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Many have speculated that, as a measure aimed at limiting the spread of viruses aboard cruise ships, cruise companies will have to make major changes. One proposed change that has struck a nerve with devout cruise travelers is the possibility that cruise lines will eliminate buffet-style dining. After some confusion relating to the matter, a…

2020 was supposed to be the year that Royal Caribbean launched its newest ship, the 4,900-guest Odyssey of the Seas. But with the recent downturn in travel, which has resulted from the coronavirus pandemic, the company is now postponing the launch until April 2021. CruiseRadio.net reports that Royal Caribbean sent a letter to travel agents…

As the tens of thousands of cruise ship workers who remain trapped at sea continue to slowly return home, many of them are leaving the ships only to face quarantine once they reach their homelands. Miami Herald.com reports that 300 citizens of Trinidad and Tobago recently repatriated to their country from the Royal Caribbean Enchantment…

Dream Cruise Lines is set to be among the first major cruise companies to return to operations when it takes to the sea on July 26. CruiseCritic.com reports that the company will begin to operate two and three-night itineraries around Taiwan on the 1,867-passenger Explorer Dream.  Genting’s CEO, Tan Sri KT Lim, said that the company…

Experts are speculating that the Costa Victoria cruise ship will be demolished after Carnival initially announced that it would be removing vessels from its fleet, without giving details as to which ships the company was expecting to retire. According to CNN.com Francesco Ferrari, mayor of the Italian town of Piombino, announced on his Facebook page the…

Coronavirus continues to dominate headlines in the nation and disrupt Americans’ way of life. Many people became aware just how serious the pandemic would become when massive coronavirus outbreaks began to appear on cruise ships. It seems that the vessels lived up to their moniker as floating Petri dishes as up to 700 or more…

The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption in the travel industry and no subsector of the travel industry has been hit harder than cruises. The situation has gotten so dire that the major cruise lines have repeatedly postponed their planned dates to return to operations, with the latest information indicating that cruising will not resume…

A Disney Cruises crew member has died while aboard the ship on which he worked. Authorities say that they will test him for COVID-19. Miami Herald.com reports that Eddie Burgos Ragodon, who worked as a painter aboard the Disney Wonder, began suffering from chills in recent days. He visited the ship’s infirmary for treatment but never…

After sustaining a slip and fall injury, you may be facing physical, emotional, and financial distress. Serious injuries caused by these often-preventable accidents can lead to high medical bills, intensive rehabilitation, and time away from work that you and your family can’t afford. If you slipped, tripped, or fell on someone’s property, the person who…

The coronavirus pandemic has left the cruise industry reeling as cruise lines have ground to a halt since early to mid-March. Though most cruise companies have successfully weathered the storm, at one time it looked as if one of the three major cruise lines, Norwegian Cruise Line, may go out of business. But last-minute financing…

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in dozens of states across the country the cruise industry has acknowledged that returning to operations as soon as August 1 would not be practical. Late last week the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) announced that the international cruise industry would voluntarily suspend operations to the United States, at…

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, cruise companies were left with virtually no revenue streams and thousands of passengers requesting millions of dollars of refunds. The requests overloaded the cruise companies’ normal refund processes and caused refund delays of up to 90 a more days. Now many people who had paid for their voyages before…

Though Spain will soon open its borders to international tourists, the country recently announced that it will not open its ports to international cruise ships for the time being. WorldOfCruising.co.uk reports that Spain’s state of emergency is soon coming to an end, which will allow international travelers to enter the country as soon as June…

Norwegian Cruise Line disappointed those eager to travel this week when the company announced that it would be canceling cruises at least until October.  Watch the latest video at foxnews.com FoxBusiness.com reports that Norwegian announced the cancellations will affect its three principal brands: Norwegian, Oceana, and Regent. Practically all of the company’s sailings will be…

For the second time within the past week, a man is making headlines for being convicted of killing his romantic partner aboard a cruise ship. NBCLosAngeles.com reports that 62-year-old Lonnie Loren Kocontes was convicted of killing his 52-year-old ex-wife Micki Kanesaki while on a Mediterranean cruise in 2006. Kanesaki’s body was recovered by the crew…

The coronavirus pandemic that caused the cruise industry to come to a grinding halt has also resulted in tens of thousands of cruise ship crewmembers being stranded at sea for nearly three months.  According to published reports at least 42,000 cruise ship crew members are currently more or less trapped aboard cruise vessels across the…

In an interview with CruiseCritic.com, Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., said that he believes cruising will not change in any essential way due to coronavirus. “If there had never been a COVID-19, it would be different today than it was a year ago. Because one of the things that we’re proudest about…

In the first non-coronavirus related cruise ship news in some time, the sentencing for a Topeka Kansas man, who was convicted of killing his girlfriend aboard a cruise ship in 2018, has been postponed. WIBW.com reports that in December 2019, 50-year-old Eric Duane Newman pleaded guilty to killing his long time girlfriend while sailing aboard…

As some cruise companies attempt to return to the seas as soon as possible, others are taking a more cautious approach and postponing their return until they can get a better handle on the impact that coronavirus is having on the cruise industry. As we have been blogging for several weeks, Carnival Cruise Lines has…

It was only a matter of time before cruise passengers who had been exposed to coronas virus aboard cruise ships began to sue the cruise lines as a result of this exposure. We have already blogged about several lawsuits that passengers have filed against Princess Cruise Lines and it’s parent company Carnival, and it appears…