Royal Caribbean has postponed the Odyssey of the Seas’ debut until July 31 because eight crew members tested positive for coronavirus. The new ship had been scheduled to make its debut on July 3. Royal Caribbean said it is reaching out to…
Royal Caribbean International is postponing the inaugural sailing of its newest cruise ship after eight crew members received positive COVID-19 test results during routine testing. The Odyssey of the Seas initial sailings, which the cruise line had laid out as six- and eight-night Southern and Western…
Viking welcomed Americans onboard for the first time in 15 months Tuesday for a cruise in Bermuda. Guests boarded the Viking Orion in Hamilton to sail the company’s new Bermuda Escape itinerary, which is part of the company’s Welcome Back collection of…
American Cruise Lines is continuing with aggressive fleet-expansion plans. The company said Tuesday that it has signed contracts with sister company Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Salisbury, Md., to build two more riverboats in 2022. The new ships will be the fifth and sixth…
Royal Caribbean International’s Adventure of the Seas set off on the cruise line’s first Western Hemisphere sailing in more than 15 months on Saturday. The ship set sail from Nassau, Bahamas, with more than 1,000 passengers. The entire crew and all guests…
U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to carve out a cruise exemption to the state’s ban on businesses requiring proof of vaccination, saying that the Florida law “could impact the health and wellbeing of millions…
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MSC Group revealed Thursday that its upcoming luxury brand will be called Explora Journeys, along with the first images of what its ships will look like. Explora hosted a steel-cutting ceremony for the brand’s first ship, Explora I, at the Fincantieri shipyard…
Ocean cruise lines continue to cancel sailings and extend their operations pause to comply with the CDC’s Conditional Sailing Order. Here are the latest on expected restart dates. Cruise lines are listed in alphabetical order. Last updated June 10. Azamara | Carnival…
As soon as the pandemic set in last spring, the lights went out on Broadway and cruising came to an abrupt halt. But with New York City theaters reopening to full capacity in September and big ships hitting the high seas again…