The largest cruise ship in the world welcomes passengers today. Symphony of the Seas, sailing from Miami, re-launches Royal Caribbean International with a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise. On her first cruise in 17 months, the Royal Caribbean International ship visits four ports in three different countries. After leaving Miami, the ship will visit Cozumel and Costa […]
Harmony of the Seas sailed from Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, marking Royal Caribbean International’s return to Western Europe. Joining Jewel and Anthem of the Seas in returning to European cruises, Harmony embarks on a week-long voyage to the Western Mediterranean. From August to October the liner will call at Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and then sail
Princess Cruises was one of the last major cruise lines to resume operations in the US, but it was worth the wait. Princess operates seven-night Alaska cruises from Seattle on the Majestic Princess, and the rest of Princess’ cruise ships are expected to join soon. Cruise Industry News gathered an update on the relaunch of the
According to a press release, MSC Cruises has confirmed its plans to restart sailings from US ports starting in August of this year on two ships. Cruises will welcome both vaccinated and unvaccinated guests. The announcement follows CDC approval of the company’s Phase 2A Port Agreements for Port Miami and Port Canaveral, as well as
Diamond Princess will return to Asia for Princess Cruises during the recently announced 2022-2023 season, which goes on sale June 16, 2021. New for the 2022-2023 season, Diamond Princess is sailing on a seven-night Southeast Asia itinerary with a Malaysian Peninsula itinerary that includes the cruise line’s first call to Malacca in more than a decade,
Costa Cruises has announced a number of updates to the 2022 cruise season featuring Costa Firenze, Costa Toscana and Costa Smeralda. Costa Firenze is still scheduled to enter service on July 4th from Savona and will operate in the Mediterranean until the end of November 2021. In the winter of 2021-2022, the ship will sail
MSC Cruises announced today that it will resume its sailing operations in Spain with the departure of the MSC Grandiosa to Barcelona on June 26. Valencia will be added as an additional port of call from July 30th. This follows recent announcements by MSC to resume operations of its ships in Germany, France and the
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has significantly eased cruise ship guidelines for passengers and crew vaccinated against COVID-19, paving the way for a rapid US restart. No masks. Buffets can be returned A new update posted Wednesday, 5/26/21, states that cruise lines may designate areas that are only accessible to fully
Costa Cruises has announced that it will have four ships sailing in the Mediterranean this summer, two ships in the Western Mediterranean and two more in the Eastern Mediterranean, and will operate in accordance with the Safety Protocol Costa. “We have updated our program for this summer based on the port and destination reopening scenario
MSC Cruises has announced new and updated itineraries in the Mediterranean and throughout Europe this summer, with 6 ships returning to the Western and Eastern Mediterranean and a further 4 ships in Northern Europe. Western Mediterranean • MSC Grandiosa -7-day itineraries (Genoa, Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo, Valletta). Valencia and Barcelona will be added as soon as