CRUISES - TRAVEL NEWS

Princess Cruises has needed to cancel more sailings from the UK due to the government’s roadmap to ease the lockdown. The Carnival-owned cruise line will also offer new shorter cruises in the Summer just for UK residents. Princess UK Cancellations Princess Cruises has released a major update on its operations out of the UK following the government’s plan to ease the national lockdown. The cruise … [Read more...]

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Cruise news / Two Brand New Princess Cruises to Set Sail from Southampton this Autumn The leaves might be starting to fall by September but you could finally be packing your suitcase for an exciting voyage to sunnier climes. Do you want to sound the klaxon, or … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean's next new cruise ship has a probable delivery date.Odyssey of the Seas is currently scheduled to be delivered to Royal Caribbean from Meyer Werft on March 24, 2021.Royal Caribbean International Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations, Mark Tamis, told travel agents during a webinar that the date the new cruise ship will be handed over on March 24."Now, technically, the ship is … [Read more...]

For the first time ever, Allure of the Seas will homeport out of Galveston, Texas starting in November 2022. not just that, but the Oasis-class cruise ship will sail from Royal Caribbean’s brand new cruise terminal at the port. Oasis-Class from Galveston Royal Caribbean has announced that of its largest cruise ships in the world will homeport out of Galveston, Texas from November 2022. The … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean International has announced its 2022-2023 winter Caribbean schedule, which includes an Oasis class ship homeporting in Galveston, Texas for the first time ever. Allure of the Seas Starting in November 2022, mega-ship Allure of the Seas will spend the season sailing seven-night western Caribbean cruises from Galveston. It will dock at Royal Caribbean’s brand-new cruise terminal … [Read more...]

Over the years, Galveston has grown from a sleepy port with seasonal service into a major player in the United States cruise industry. Today, it is among the busiest ports outside of Florida. And now it is on track to be even busier. Royal Caribbean has announced that Allure of the Seas — one of the cruise line’s largest ships — will homeport in Galveston, Texas starting in November 2022. This … [Read more...]

The first Royal Caribbean cruise ships to restart sailings are all from less than typical ports. Is this a trend or a big coincidence?Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.Show notes Source: royalcaribbeanblog.com … [Read more...]

P&O Cruises, one of Carnival Corporation’s nine cruise lines, will offer a series of short and week long cruises from the UK this summer.  These “staycation” cruises will sail around UK waters and go on sale in March.Photo Credit: Brian Burnell Own work via Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “Following recent Government announcements and as the vaccine … [Read more...]

The Caribbean island of Jamaica tightened up their COVID-19 travel restrictions for visitors, reducing the time frame in which travelers need to get tested for the virus. Currently, Jamaica requires tourists to present proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR or Antigen test within 10 days of travel to the island. The new restrictions, which take effect beginning March 10, 2021, reduced the testing … [Read more...]

You’d be forgiven if you didn’t know how far out cruises are cancelled. Over the past year, it’s been a whirlwind of suspensions, with extensions happening seemingly every month since the CDC put in a new framework to return to sailing back in October 2020. In the latest round of suspensions, the major cruise lines have pushed out their return dates through at least May, meaning a potential to … [Read more...]

One of the most popular types of cruises was just released by Royal Caribbean today.As part of its new deployments, Royal Caribbean announced new 7-night Caribbean and Northeast cruises for winter 2022-2023.Symphony of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas will sail from Miami with stops in ports such as Costa Maya, Roatán, Philipsburg, Charlotte Amalie and San Juan. Most itineraries include a … [Read more...]

Turn the clock back to the beginning of 2020 and the global cruise industry was riding high. The three biggest players — Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian, which represent over 70 percent of the overall market — were posting record profits and placing orders for multiple new billion-dollar ships. Norwegian Pearl Then came the shipwreck. The industry shut down in March 2020 and has yet to … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean is launching a new platform on one of their cruise ships that will replace Cruise Planner.  My Royal Cruise will be a one-site stop for all of your vacation needs and will first debut onboard Mariner of the Seas this October. The My Royal Cruise platform is the new, enhanced and more intuitive platform for you to plan your cruise experiences on Royal Caribbean. It will … [Read more...]

British cruise operator P&O Cruises announced it would be cancelling all voyages onboard all of its ships until August and September. However, all is not lost as P&O Cruises is preparing to offer “the ultimate escape” staycation this summer. The announcement from P&O Cruises, which is part of Carnival Corporation, comes after the UK government has said it will be gradually releasing … [Read more...]

One of New Zealand’s small ship adventure cruise lines has a new addition to their fleet! Heritage Expeditions announced the acquisition of the 18-passenger yacht Heritage Explorer which will be used on adventure tours around the coast of New Zealand. The new ship brings the company’s fleet to three alongside Spirit of Enderby (Professor Khromov) and Akademik … [Read more...]

Seabourn Quest in Antarctica Cruise news / What Makes a Seabourn Grand Voyage So Extraordinary? … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean CEO Delivers Monthly Video Message As the year anniversary of the cruise industry shutdown approaches, Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain has delivered his monthly video message to travel agents and guests via YouTube.  Fain stated that sailings in Singapore, the Canary Islands, and soon Israel are all leading the way to reopening cruises.  As of March 1, Royal … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean is set to announce Allure of the Seas will sail from Galveston.According to the Port of Galveston, Royal Caribbean will announce on Wednesday that Allure of the Seas will begin sailing from Galveston, Texas in November 2022.The information was divulged at a meeting of the Wharves Board of Trustees on Tuesday. More than likely, Allure's sailing from Galveston will be … [Read more...]

Blog Post by Johanna Tenovuo, Vice President Sales Catering, ALMACO (March 2, 2021)The areas where the marine industry has come the furthest in the adoption of digitalization are safety, navigation, complying with sustainability standards and avoiding human errors. When it comes to hotel areas, we see most progress in service and maintenance operations. Typical smart solutions in service … [Read more...]