Americas & Caribbean

Celebrity Edge became the first oceangoing cruise ship to sail from the US in 15 months with today's embarkation at Port Everglades.

With Congress passing a temporary waiver to the Passenger Vessel Services Act to allow foreign-flag cruise ships to sail in Alaska this summer, US cabotage regulations are back in the spotlight, leading to three proposals that would repeal and ...

Two youngsters on Adventure of the Seas were found positive for COVID-19 during routine testing that is required before returning home.

The Ponant Foundation is donating recyclable waste to the Buenos Aires-based Garrahan Foundation, which by collecting and reselling aluminium cans and plastic bottle caps, is funding care homes in Argentina.

Key players, including more than 40 executives with nine presidents, CEOs and chairmen from cruise companies, gathered with destination stakeholders at PortMiami to discuss the return to service, operations and jobs.

Hurtigruten Expeditions is expanding into the Galápagos Islands through a long-term partnership with Ecuador's Metropolitan Touring.

Cruise lines are coping with Florida's vaccine passport ban by requesting but not requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccination.

A US judge rejected the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 restrictions for cruise ships operating in Florida.

Heads of government across the Eastern Caribbean have thrown their support behind US Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.'s plea for Florida to allow cruise lines to confirm the vaccination status of Caribbean-bound passengers.

Government agencies and cruise sector partners are collaborating to support the British Virgin Islands' COVID-19 vaccination program.