The latest cruise ship refurbishment to be suspended involves Carnival Victory's transformation into Carnival Radiance.

In addition to feature story coverage, here's a quick read of some of today’s other coronavirus-related cruise news and announcements.

US travelers have dramatically altered their plans in a marked shift from behaviors in past disease outbreaks and natural disasters, according to a new survey by Omnitrak.

AmaWaterways plans to introduce its 25th river vessel, AmaDahlia, on the Nile starting in September 2021.

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH)’s joint venture, Creuers Del Port de Barcelona SA (Creuers), has bought the remaining shares of the concession for Malaga Cruise Port for €1.5m.

The 85,861gt Costa Atlantica transferred to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, a joint venture between China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) and Carnival Corp. & plc, at Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal on Saturday.

A new river cruise port located on the right bank of the Gironde estuary is Royan, capital of the Côte de Beauté, close to the famous Cognac region.

The Coral Methane tanker filled Costa Smeralda's three tanks with a total of around 3,200 cubic meters of LNG.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is partnering with whale and dolphin charity, ORCA on a 17-night voyage from Liverpool to the Azores and Iceland on board Black Watch from Liverpool in April 2022.

Entrance to Expo 2020, being held in Dubai next winter, is included in the cruise ticket for guests sailing on MSC Lirica‘s Middle East itineraries from November 15, 2020, to April 10, 2021.