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MSC Cruises tops influencer conversations during Q2

June 23, 2021377 Views

Cruise industry plans to restart operations with vaccinated crew and guests in this summer as relaxation of travel restrictions and rollout of vaccines fuel hope after a year of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MSC Cruises S.A. (MSC Cruises) was the top company among the influencer conversations on Twitter on Cruise Influencer Platform, followed by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Royal Caribbean Cruises), and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (Norwegian Cruise Line) respectively during Q2 2021, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. FILE PHOTO: Venice residents ride on boats as they protest to demand an end to cruise ships passing through the lagoon city, as the first cruise ship of the summer season departs from the Port of Venice, Italy, June 5, 2021. REUTERS/M...

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CDC recommends only fully vaccinated travelers on cruise ships

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June 17, 2021960 Views

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its warnings for cruises by a notch from the highest level that led to a sailing hiatus, and recommended only fully vaccinated people take trips when sailings resume from U.S. ports in a few days. The CDC also recommended that travelers get tested 1 to 3 days before their trips and 3 to 5 days after their trips. FILE PHOTO: The Carnival Valor cruise ship, which is housing crew members only, is docked in its home port of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn/File Photo The health regulator's updates, first posted on Wednesday, comes after two passengers on Royal Caribbean Group's Celebrity Millennium tested positive, and cases of i...

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Spain to welcome back international cruises from June 7

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May 30, 2021879 Views

Spain will allow cruise ships to dock in its ports from June 7, the transport ministry said on Saturday, hoping to salvage the country's battered tourism sector in time for the summer season. Spain's maritime authorities approved the reopening because of falling COVID-19 incidence rates and an increase in vaccinations, according to an order in Spain's state gazette published on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: A view of the world's largest cruise ship of Royal Caribbean Cruises, the 362-metre-long Symphony of the Seas, during its world presentation ceremony, berthed at a port in Malaga, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca Spain banned cruise ships from docking in its ports in June 2020 as the pandemic ripped through Europe. A number of high-profile spreader events were linked to cruise liners around t...

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CLIA welcomes the restart of cruise tourism in Greece

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May 22, 20211177 Views

CLIA has welcomed the restart of cruise tourism in Greece in line with the timeline presented months ago by the Greek government. Since last year, cruise resumption has been the result of extensive and fruitful collaboration between the cruise industry, the Greek Government, health authorities, and ports. More than 20 cruise lines are currently scheduled to set sail on cruises around Greece this year, with calls at 45 ports in total, demonstrating the dynamics of the industry as well as the dynamics of Greece as a top cruise destination. At least 15 of these cruise lines will home port in Greece. Remarkably, cruise operations started from day one of the reopening with 4 cruise lines already expected to operate during May. In total almost 40 cruise ships are projected to sail in Greece ...

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‘Celebration of Cruise Week’ as ocean and river sailings return

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May 20, 2021314 Views

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the industry trade body, is hosting a week-long series of free events - exclusively for agents - to mark the resumption of cruise, and to help provide the trade with some unique training sessions. FILE PHOTO: Royal Caribbean International's cruise ship 'Allure of the Seas' enters its new home port in Fort Lauderdale as seen from nearby Hollywood, Florida. REUTERS/Joe Skipper The ‘Celebration of Cruise Week’ will be a snapshot of the opportunities available for future cruise sales and will include dedicated sessions with industry experts. Cruise Week takes place from May 24, and will see a variety of CLIA cruise lines and partners join twice-daily two-hour webinars to showcase their brands and initiatives. The sessions are intended to...

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Greek island Corfu welcomes first cruise ship of new season

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May 19, 2021874 Views

The Greek island of Corfu welcomed its first cruise ship of the new season on Tuesday, hoping much awaited tourists will help salvage losses incurred during 2020 due to the coronavirus. Corfu port authorities said some 600 tourists from countries including Italy, France and Germany were on board the Costa Luminosa, operated by Italy’s Costa Cruises, and all safety measures were being adhered to in the port. Passengers of the Costa Luminosa cruise ship wearing protective face masks make their way at the port of the island of Corfu, Greece, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Adonis Skordilis Some of the passengers expressed their delight at being able to travel again. “It’s freedom, enjoying life, you really feel much better. You’re not in prison anymore, you’re free and that really does you...

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CDC advances plan for resumption of passenger cruise operations

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May 6, 20211029 Views

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a key step for the eventual resumption of U.S. cruise industry operations by issuing new technical instructions. In October, the CDC issued Conditional Sailing Order for operators, which acted as a guidance for a phased resumption of cruise ship passenger operations. FILE PHOTO: The Carnival Panorama cruise ship sits docked, empty of passengers, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Long Beach, California, U.S. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson On Wednesday, it announced two new phases and said operators now have all necessary requirements needed “to start simulated voyages before resuming restricted passenger voyages and apply for a COVID-19 conditional sailing certificate to begin sail...

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Carnival says cruise bookings accelerate on pent-up demand

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April 7, 2021968 Views

Cruise line yet not taking stance on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for travelers Carnival Corp, said on Wednesday booking volumes for future cruises had increased in its first quarter, as pent-up demand for global travel offers some hope for a turnaround in the sector decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the world’s largest cruise operator, is currently not taking a position on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for passengers before traveling. Its shares rose 3.9% to $29.64, as investors looked past the company reporting a quarterly loss of nearly $2 billion. FILE PHOTO: Passengers of the Carnival Sensation, operated by Carnival Cruise Line, are seen next to the docked cruise ship in Cozumel, Mexico June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Delgado/File Photo The rapid global rollou...

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CLIA reiterates call for the lifting of the conditional sailing order

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April 6, 2021655 Views

Three days after U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention issued new guidance to the cruise ship industry on Friday, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has come out with its response and called for lifting of the conditional sailing orders for the cruise lines. CLIA represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity and the largest network of travel agents and agencies specializing in cruise travel. On Monday, it reiterated its call for the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) to be lifted. In its statement CLIA said, “We share the priority of the Biden Administration to control the virus—and commend the significant advancements made in the US that are a model for others. We also respect the authority of the CDC to implement measures in the int...

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‘Vaccinations first’, CDC to cruise ship industry

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April 3, 20211002 Views

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to the cruise ship industry, including the need for COVID-19 vaccinations, a necessary step before passenger voyages can resume. The new technical instructions, the first update since October, include increasing from weekly to daily reporting frequency of COVID-19 cases and illnesses and implementing routine testing of all crew based on a ship’s COVID-19 status and establishing a plan and timeline for vaccination of crew and port personnel. “COVID-19 vaccination efforts will be critical in the safe resumption of passenger operations,” the CDC said. The 2,052-passenger Carnival Imagination is anchored off the coast of Half Moon Cay, a private Bahamian island available to Carnival Cruise Lines' ...