Four ships from three cruise lines are rushing to St. Vincent to help evacuate residents who are under threat from the imminent eruption of Soufrière volcano.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida is suing the US federal government and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding that cruises be allowed immediately.
Two alternating seven-night Canary Islands fly cruises from Tenerife on board Azura are being offered by P&O Cruises for 2022/23 – a first for the cruise line – with South America sailings and a 99-night world cruise also available.
Carnival Cruise Line canceled sailings until July and reiterated it has no plans to move ships outside of US homeports though President Christine Duffy warned it 'may have no choice but to do so.'
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' plan to resume cruising with a vaccination mandate on top of other protocols is 'ironclad,' President and CEO Frank Del Rio said Monday.
Cruise Lines International Association reiterated its call for the US conditional sailing order to be lifted, dismissing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new guidelines as 'unduly burdensome' and 'largely unworkable.'
In a gutsy move, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings broke out of the pack by submitting a plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to resume operating from US ports in July, with a vaccination mandate for passengers and crew.