Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. commenced a private offering of senior secured notes due 2023 and 2025 for a total of $3.3bn.

Surprising news from Seattle — Holland America Line President Orlando Ashford and Seabourn President Rick Meadows both announced their departures at the end of May.

The cruise industry is taking a holistic approach to planning for COVID-19 safety when sailing is allowed. This entails a 'curb to curb' strategy, from start (time of booking) to finish (returning home).

Citing a flurry of actions by Royal Caribbean over the last week, Wells Fargo Securities thinks the company is setting the stage to raise additional capital, potentially $3.5bn to $4.25bn.

Bud Gilroy is the interim chair of the South Pacific Cruise Alliance, not the South Pacific Tourism Organisation as previously reported.

Norwegian Cruise Line opened sales for voyages to more than 20 new destinations across all seven continents, with departures from 2021 through 2023.

Bringing out a new cruise brand during a global travel shutdown would seem to be an impossible task but 'We're lucky,' Atlas Ocean Voyages President Alberto Aliberti said.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings closed its previously announced private offering of $862.5m 6% exchangeable senior notes due 2024 and its underwritten public offering of ordinary shares at $11/share.

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

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Europa 2 is using cold ironing at the Cruise Center Altona in Hamburg after successfully completing a test phase while berthed there.