May 2021 As the pandemic saga continues to unfold, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been under gathering pressure to end its ban on cruising, which has had a devastating economic
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
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
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
Cruise lines have been sent a letter by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that indicates that cruises from U.S. ports could resume in mid-July, reports USA Today, which has obtained
Despite what some headlines might suggest, cruise giant Carnival appears to be reluctant to switch ships from U.S. ports. In a conference call with analysts yesterday, Steve Wieczynski of Stifel put this
While Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings said yesterday that it had informed the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that it plans to resume sailing from U.S. ports on July 4, no similar announcements
CLIA, which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, today called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO), issued October 30,
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) reports that it completed the sale of its Azamara brand to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer, retail and distribution investments, in an all-cash
A recent inspection of the twenty-year-old Thordon water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings installed on a twin-screw cruise ship were found to be within classification society parameters and suitable for continued use for a