The legal spat between the Florida and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken another twist. Last week, CDC’s legal team asked a federal appeals court to put on hold a US district judge’s ruling that backed Florida in the fight [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean (RCI) has helped with the rescue efforts following the recent collapse of the Miami Surfside, condominium. At the time of RCI’s involvement, there were at least 18 people dead and a further 145 missing. The building has since been completely demolished due to [Read more...]
Disney Cruise Line has postponed its first test cruise since the onset of the pandemic after a few volunteers showed inconsistent COVID-19 test results. Several cruise lines are planning to resume voyages from the US after many months, with Royal Caribbean Group's ’Celebrity Edge’ becoming the first [Read more...]
A US judge has granted an injunction against the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Conditional Sail Order (CSO), albeit with a few caveats. The State of Florida sued the CDC because it felt that the CSO had unfairly singled out one industry and [Read more...]
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has slightly eased its cruise warnings. For example, it recommended that only fully vaccinated people take trips when sailings resume from US ports shortly instead of the banning cruises outright. Also recommended was that travellers get [Read more...]
Carnival Corp has unveiled an initial set of its 2030 sustainability goals. This forms part of the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability and compliance throughout its global operations, the company said. Following on from its 2020 sustainability goals, Carnival Corp has established new goals for 2030 and aspirations [Read more...]
In a letter, Royal Caribbean has told guests what health protocols and requirements they can expect when booked on its first ship to restart US operations. These relate to ‘Freedom of the Seas’ (pictured) sailing from Miami next month when she will undertake short trips [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has confirmed that ‘Odyssey of the Seas’ first sailings from 3rd July 2021 will be postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases reported among the crew. "Out of an abundance of caution, we are postponing ‘Odyssey of the Seas’ first sailings from [Read more...]
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is to issue a recommendation for the development and implementation of mandatory mitigation measures to ensure the safety of passenger vessels in the Canadian Arctic, and to protect the vulnerable Arctic environment. This follows its investigation into the [Read more...]
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved port deals for 22 vessels to cruise from five different homeports, and is looking to approve six more cruise ships. According to a Royal Caribbean blog, the US homeports were Miami, Port Canaveral, Port [Read more...]