WELLINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Monday extended a ban on cruise ships arriving in the country and tightened measures for visitors to exit quarantine, after reporting more coronavirus cases linked to overseas travel. The country, which has recorded just 22 deaths from COVID-19, was among the first in the world to end all restrictions after declaring it had no … [Read more...]
Cruise Lines Extend Sailing Suspension Until September 15
International cruise lines have extended their self-imposed sailing suspension from U.S. ports until September 15 amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced the extension on Friday. The extension of the voluntary suspension comes despite CDC's expiration of its current No Sail Order on July 24. “Due to the ongoing … [Read more...]
Carnival Sees More Pain After Posting $4.4 Billion Loss
By Uday Sampath Kumar June 18 (Reuters) - Carnival Corp reported a record $4.4 billion in quarterly losses on Thursday, as the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the world's biggest cruise operator and forced it to take major write-downs on the disposal of now redundant ships. The Florida-based company said it had $7.6 billion available at the end of May, but was burning $650 … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line Extend Voyage Suspensions to July 31
By Nivedita Balu May 20 (Reuters) - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd on Wednesday extended the suspension of voyages by another month until July 31 amid sailing curbs imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus. The cruise industry has faced the brunt of the health crisis as major outbreaks in ships were blamed for spreading the disease, … [Read more...]
Norwegian Cruise Line Swings to Quarterly Loss
May 14 (Reuters) - Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd swung to a quarterly loss on a $1.6 billion impairment charge as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the global cruise industry to a virtual standstill. Underscoring the hit, rival Carnival Corp also announced on Thursday layoffs, furloughs, reduced work weeks and salary cuts to stay afloat. Shares of Norwegian, Carnival and … [Read more...]