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🚨New feature alert! Planning a cruise, but not ready to purchase just yet? Now you can save all your favorite sailings in one place on Cruise Critic - browse, select & save your dream cruises for easy access later! ➡️ #cruiseplanning #cruisetips
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A great, big welcome to @RoyalCaribbean 's newest ship #IconoftheSeas as it pulls into Miami for the first time! She's a stunner 🤩
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And with the sound of that horn, cruising from the U.S. has officially returned! 🎉 #CelebrityEdge
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An enthusiastic welcome this morning in Aruba, as #CelebrityMillennium marks the first cruise ship to visit the port in over a year.
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Virgin Voyages has announced it will require all guests & crew to have a COVID-19 vaccine prior to sailing when cruises resume in the US:
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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:
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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:
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Some more #IconoftheSeas glamour shots as she arrives into Miami for the first time 😍
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BREAKING: The CDC has removed the Travel Health Notice it's had for cruise ships for the past two years. Details to come.
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BREAKING: The CDC has ended its COVID-19 program for cruise ships. Here's everything we know so far:
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Photos of Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Ship, Before its 2021 Debut:
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BREAKING NEWS: CDC lifts No-Sail Order for cruise ships for November 1; expect limited restart:
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❗️BREAKING: Royal Caribbean will also restart Caribbean sailings in June. Cruises will depart from Nassau, and are open to all vaccinated travelers. Details:
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👀 FIRST LOOK! Take a peek at the new spaces onboard @RoyalCaribbean 's brand new #IconoftheSeas :
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Carnival fans: 2020 can't come soon enough 🎉 Check out the new features coming to @CarnivalCruise 's new ship #CarnivalMardiGras ➡️
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Bonnie Tyler performs 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' live with @DNCE ! We'll be playing this song on repeat all week long ❤️🎶 #EclipseonRoyal
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MSC Grandiosa became the first ship from the MSC fleet to restart cruising after a five month pause:
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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:
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The CDC has loosened requirements for vaccinated cruise passengers -- specifically around mask-wearing and independent shore excursions. Here are the latest changes:
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"The Love Boat" cast and @PrincessCruises just received a Hollywood Walk of Fame plaque 🌟
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Bahamas bans U.S. citizens because of COVID-19 spike:
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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:
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Costa Cruises has been given authorization to restart cruising by the Italian government:
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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.
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According to a recent survey of 5,000+ cruisers, 80% prefer to sail on a cruise ship with a vaccine requirement. Here's why:
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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?
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Royal Caribbean has announced it will not require masks when visiting its private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay. Here's why:
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'Enough is Enough': Cruise Line Execs Tell Miami Lawmakers They Are Ready to Sail in U.S.
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Cruise line execs say ships could be ready to sail in as little as 30 days:
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We're excited to be on the brand new #NorwegianBliss this week! Stay tuned for updates & pics from our time onboard! @CruiseNorwegian
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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!
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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:
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The CDC has hinted that cruising from the US could start as soon as mid-summer:
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The CDC has issued the next phase of guidance that will allow cruises to eventually resume from U.S. homeports -- here's the latest:
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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:
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🎉 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
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NEW: Carnival has announced its US restart for July 3. The first two ships back will sail from Texas with a full vaccination requirement. Details:
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We're on @CarnivalCruise Ecstasy for #SailingWithTheScotts -- everyone is still recovering from last night's party.
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Costa Cruises has become the first Carnival Corp. brand to restart cruising + introduces its new Costa Safety Protocol:
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Avalon Waterways has introduced a new "Storyteller Series" of cruises, featuring best-selling authors like Diana Gabaldon, Candace Bushnell, Cheryl Strayed & more:
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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:
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📣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:
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On its third cruise since resuming service, Quantum of the Seas has reported a positive COVID-19 case and is returning to Singapore:
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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! 🍾
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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:
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Pressure on the CDC continues to grow, as cruise lines plan more international restarts. Here's the latest:
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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
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Cruise Critic Survey: 76 percent of cruisers want to sail:
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Where's That Ship? Updates on Cruise Ships Worldwide:
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CLIA calls on the CDC to lift U.S. cruise ban to allow for July restart:
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The CDC says guidance for the resumption of cruise is still pending; delay leaves test cruises in limbo --
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Fourth of July fireworks over Perfect Day at CocoCay, taken aboard #FreedomOfTheSeas 🎆
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Royal Caribbean confirms summer sailings in the UK for fully vaccinated UK residents & offers free cruises to emergency service workers:
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Just announced! The newest @RoyalCaribbean #cruise ship will be #SymphonyoftheSeas More to come!
