Cruise Travel

Princess Cruises is extending its pause in cruise vacations in Australia/New Zealand to January 27, 2022, due to the uncertainty around the return of cruising in the region. 

Following the vaccine mandate announced by Crystal River Cruises, today Crystal Cruises and Crystal Expedition Cruises also announced the extension of its vaccination requirement for all age-eligible guests (currently 12 and older) and all crew through 2022 for ocean ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony and luxury expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor. 

Crystal River Cruises announced that it will extend its vaccination requirement for all guests and crew through December 2022.

Carnival Corporation has announced a new initiative making pre-board testing more convenient and accessible for its guests.

Crystal Cruises unveiled its 2022 Grand Voyage, Caribbean Idylls & Mediterranean Masterpieces, a 132-night, ocean-spanning odyssey on Crystal Serenity from Miami to Los Angeles, January 17 – May 29, 2022.

By late spring 2022, Holland America Line will have a complete fleet back to cruising with the restart of operations for Noordam, Oosterdam and Westerdam. 

Cunard has announced that Queen Mary 2 will now return to sailing from November 28, 2021, with two new voyages - a three night cruise break and a 12 night Canary Islands itinerary, both departing from Southampton.

The new AIDA cruises for winter 2022/2023 with a variety of itineraries ranges from dream voyages to the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia to fascinating South Africa and Northern Europe cruises and unforgettable getaways in the Orient, the Mediterranean and around the Canary Islands will be available for booking.

The Panama Canal has been called one of humankind’s greatest engineering achievements, and for the 2022-23 cruise season four Holland America Line ships will feature itineraries that include a full transit between Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The lure of Japan’s traditions, festivals and landscapes can magically come to life for travelers during the newly-announced 2023 cruises and cruisetours season from Princess Cruises. 

On August 29, Crystal River Cruises celebrated the resumption of European river cruise operations and its return to Europe’s beloved rivers as Crystal Ravel sailed from Vilshofen on a seven-night Danube itinerary featuring calls in Germany, Austria and Hungary, shipboard overnights in Vienna and Budapest, and cruising of the UNESCO-listed Wachau Valley.

Princess Cruises is announcing updated restart timing for Island Princess and Diamond Princess.

Carnival Cruise Line is the first cruise operator to resume sailing from California since the industry-wide pause in operations 17 months ago.

Launching the 2021-2022 cruise season on November 14, 2021, will be the MS Island Sky, the first cruise vessel to sail to Seychelles since the closure of the destination to cruise ships in March 2020.