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While cruising has resumed in other parts of the world, it is still paused in the U.S. due to the Conditional Sail Order issued by the CDC last October. Recent CDC announcement didn't lift the CSO, so cruise lines are still playing a waiting game to find out how they can proceed safe and responsible resumption of cruising.
Since it takes 60-90 days to stand up a ship once they get the OK, cruise lines have begun announcing additional cancellations as they extend the pause through June 30th. Several lines have announced departures from non-U.S. homeports for Summer sailings. The industry is hopeful that resumption can occur sometime in the Summer.
Carnival Corporation
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy's on Tuesday said the line may be forced to pull the line's vessels from their U.S. homeports if the agency continues to prevent the restart of domestic cruising and is extending the suspension of U.S. operations through the end of June.
“While we have not made plans to move Carnival Cruise Line ships outside of our U.S. homeports, we may have no choice but to do so in order to resume our operations which have been on 'pause' for over a year,” Duffy said in the statement. “We appreciate the continued patience and support from our loyal guests, travel advisors and business partners as we work on a return-to-service solution."
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald said he was "very disappointed" in the CDC's guidance released last week on the company's business update call on Wednesday morning. He asked CDC for fair treatment.
“Today,” he said, “you (referring to Americans) can fly and cruise in Europe and return home without being vaccinated. But even if you are vaccinated you cannot cruise out of the United States. “We are standing by the CDC, but we want to be treated similarly to other travel industries, tourism and entertainment.”
Royal Caribbean Group
"Royal Caribbean has made the tough decision to further extend our operational pause through June 30, 2021. Exceptions to this include our Singapore sailings onboard Quantum of the Seas, China sailings departing after May 27, 2021, Israel departures on our newest game-changer - Odyssey of the Seas, and also Adventure of the Seas from The Bahamas and Vision of the Seas from Bermuda"
See Royal Caribbean Health & Travel Alerts for latest information including important dates for cancelling / rebooking your cruise.
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises announced today that it is extending the suspension of some sailings, including all sailings from the United States until June 30, while continuing its measured return to service with more sailings scheduled from different regions around the world.
While we continue to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States and government authorities around the world, we have made the following adjustments to upcoming 2021 itineraries:
- Suspending sailings through June 30
- Excluding all ships which have recently announced many new homeports around the globe
See Celebrity Cruises Cruising Suspension page for latest information.
Disney Cruise Line
We are carefully reviewing the recently released guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and working toward resuming operations. As we continue to refine our protocols for our eventual return to service, we are cancelling all Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy and Disney Wonder sailings departing through June 2021.
Disney Magic European Season
We have canceled Disney Magic sailings through September 18, 2021. The Disney Magic will set sail in the United Kingdom for a limited time this summer on short voyages limited to UK residents, pending the issuance of UK Government guidelines and authorizations.
Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Gem now boast new homeports in Greece and the Caribbean for three new and exciting itineraries sailing in July.
See NCL's Suspended Sailings page for complete details.
Your Voice Matters: Express you desire to see Cruising Resume out of U.S. Ports via CLIA's Action Center. https://cruising.org/en/clia-action-center
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See Disney Cruise Line Important Travel Information page for complete details.
Norwegian Cruise Line
In conjunction with our return to service announcement, we have extended our voluntary temporary suspension through August 31, 2021 for the following ships; Norwegian Breakaway, Dawn, Escape, Getaway, Sky, Spirit, Star and Sun. In addition, Norwegian Epic through Sept. 1; and Norwegian Pearl through Nov. 7, 2021 have also been canceled.
Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Gem now boast new homeports in Greece and the Caribbean for three new and exciting itineraries sailing in July.
See NCL's Suspended Sailings page for complete details.
Princess Cruises
Like so many facets of life, travel has been hit hard by recent events. It is with a heavy heart that Princess Cruises has made the extremely difficult decision to temporarily pause our global ship operations. We know you were looking forward to sailing with us, and we apologize and share in your disappointment over these cancellations. You don’t need to take any action to receive the default compensation offer. You can find out details of your compensation by clicking the link that matches your sail date:
Alaska, Canada/New England, & Land+Sea Journeys resume in 2022
Alaska sailings out of Seattle resume on/after June 28, 2021
Australia/New Zealand resume on/after May 31, 2021
Cruises out of Southampton for U.S. passengers resume Sept. 2021
All cruises 7+ days in and out of U.S. ports through Nov. 1, 2021
Cruises departing in and out of Japan resume on/after Nov. 8, 2021
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages has cancelled its summer inaugural season out of Miami aboard the Scarlet Lady.
"As we continue to navigate what’s going on in the world, we’ve made the decision to cancel our sailings from July 4th through September 17th, 2021 on Scarlet Lady," the company said. "If your voyage has been impacted by this, please take a look at the details below so you can choose an offer that works best for you."
Your Voice Matters: Express you desire to see Cruising Resume out of U.S. Ports via CLIA's Action Center. https://cruising.org/en/clia-action-center
We continue to monitor changes in cruise itineraries, cancellations, requirements to sail, etc. Follow us on any of our social media and this blog to stay informed. We hope to be sailing on the high seas soon.
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