Citing increased demand, Oceania Cruises has added 16 voyages in Europe and Tahiti in early 2022 aboard the Nautica and Regatta, respectively. Bookings open July 28. Oceania CEO Bob Binder said the new itineraries come amid “record-setting demand for international travel in…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will take his fight against the CDC’s cruise restrictions all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. His office also called Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ decision to sue the state over its ban on businesses…
Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas became the first large passenger cruise ship to set sail for Alaska on a revenue sailing since September 2019. The Serenade kicked off the late summer season of cruising to the Last Frontier when it…
Carnival Cruise Line will relaunch three more ships in September, followed by another four in October, when the line plans to have 15 ships back in service. “By the end of July, we will have five ships in our restart plan, including…
Regent Seven Seas said it has set a new record for selling out a world cruise: less than three hours, for the 2024 Seven Seas Mariner’s 132-day sailing round-trip from Miami. It was the third year in a row that Regent said…
There have been few bright spots for the cruise industry during its 15-month global shutdown. But one that emerged toward the end of 2020 and has demonstrated staying power is pricing. Despite the shutdown, or perhaps because of it, cruise lines and…
The American Jazz was refloated in Kentucky’s Lake Barkley on July 16, nine days after the riverboat got stuck on a sandbar during a cruise from Memphis to Nashville. Cruise operator American Cruise Lines said that after the Jazz was refloated, the…
Cunard will offer more than 40 itineraries between October and May in the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. The sailings, ranging from two to 40 nights, mark the return of Cunard’s three-ship fleet: Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. The ships…
Will Saudi Arabia be the next Cuba of cruising? It is not often that a destination previously off-limits to Americans open its doors to tourism. The last example was Cuba, when the Obama administration relaxed 50-year-old travel restrictions that enabled cruising to…
The Seabourn Ovation will sail from Miami between November and the end of March, marking the ship’s first time touching a U.S. port and sailing the Caribbean. The Ovation will start with three 11-day sailings roundtrip from Miami to destinations including San…