Cruise Ship

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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…