September 18, 2020
- Grand Celebration: November 4
- Grand Classica: March 3, 2021
- All Carnival Australia cruises are suspended until December 3.
- Carnival Radiance and Mardi Gras are both delayed until 2021. Detailshere.
- Queen Elizabeth: March 25, 2021
- Queen Mary 2: April 18, 2021
- Queen Victoria: May 16, 2021
- Disney Magic: December 17
- Disney Wonder: December 15
- Disney Dream: December 14
- Disney Fantasy: December 12
- Balmoral: December 17, 2020
- Black Watch (aboard Bolette/Borealis): January 6, 2021
- Braemar: April 1, 2021
- Boudicca (aboard Bolette/Borealis): March 25, 2021
- 2021 World Cruise Segments: Cancelled to March 11, 2021
- Spirit of Adventure: November 5
- Spirit of Discovery: December 16
- Seabourn Encore: January 6, 2021
- Seabourn Ovation: January 3, 2021
- Seabourn Quest: May 10, 2021
- Seabourn Sojourn: June 5, 2021
- Silver Cloud: November 16
- Silver Wind: June 14, 2021
- Silver Shadow: November 10
- Silver Spirit: November 5
- Silver Muse: October 31
- Silver Whisper: November 10
- Silver Explorer: November 17
- Silver Moon: November 8, 2020
- Silver Dawn: November 9, 2021
- Silver Origin: November 7
- Royal Clipper: November 7
- Star Clipper November 6
- Star Flyer: December 5
- Douro: June 17
- Rhine: June 19
- Danube: June 20
- Seine & Rhone: July 11
- Rhone: July 13
- Bergundy Canal: July 16
- Rhine: July 20
- Corsica: July 26
- Loire: July 31
- Gironde: August 26
- Danube: July 31
- Elbe: August 3
- Douro: August 7
- Croatia: August 13
(Updated 10:50 a.m. BST) -- P&O Cruises has further extended the suspension of cruise operations until January 2021 and all cruises from and to Southampton are cancelled through February.
The line has already cancelled two world cruises scheduled for next year on Aurora and Arcadia.
P&O Cruises originally announced a 30-day suspension on March 16, following CLIA's recommendation for cruise lines to voluntarily and temporarily pause operations, before extending for a second time on March 30 through May 14, a fourth time through July 31 and a fifth through October 15.
P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: "With evolving restrictions on travel
(5:25 p.m. EDT) -- Seabourn has cut the first steel on its second purpose-built luxury expedition vessel at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Italy.
The as-yet-unnamed vessel will be a direct sister to the upcoming Seabourn Venture, which is also under construction. The latter has been delayed due to the ongoing global health pandemic and is scheduled to launch in December 2021.
Seabourn's newest ship will set sail in 2022.
"With two brand-new ultra-luxury expedition ships now under construction, we are setting a new standard of luxury and adventure," said Josh Leibowitz, president of Seabourn. "This milestone further underscores our commitment to the expedition travel ca
Confidence is on the rise -- in Europe at least -- as dozens of river cruise ships ply the rivers and canals of Europe.
In fact, river cruises have been operating safely here since June -- and I was fortunate enough to be on one of the first, A-ROSA on the Douro.
(There has been just one COVID-19 outbreak, on a Croisi river cruise ship in Portugal at the end of its cruise, infecting two passengers and five crew members.)
However, all these lines have one thing in common -- they are all European. The huge fleets from U.S.-based cruise lines in Europe such as Viking, Uniworld and AmaWaterways are idle, except for one.
In cooperation with the German tour operator e-ho
(4:55 p.m. EDT) -- Virgin Voyages introduced a series of new itineraries for its second modern cruise ship, Valiant Lady, for the 2021 cruise season.
After debuting in the Mediterranean next year, Valiant Lady will join sister-ship Scarlet Lady in the Caribbean for the 2021-2022 winter season. The ship will also inaugurate a series of new Caribbean itineraries for Virgin, including six- and eight-night sailings along with two brand-new destinations in the Caribbean.
Beginning in November 2021, Valiant Lady will offer six-night voyages roundtrip from Miami that call on Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Virgin's own Beach Club at Bimini in the Bahamas.
Eight-night cruises wi
(4:25 p.m. BST) -- Carnival Cruise Line today confirmed the sale of Carnival Fascination, along with sister-ship Carnival Imagination, and announced further suspension of sailings for four other ships until after their scheduled 2021 drydocks.
The 1994-built Carnival Fascination had until recently made its homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where it sailed weeklong voyages to the eastern and southern Caribbean. While a buyer wasn't announced, it is expected the ship will be sold to shipbreakers in Turkey.
Sister-ship Carnival Imagination, built in 1995, arrived this week off Aliaga, Turkey where it will be run aground for final demolition. The ship had been based for several years in L
(10:30 a.m. EDT) -- Carnival Corp.-owned AIDA has brought forward its planned restart date in the Mediterranean from November 1 to October 17.
The German line will operate AIDAblu from Civitavecchia (for Rome), offering week-long cruises around Italy, calling in at Catania in Sicily, Naples and La Spezia until the end of November.
The ship will oerate a significantly lower capacity and will be open for bookings initially for German speakers only.
The news comes just days after sister brand Costa Cruises made a successful restart of cruising on Costa Deliziosa -- following a strict set of new health protocols, including pre-boarding COVID-19 tests. Another German line