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President Biden has officially signed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act into law, paving the way for cruises to restart to Alaska:
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#NorwegianPrima has officially arrived in North America! 🎉
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We're just 16 days away from #IconoftheSeas ' first sailing, but today we're onboard for an early look! So far, so 🤩
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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:
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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:
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🚢We're onboard #CelebrityMillennium for Celebrity's first sailing from the Caribbean! Stay tuned for more updates live from onboard this week.
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"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:
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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:
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Meet the new CFO of @CarnivalCruise ...
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The CDC has given the green light for the first Royal Caribbean test cruise -- here's when it will sail, and on which ship:
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Just revealed: Carnival Mardi Gras will debut spacious corner and aft suites with wrap-around balconies 😍 #STCGlobal @CarnivalCruise
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Royal Caribbean Group will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all crew members:
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It's official! @CruiseNorwegian has taken delivery of its newest ship, #NorwegianBliss :
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A beautiful sight spotted today in Nassau. As of this weekend, two of these three ships will be back in service. Can you name the ships? #ShipSpotting
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She's home! 🎉 Odyssey of the Seas has arrived to her homeport for the first time in style:
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Viking Sky has docked safely in the port of Molde, Norway:
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Royal Caribbean has confirmed a July restart in Europe, from new homeport Cyprus. The line will sail Greece itineraries through October. Details:
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Live from #AllureOfTheSeas -- here's what it's like onboard a Royal Caribbean test cruise:
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It's official: #NorwegianBLISS became the largest cruise ship to ever transit the Panama Canal @CruiseNorwegian 🎉
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Two Carnival ships arrived in Galveston this weekend for an economic impact rally & crew vaccines:
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Tom Cruise hires two Hurtigruten ships to house cast and crew of Mission: Impossible 7
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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:
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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:
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Woke up to some new guests on #CarnivalHorizon ...think they'll share some of those seats? 🤔 #TowelAnimalTakeover @CarnivalCruise
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This week's ship spotting round-up checks in on some ships headed to dock for service ahead of their restarts:
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MSC Cruises sets sail from Southampton, marking the return of cruising in England -- and we're onboard:
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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:
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🚨 Breaking News: The CDC has dropped its COVID-19 Travel Health Notice for Cruises. Details:
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Popular Royal Caribbean cruise ship to homeport from Barbados for the first time:
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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:
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It's official: St. Maarten reopens to #cruise ships, three months after Hurricane Irma
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Full details (& photos!) of Norwegian's newest ship #NorwegianPrima -- launching next year. Here's everything we know:
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Princess Cruises largely cleared by Australian authorities over Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak:
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Cruise lines and cruise fans cheer CDC's decision to allow phased industry resumption:
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Disney Cruise Line has teased some #DisneyWish details ahead of the ship's reveal later this week. Here's everything we know so far:
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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:
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Is a July 4 U.S. restart still possible for the cruise industry? We break down the specifics:
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PHOTOS: Cruise Critic member reports live from first Royal Caribbean Singapore cruise -
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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:
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Small ship cruise operators are slowly resuming service in Australia and New Zealand:
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#MSCSeaside has debuted in Miami! We think this ship belongs here ... ☀️
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Disney's newest cruise ship #DisneyWish will debut a Moana-themed suite *in a funnel* when it launches next summer. Here are all the details:
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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:
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7 fun and FREE things to do on Norwegian Escape: #TravelTuesday #cruise
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The moment we've all been waiting for ... Bonnie Tyler joins DNCE onstage! ❤️ #EclipseonRoyal #SolarEclipse2017
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