Royal Caribbean International’s President and CEO Michael Bayley highlighted the importance of the COVID-19 vaccines in the company’s planned restart in North America and the Caribbean. “Nine months ago, we formed a task force with the cruise industry, bringing together the cruise lines that operate in the Caribbean and the Caribbean countries … That team, ... read more
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MSC Cruises may be the biggest cruise brand based on confirmed resumption plans (as of late April 2021) and ships and berths back in service by August 31, using data from the 2021 Cruise Industry News Annual Report. On a corporate level, Carnival Corporation will have the most ships and berths back in service, with ... read more
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be warming to the idea of the cruise industry restarting in July from the United States, according to a report by USA Today. “We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the CSO’s (Framework for Conditional Sailing Order) ... read more
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The CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, Richard Fain, has highlighted the changing times since the CDC’s conditional sail order in October and hopes for a more topical approach to the resumption of cruising. “The CDC issued the conditional sale order last October in an effort to provide a path for cruising to reopen in the ... read more
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Silversea Cruises has shattered its bookings record with its new 2023 world cruise, entitled ‘South Side Story – All the World’s a Stage,’ according to a press release. Following the most successful pre-sale in the cruise line’s history, the 139-day voyage fully sold out on the day of its general opening. The immersive voyage will ... read more
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