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The end of France's health emergency on July 11 will also signal the return of river cruising, authorized by the Defence and National Security Council over the weekend.

Here's a quick read of some of today’s coronavirus-related cruise news and announcements.

Secretary of State for Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne indicated ocean cruises from France may be able to resume but with significantly reduced capacity.

MSC Cruises will begin sailing from Port Canaveral for the first time this winter — sooner than the summer 2021 timing previously announced — and will offer a full-year presence there.

Cruises Investment Holding and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. filed to reorganize their Pullmantur Cruceros joint venture under the terms of Spanish insolvency laws.

Five Cruise & Maritime Voyages ships have been detained by the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency after surveyors found expired and invalid seafarers employment agreements, late payment of wages and crews on board for more than 12 months.

Two nurses from Carnival Breeze helped deliver an early Father’s Day gift Saturday when another passenger went into labor on an Emirates flight from London to Manila.

Steve Martinez resigned fron the board of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, effective immediately.

Cruise Lines International Association members are voluntarily extending the suspension of cruise operations from US ports until Sept. 15.

Ketchikan and Skagway are jointly engaging Bermello Ajamil & Partners to look at developing COVID-19 protocols for cruise ship visits.