Celebrity Edge at sea

Royal Caribbean gets go ahead for first CDC approved revenue cruise from U.S.

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) said yesterday that it had received approval to resume sailings from the United States after more than a year of suspended operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. On

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Royal Caribbean gets CDC approval for test cruises

Shares in Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) were up sharply today on news that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given the group its first green light for test

Three Carnival brands plan to resume Alaska cruises in July, including Holland America Line, offering seven-day itineraries aboard Nieuw Amsterdam. [Image: Holland America Line]

Cruise lines get set for Alaska season

Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 1318, the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (ATRA). The legislation, led by Alaska’s U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, provides foreign-flag cruise ships

Crew members hold up vaccination cards

Holland America crew get vaccinated in Port of San Diego

While the CDC ban on cruising from American ports continues in place, cruise lines continue to prepare for a restart. Yesterday crew members from Holland America Line’s Koningsdam received their first dose

Carnival Breeze and Carnival Victory recently sailed into Galveston

Carnival Cruise Line works towards July resumption of U.S. cruises

Carnival Cruise Line is in talks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is “working towards” restarting sailing in July, the cruise line’s president Christine Duffy said yesterday in an

One Big Beautiful Bill

Measure to help restart Alaska cruises passes Senate

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 593, the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (ATRA), sponsored by Alaska’s two U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. The bill provides a way

NCL ruise ship

VIDEO: Norwegian Cruise Line takes wraps off Prima Class

While still grappling with the issues of how to meet CDC mandates and resume cruises from U.S. ports this year, Norwegian Cruise Line is also looking ahead to summer 2022. It has

Norwegian Coastal Express vessel

Green upgrades underway at Hurtigruten’s Norwegian Coastal Express

Norway’s Hurtigruten Group is planning a major environmental upgrade of all seven of its Norwegian Coastal Express ships, aiming to cut CO2 emissions by least 25%, and NOx emissions by 80%. The

White AIDA Cruises ship

Europe’s largest shore power plant opens

In a ceremony held in Rostock-Warnemünde yesterday during Germany’s 12th National Maritime Conference, the 2,174-passenger cruise ship AIDAsol inaugurated Europe’s largest shore power plants for ships. The power plant has been established

Cranival Magic with new livery

Carnival Cruise Line ships to get a new look

Following the reception given to the striking red, white and blue livery adorning its 5,200 passenger, LNG-fueled Mardi Gras, another Carnival Cruise Line ship will soon receive the dramatic hull design scheme

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