Tag: cruise lines

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave its first green light for test cruises to Royal Caribbean Group, the agency said in a statement.

The cruise vessel "MSC Lirica" has caught on fire, while docked at the port of Corfu in Greece. Thankfully, no passengers were onboard the ship, as it has been out of service due to the pause on cruising.

Following the pandemic situation along with the vaccine distirbution, UK Maritime Minister Robert Courts announced the restart of domestic cruise lines from 17th May 2021.

Royal Caribbean's newest vessel, "Odyssey of the Seas", will offer a fully vaccinated cruise with sailings starting in May from Israel.

Amid COVID-19 outbreak and the vaccine phase, Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and CEO Richard Fain discussed several issues around coronavirus and cruises.

In an effort to prevent the spread of a possible coronavirus outbreak onboard, the cruise major Royal Caribbean added COVID-19 into cruise contract for all passengers.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, India’s first domestic cruise liner Angriya, is now being used as an accommodation for stranded seafarers, since it helps them to navigate safely between their homes and port of calls.

The cruise industry trade association, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland, has informed that its Wave 2021 campaign will be named ‘Generation Innovation’, an initiative which aims to enhance the industry's voice amid this critical period of coronavirus.

Following a possibly false COVID-19 diagnosis onboard Royal Caribbean Cruises ship, the vessel was forced to return to port of Singapore.

Chinese authorities informed that cruise industry plans to get back to business after a 11-month suspension period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.