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🚨 BREAKING: The CDC has approved the first cruise ship to sail from the US next month. Celebrity Edge will be the first ocean ship to sail from a US homeport since the start of the COVID pandemic.
Here's when it will sail & from where:
The CDC has revealed that passengers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will not need to complete previously-outlined requirements for PCR testing at embarkation and disembarkation:
❗️BREAKING: Royal Caribbean will also restart Caribbean sailings in June. Cruises will depart from Nassau, and are open to all vaccinated travelers. Details:
CDC Update: Cruise travelers who sail from the US on fully vaccinated ships will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors or maintain social distancing.
Details:
The CDC has loosened requirements for vaccinated cruise passengers -- specifically around mask-wearing and independent shore excursions. Here are the latest changes:
Royal Caribbean will debut its newest cruise ship, Odyssey of the Seas, in Israel -- and has confirmed all crew and passengers older than 16 will be vaccinated. Full story:
Introducing ... Odyssey of the Seas!
@RoyalCaribbean
officially names their next new ship (sister to Spectrum of the Seas) and reveals it will sail from the U.S.
Exciting news for
@CarnivalCruise
! 🎉
Construction has officially begun on Carnival's next new ship, set to be the largest in the fleet and in the world when it launches in 2020!
What do you think of the design?
Live Report: We're onboard Royal Caribbean's first North American cruise! Here's an early look at what's changed & what's stayed the same:
Stay tuned for more updates this week!
Update: The passenger who initially tested positive onboard Quantum of the Seas has been re-tested by Singapore's National Public Health Laboratory and received two negative results. Details:
Celebrity Edge is set to be the first cruise ship to sail from the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The ship will sail from Ft. Lauderdale this weekend:
🎉 The first Royal Caribbean ship to depart from a U.S. homeport since March 2020 has officially sailed, and we're thrilled to be onboard for the three-night cruise:
#FreedomOfTheSeas
Avalon Waterways has introduced a new "Storyteller Series" of cruises, featuring best-selling authors like Diana Gabaldon, Candace Bushnell, Cheryl Strayed & more:
ICYMI: The CDC has approved the first ship to sail from the US next month. Celebrity Edge will be the first ocean ship to sail from the US since the start of the COVID pandemic.
Full details:
📣BREAKING: Celebrity announces a June restart in the Caribbean, with sailings from St. Maarten. Cruises are open to all travelers who have been vaccinated. Full details:
Cruising from the U.S. is back after a 15-month pause, and we're thrilled to be on
#CelebrityEdge
for the first sailing. Greetings from onboard -- less than 20 minutes until sailaway! 🍾
We're back from
#CelebrityEdge
! Our first glimpse at
@CelebrityCruise
's new ship was amazing, and we can't wait for you to see it!
Here are five things we think you'll love as much as we did:
Over the next ten years, MSC Cruises will launch at least one new cruise ship every year. 😱 Still to come: three new classes of ships, including the World Class (pictured here)! Photo by
@MSCCruisesUSA
#MSCCruises
The CDC has released its full guidelines for U.S. cruise resumption -- including protocols on masks, distancing, dining & shore excursions. Here's everything to know:
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a summer restart, with three ships sailing from homeports outside the U.S. and all guests and crew vaccinated. Here's what ships will be sailing, and from where:
"Today we are truly making history."
#CelebrityEdge
has set sail from Fort Lauderdale, marking the return of cruising from U.S. homeports after a 15-month hiatus.
Here's how the day unfolded:
The CDC has given the green light for six additional test cruises from the fleets of Carnival & Royal Caribbean -- plus one additional go ahead for a ship's full restart. Details:
Norwegian Cruise Line, which is resuming sailing with fully vaccinated crew and passengers, has dropped a requirement that people going onshore take ship-sponsored excursions. Details:
False alarm: the passenger on Quantum of the Seas who had tested positive for COVID-19 onboard does not have the virus, the Singapore Ministry of Health confirms:
Royal Caribbean will resume sailings with short cruises to CocoCay -- and it may need volunteers to participate in the required "simulation voyages" required by the CDC:
Royal Caribbean will have 12 ships fully operational by the end of August, with the rest of its fleet re-entering service by the end of the year.
Here are details on the ships -- including when & where they'll be sailing:
Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas has completed a major construction milestone. The ship is set to be the largest cruise ship in the world when it makes its debut:
Have Vaccine, Will Travel: According to a recent survey of our readers, 79% of those vaccinated are already looking to travel. Here are the full results:
After 21 months, Royal Caribbean's
#SerenadeOfTheSeas
is the first big ship cruise line to return to Alaska. The ship departed Seattle yesterday, and we're onboard: