Cruises

Cruise giant considering ban on unvaccinated passengers

One of the world's largest cruise lines is considering whether to make vaccination against Covid-19 a requirement for boarding.

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The Quantum of the Seas cruise ship docked at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore on Wednesday.

'Cruise to nowhere' turns back after passenger tests positive for COVID-19

The Royal Caribbean cruise was one of the company's first sailings since it halted global operations in March due to the pandemic, but it abruptly ended when a passenger tested positive.

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How cruising plans to launch its comeback

The enforced pause has provided time for an embattled cruise industry to rethink and regroup.

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Norwegian's Jewel: Cruise lines that operate in Singapore include Norwegian, Celebrity and Princess Cruises.

Cruises to nowhere may follow similar air travel trend

If boarding a flight to nowhere to live out the good old days of travel is not attractive, how about a round-trip cruise sailing to nowhere?

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Cruise lines plan to ban passengers from freely roaming port cities

Forget the tequila shots, straw markets and jewellery stores. If cruise lines are allowed to resume operations anytime soon, passengers won't be permitted to roam freely around port cities.

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Carnival Corp is the parent company of Princess Cruises, owner of the Ruby Princess.

Owner of Ruby Princess to sell off 18 ships amid cruising bans

Carnival Corp - the parent company of nine cruise brands, including Princess, Costa, and Carnival - plans to sell 18 cruise ships in 2020, which amounts to 17 per cent of the company's ships.

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Cruise ship denies family re-embarkation after they broke the 'social bubble'

Cruise line's stringent covid-19 guidelines were breached by a family on a shore excursion in Naples, which MSC says led to them denying those passengers re-entry to the liner.

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One of the world's most remote wildernesses is in our backyard

If your travel ideals have changed during isolation, an expedition cruise in the Kimberley might just the thing to ease you back into the big wide world.