Headlines
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RCL maintaining 2021 bookings
Monday | May 11 2020ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has admitted construction of newbuilds will certainly be delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but has retained some positivity, with booking levels for 2021 having not yet taken a hit.
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Win with Windstar
Monday | May 11 2020WINDSTAR Cruises is showing its appreciation for travel advisors, with the cruise line now paying commission on future cruise credits.
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Royal Caribbean supports the trade
Friday | May 8 2020ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has launched a new travel agent support program, RCL Cares.
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Ruby log was updated
Friday | May 8 2020INFORMATION confirmed to the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 attests Ruby Princess’ (pictured) health log was regularly updated.
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Princess cancels remainder of season
Thursday | May 7 2020PRINCESS Cruises this morning announced it was making the “extremely difficult decision” to extend its pause of global ship operations for the rest of the 2020 northern summer season.
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HAL extends suspensions
Thursday | May 7 2020HOLLAND America Line (HAL) today announced the cancellation of all of its cruises in Alaska, Canada, Europe and New England for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ponant’s exploration
Thursday | May 7 2020PONANT is launching a series of expedition lectures on Facebook, featuring the cruise line’s expedition team members elaborating on their areas of specialisation relative to the destinations or environments being reviewed.
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NCLH moves to shore up finances
Wednesday | May 6 2020NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has admitted the effects of COVID-19 on the shipyards where it has nine newbuilds on order are likely to result in potentially prolonged delays to deliveries, with the pandemic “expected to depress demand for cruise vacations into the foreseeable future”.
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Genting offers its ships
Wednesday | May 6 2020GENTING Hong Kong has extended support to Singapore to provide temporary accommodation on SuperStar Gemini and SuperStar Aquarius for foreign workers who have recovered from COVID-19.
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Lindblad hoping for quick rebound
Tuesday | May 5 2020LINDBLAD Expeditions believes it is in the box seat to resume operations securely and successfully once travel restrictions are lifted.
