Legal & Regulatory

A lawsuit charging the four cruise giants with trafficking in stolen property by using Havana's cruise facilities appears headed to a jury trial in Miami.

Some 111 ships have opted in to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new voluntary COVID-19 cruise mitigation program, while zero have opted out.

The US Federal Maritime Commission confirmed Crystal Cruises' filing of a petition for assignment for the benefit of creditors.

Major cruise groups are opting in to the CDC's new COVID-19 cruise policies following changes in areas pertaining to masks, isolation/quarantine, boosters and testing.

Modifications in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new COVID-19 cruise policies may make cruise lines feel more comfortable opting in to the program.

In a survey of 4,025 US-based Cruise Critic readers, 58% said they would cruise on a ship that's not part of the CDC's new voluntary program and therefore has 'gray' status.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered its warning about cruise travel to Level 3, or 'high risk.'

Acknowledging reports that Crystal Cruises has ceased operations, the US Federal Maritime Commission said it has been receiving inquiries from passengers about refunds.

The CDC held to its Level 4 warning to avoid cruise travel, confounding the industry, and introduced a new COVID-19 program with a 'vaccination standard of excellence' tier for lines that commit to 95% of travelers having received a booster.

Justice Evangelos Thomas adjourned a special hearing in Whakatane District Court to decide the venue for a negligence trial related to White Island volcano's eruption in December 2019.