Thousands sign up for 'mock' voyages
As cruise lines wait for CDC to finalize rules and define 'simulated voyages,' thousands of volunteers start to sign up for them.
As cruise lines wait for CDC to finalize rules and define 'simulated voyages,' thousands of volunteers start to sign up for them.
A high-price trip to a famous wreck is on offer...but tickets have been snapped up quickly.
A long tradition of holiday markets, and the travel associated with them, face disruptions this year due to the pandemic.
Key West says 'anchors aweigh' and 'away' to the jumbo cruise ships that sometimes swamp the city with too many visitors.
Before they can take on paying passengers, cruise lines are being told to line up volunteers for 'mock cruises' that will test new health and safety protocols.
As Covid testing becomes part of the world of cruising, Viking adds on-board laboratory capacity.
CDC's 'no sail' order has expired, but that doesn't mean that cruises will restart without a few months of preparation.
With almost no ships sailing and older ships leaving its fleet, Carnival holds sea trials for its newest and biggest.
Cruise lines are anxious to go, and it appears the White House is ready to overrule guidance from CDC to let them.
Cruise companies have proposed new health and safety standards in hopes the CDC will clear them to resume operations.
Long cruises have become more popular in recent years, but don't expect to see many of them in 2021.
With almost no ships at sea and some retiring, new giants are still being built.
Because of Covid-19 and the restrictions it brings, cruise lines are holding much tighter reins on time ashore than they used to.
On its first post-Covid cruise, MSC puts a family off after they break away from a controlled shore excursion.
Even cruise line execs are surprised how well next year's cruises are selling despite this year's online epidemics