with this plan, our pause in operations will be extended in all other North American and Australian markets through August 31. The key elements of this plan include: All North American cruises from June 27 to July 31 will be cancelled. Beginning August 1, we plan to resume…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cruise Line Updates

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

With the rapidly changing landscape and daily updates to cruise lines travel restrictions, policies and onboard procedural changes in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, we’ve created this post that we will try to maintain with the most current advisories and links. Here are the latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) cruise line updates from the major cruise lines. (Last Update: 4/8/2021) Aida Cruises – Suspending the operations through April 12, 2021 More Details: https://www.aida.de/kreuzfahrt/angebote-buchen/wichtiger-reisehinweis.40233.html AmaWaterways – Suspending the operations of European river cruise fleet through May 31, 2021 More Details: https://www.amawaterways.com/travel-updates…

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Virgin Voyages, Scarlet Lady Arrives in PortMiami

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The first cruise ship from Virgin Voyages, Scarlet Lady, has arrived at her new home at PortMiami. Following an inaugural transatlantic voyage, Scarlet Lady arrived in Miami on a beautifully clear morning and after a spin in the port’s turning basin, eased into her spot at the terminal. Now that the ship has arrived, she’ll be hosting several media and travel industry events over the next couple of weeks. Scarlet Lady’s first cruises with paying guests will depart on March 26th and 29th, with two special 3-night “Sneak-A-Peak” voyages with…

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Virgin Voyages Takes Delivery of Scarlet Lady

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It’s not every day that we see a brand new ship debut from a brand new cruise line, but Virgin Voyages, the first venture into cruising from The Virgin Group, has taken delivery of Scarlet Lady. Also Watch: Virgin Voyages – The Beach Club at Bimini (Preview) Nearly three years in the making, Virgin Voyages formally welcomes its first ‘Lady Ship,’ Scarlet Lady in its fleet of four to the open waters, departing the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy. In just 46 days, Sailors will embark on the Maiden Voyage,…

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Royal Caribbean Opens Coco Beach Club at CocoCay

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Coco Beach Club

Royal Caribbean’s next evolution at their Perfect Day at CocoCay island destination has welcomed the first guests to the new Coco Beach Club. Also Watch: Perfect Day at CocoCay – Full Island Tour & Tips The opening of Coco Beach Club marks the completion of the $250 million transformation – and phase one – of Perfect Day at CocoCay. The exclusive beach club touts the first floating cabanas in The Bahamas, an oceanfront infinity pool, beach cabanas, a dedicated restaurant with upscale dining and an exclusive bar. Rounding out Perfect…

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