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Alaska has become one of the first major cruise ports which will require all travellers to provide proof that they are COVID-19 free to bypass the mandatory 14-day quarantine process. The new rule, which started on June 6, will require all travellers arriving by air to provide proof that they have a negative COVID-19 PCR … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed it will be cancelling all sailings in Australia and New Zealand until 2021. The line, which deployed the Norwegian Jewel to homeport in Australia in 2017, has been a popular fly-cruise choice for Americans. The line also announced it would be deploying the Norwegian Spirit to sail the region, but … Read more
Royal Caribbean will be deploying two Quantum-class ships to sail in local waters for their 2021/22 season – signalling renewed confidence in the region and a major investment. The arrival of Ovation of the Seas as well as a new addition, Quantum of the Seas, will increase the line’s capacity – and in 2022 will … Read more
Cunard has extended its cancellation of cruises, meaning its growth in Australia will be curtailed this year. The first Aussie cruise we could find on its website is for a four day cruise from Adelaide to Melbourne on November 27. Cunard is cancelling all sailings for Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria that were due … Read more
MSC Cruises has halted all cruises until 1 August as global pandemic restrictions continue to pose challenges to the travel industry. Passengers who are affected by cancelled cruises up to 31 July this year will receive a 125 per cent future cruise credit to rebook their cruise holiday on any MSC ship up to the … Read more
America’s powerful US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, known as the CDC, has admitted it has yet to consider measures to allow the return of passengers to cruising. CDC’s director of Global Migration and Quarantine Martin Cetron told the Miami Herald cruise lines face a “Herculean” task in protecting future passengers and compared infection … Read more
A number of cruise lines have started consulting with high tech companies offering infrared cameras and UV lights to detect and kill coronavirus. Multiple companies are moving ahead and have already started consultations with numerous cruise companies. Infrared Cameras Inc announced in a press statement, that they would be partnering with Carnival Cruise Lines to … Read more
The Coral Expeditions fleet is currently moored in Cairns. But the vessels, crewed by Australians and New Zealanders, are one of only a tiny number of locally flagged cruise ships. Buoyed by the idea of cruising in a Covid-free “bubble”, the line is taking bookings for local cruises and itineraries to “remote shores and unpopulated … Read more
Cruise lines are slashing fares by up to 70 per cent in a concerted effort to attract passengers back to holiday on the high seas post COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Lagoon Cruises is offering 70 per cent off on its three, four and seven day cruises in Fiji Islands for the first 70 passengers who book … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
