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 ...
Travelers not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 will have to buy insurance and, to go ashore, 'bubble' excursions, MSC Cruises said in opening sales for US-based ships. Testing at embarkation and masks indoors will be required of all passengers.
MSC Cruises plans to begin service from the US in August with two ships following its green light to conduct a simulated sailing from PortMiami on July 17.
On June 26, Celebrity Edge will become the first oceangoing cruise ship to sail from US waters in more than a year.
The US Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would give foreign-flag cruise ships a temporary cabotage waiver, enabling them to operate in Alaska without a foreign stop.
The State Department's newly expanded 'do not travel' list includes many countries featured on offshore cruises by US-based lines.
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.
