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Cruise ship news – newbuild orders, fleet deployments, onboard safety rules, port destination shifts, and emissions compliance across major cruise lines.

Saturday, May 1, 2021
Radiance at Hubbard Glacier - Alaska
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Effort to Bring Cruises Back to Alaska Is Delayed as Senators Wrangle

By Lillianna Byington (Bloomberg Government) — Efforts to revive cruises to Alaska as the pandemic eases have exposed divisions among U.S. lawmakers,

May 1, 2021
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas
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Cruise Shares Rise as CDC Outlines Quicker Path to Sailing’s Return

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Cruise shares advanced after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined a new path to the resumption

April 29, 2021
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Ruby Princess Cruise Ship In Los Angeles
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CDC Says Cruise Lines Can Sail This Summer

By David Shepardson (Reuters) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “committed” to the resumption of cruise industry

April 29, 2021
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Friday, April 16, 2021
carnival magic in cozumel
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Cruise Industry Execs Meet with Health Officials to Discuss Restart Plans

April 16 (Reuters) – Cruise industry executives met with health experts and White House staff earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and

April 16, 2021
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Cruise Ship Window In Rain
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CDC Halts J&J Vaccine Causing Cruise Stocks To Fall

Cruise Line stocks are under pressure today after the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control announced they will stop using the

April 13, 2021
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
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Florida Sues Biden Administration in Bid to Restart Cruise Industry

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – The state of Florida sued President Joe Biden’s administration in federal court on Thursday

April 8, 2021
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carnival magic in cozumel
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Fed Up Cruise Lines Ditching U.S. Threatens to Divert Some $56 Billion in Economic Impact

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offered a rare glimmer of hope for the cruise industry this week,

April 8, 2021
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Carnival Corporation Reports Cruise Bookings are Surging
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Carnival Corporation Reports Cruise Bookings are Surging

By Jonathan Levin and Molly Smith (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp.’s bookings are accelerating, reflecting pent-up demand for cruising even as the

April 7, 2021
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RCL Quantum of the Seas cruise ship moored in Singapore
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Singapore Is The World’s Busiest Cruise Port (For Now)

By Chen Lin (Reuters) – Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world’s cruises its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring

April 7, 2021
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Monday, April 5, 2021
american duchess riverboat
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Small Cruises Are Thriving, Not Just Surviving, on the Mississippi

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) — On the fancy, new, 245-passenger American Countess riverboat, passengers sip complimentary mint juleps on a top

April 5, 2021
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cruise ships in miami
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Norwegian Cruise Line to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations in Restart Plan Sent to CDC

By Nivedita Balu April 5 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Monday it wrote to U.S. health authorities asking to restart trips from

April 5, 2021
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Sunday, April 4, 2021
carnival panorama cruise ship
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CDC Issues New Cruise Ship Guidance

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to

April 4, 2021
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Friday, April 2, 2021
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas
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Royal Caribbean Sees ‘Overwhelming Demand’ for Singapore’s Cruise to Nowhere

By Joyce Koh (Bloomberg) — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is extending the season for one of Asia’s largest cruise ships, because of what it said

April 2, 2021
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
nyk cruise ship illustration
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Meyer Werft Wins Cruise Industry’s First Newbuild Order Since COVID-19

German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft has signed a contract for the construction of a new cruise ship marking the first newbuilding order in the sector since

March 31, 2021
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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U.S. CDC Sticks to Order Limiting Cruises Until Nov. 1

March 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it would keep its stringent framework for a resumption of

March 24, 2021
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Friday, March 19, 2021
adventure of the seas
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Royal Caribbean to Resume Caribbean Cruises in June for Vaccinated Guests

March 19 (Reuters) – Some of Royal Caribbean Group’s cruises will resume sailing in the Caribbean in June with vaccinated adult guests, ending a

March 19, 2021
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Friday, March 12, 2021
Fire on MSC Lirica in Greece
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Fire on MSC Lirica in Greece

The MSC cruise ship MSC Lirica has suffered what appearesto be a major fire while docked at the port of Corfu in Greece. Firefighters were battling the blaze

March 12, 2021
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Monday, March 8, 2021
Alaska Senators Propose Passenger Vessel Services Act Waiver to Save State’s Cruise Tourism
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Alaska Senators Propose Passenger Vessel Services Act Waiver to Save State’s Cruise Tourism

Alaskan Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) have introduced legislation to help the Alaskan tourism industry by providing a waiver of Passenger

March 8, 2021
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Round-the-World Cruises Selling Out More Than a Year in Advance
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Round-the-World Cruises Selling Out More Than a Year in Advance

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) — After a year of isolation and lockdowns, four months on a ship is looking pretty good to cruise super fans. The Covid-19

March 2, 2021
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Norwegian Cruise Line Stack and Waterslide
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Royal Caribbean Shares Soar As Bookings Rise On Vaccination News

by Praveen Paramasivam  (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Group said on Monday it was seeing an uptick in future bookings, following a disastrous year for the

February 23, 2021
Total Views: 3791