According to a press statement, Costa Cruises is revising its health guidelines regarding COVID-19, making its cruises more accessible. The company has announced that as of the 8th of October, a new simple process will offer passengers full access to all ships and port facilities. Most noticeably, pre-embarkation testing for vaccinated passengers will no longer…
P&O Will Pilot Test Vanuatu Cruises For Safe Restart
Starting in November, P&O Cruises Australia and Vanuatu authorities will work together to restart cruising to the island paradise. During this time, two cruises will depart from Australia to test protocols and processes and strengthen the rollout of cruising to Vanuatu. This comes after Vanuatu decided to do away with mandatory pre-arrival testing for all…
Princess Cruises Announces New Bids For Cabin Upgrades And Norwegian Launches 40% Off Sale
Two major cruise companies have been applying different strategies to stay competitive in the cruise market and here’s what travelers should know. Princess Cruises —the American cruise line owned by the Carnival Corporation— just introduced a new bidding program. The company will allow guests to bid for cabin upgrades on selected cruise ships starting September…
Celebrity Cruises Announces New Services To Mexico And The Pacific Coast
Two vessels, the Celebrity Solstice and the Celebrity Millenium, will serve coastal routes starting in September The giant cruise line Celebrity Cruises —based in Miami— recently announced new vessel deployments. Two of their ships, the Celebrity Solstice and the Celebrity Millenium will start serving fresh routes, starting in September 2022. The Celebrity Solstice is coming…
VIVA Cruises unveils first new build ship, VIVA ONE
River cruise specialist, VIVA Cruises, has welcomed its first new build ship to the family. VIVA ONE was christened in its home port of Düsseldorf (Germany) VIVA ONE will be offering a variety of exciting itineraries on the Rhine and Moselle rivers throughout this year, with more to come in 2023. VIVA ONE, whose name…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Welcome Back Self-Service Buffets
Royal Caribbean Cruises have brought back the self-service option to its buffets on board its ships – with passengers now able to once again serve food themselves. Just as the entire tourism industry has been affected greatly by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the cruise world is certainly no different – with cruise ships in the…
Oceania Cruises Adds Cabins For Solo Travelers, Expands Eco-Friendly Tours
A total of 56 Solo Oceanview Staterooms will be available on four vessels, starting in September this year Oceania Cruises recently announced in a press release on Wednesday the addition of dozens of dedicated staterooms for solo travelers. The cruise line also disclosed the debut of “Go Green” and “Beyond Blueprints”, shore excursion series. As…
CDC Removes All Travel Advisories For Cruises
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed all of its previous travel advisories for cruise ship travel. The landmark change, which will see the Travel Health Notice that has been applied to cruise travel for several months removed completely, is bound to be a boost to the beleaguered cruise industry, which has…
P&O Cruises returns to full service
Marking P&O Cruises’ first full return to service since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago, Arcadia has sailed to the Canary Islands. P&O Cruises president, Paul Ludlow, said: “We’re back sailing, and this is certainly cause for celebration. It is an important milestone as we will have all six ships back in…
Carnival Cruises Will Make Passenger Boarding Easier Using VeriFLY App
Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed that it will be rolling out the use of the secure travel pass app VeriFLY fleetwide, meaning it will now be used at all of the cruise line’s US homeports. The cruise industry giants, who are celebrating their 50th year in the industry this week, have made the decision to…
