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With the new Cuba travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, visitors planning on a getaway to the Caribbean island will have a much harder time. "The Trump administration is ending a nearly 2-decade-old program that had become the most popular way for Americans to legally visit Cuba, banning...
The Orlando Sentinel reports that, "Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Escape docked in Port Canaveral with more than 4,000 people Tuesday morning after the cruise line was forced to redirect the ship away from an itinerary that took it to Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean." Read the entire article here: Cruise...
CentralMaine.com reports that, "a cruise ship originally bound for Bermuda briefly docked in Portland to avoid the oncoming Hurricane Florence, and more could arrive this week. The Oceania cruise ship Insignia made the unplanned stop Monday to steer clear of Florence, which is barreling toward the Carolinas and is expected...
Hurricane Florence, roiling about in the Atlantic Ocean, in now throwing wind and high waves at cruise ship passengers' vacation plans – itineraries for cruise ships leaving and going to ports along the East Coast are subject to changes. USA Today reports, "More than 4,000 vacationers on Norwegian Cruise Line's...
There's never a dull day when following incidents, accident and other news related to the worldwide cruise ship industry. Here are just a few stories that were reported across the Internet from Sept. 7 through Sept. 10. Cruise Ship Passengers Paid for Bermuda, But Got Halifax CTVNews in Canada reports,...
According to a recent article on CruiseCritic.com: When a Passenger Dies at Sea, What You Need to Know "some 91 people have died on cruise ships that arrived in Fort Lauderdale between 2014 and 2017." This information was gathered from the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, which is where any...
Miami based Victory Cruise Lines will travel north with smaller boats, visiting smaller cities. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "With the cruising industry booming across the globe, officials in Duluth are betting that someday soon their ships will come in, too. In hopes of establishing the Lake Superior port city...
Marketwatch.com reports: "Royal Caribbean International, the world’s second largest cruise line by number of passengers, will no longer allow travelers to bring their emotional support animals with them aboard its ships, effective immediately, a cruise industry blog first reported Tuesday. If passengers made reservations to sail with emotional support animals...
Rockland, Maine residents to decide fate of 'large cruise ships' in local harbor? According to a news report in the Portland (ME) Press Herald, "The Rockland City Council may schedule a November advisory referendum on whether to impose a ban on large cruise ships." Residents and business owners within the...
Volcanic eruptions Kilauea, the most active volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, have done little to stop cruise ships from making scheduled stops. Apparently, the lovely islands of Hawaii are "open for business." Per a May 8 (and updated May 9) report on TravelPulse.com, "The Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau told...