Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is taking reservations for its soon-to-debut, Wonder of the Seas. This is the fifth vessel in the Oasis Class series and the largest cruise ship in the world. Weighing 236,857 tons the Wonder of the Seas will be larger than Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, now the second largest cruise [...]
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced this week that it will start seven-day cruises from Athens, Greece on July 25, 2021. Cruises from Montego Bay, Jamaica will set sail on August 7, and cruises from the Dominican Republic will set sail on August 15, 2021. NCL is the latest cruise line to offer ‘fully-vaccinated’ cruises, requiring [...]
Lawyers Weigh in On Cruise Line Litigation as DeSantis Threatens to Sue CDC , by Michael A. Mora Whether cruise lines operate within the next couple of weeks as Gov. Ron DeSantis demands or when the no-sail order expires, Spencer Aronfeld said cruise lines have little to fear about any new litigation that could seriously [...]
Royal Caribbean has announced a series of exciting seven-night cruises to the Bahamas and Mexico. The cruises will set sail from Royal Caribbean’s new homeport in the Bahamas from June to August 2021. All adult guests and crew members must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Guests under 18-years-old must test negative for the virus. [...]
Royal Caribbean has announced a new passenger safety program this week. The new program, titled Muster 2.0, will replace the traditional safety drills conducted by the cruise line. This change has been influenced by the desire to move away from a large group approach for safety training. In traditional safety drills, passengers would be required [...]
Many cruise companies, including Miami-based Carnival Corporation, are planning for the future, and preparing for trips to complete the year. These plans could all come to halt after 10 crew members on German-based ships belonging to Carnival test positive for COVID-19. The ships are AIDA-brand cruise ships, which are owned by Carnival Corp. The crew [...]
