With the arrival of the MSC Magnifica next spring, MSC Cruises will have its largest presence in the U.S. next year with five ships, nearly a quarter of its fleet.
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The Casino Mixology Bar is a new concept focused on the art of the cocktail. Oceania is predicting that the bar will be an Instagram favorite for serving Negronis straight from wooden barrels and cocktails blasted with aromatic smoke bubbles.
Noting “significant, positive progress in the public health environment,” Norwegian Cruise Line will scrap all Covid testing and vaccination requirements, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) next new ship — Icon of the Seas — was announced half a decade ago, and yet, very few concrete details are known about the vessel, coming in fall 2023. The line continues to tease the ship with construction updates and videos, from which we can glean some information — and more is expected soon.
Transitioning from sister line Costa, Carnival Luminosa has officially joined the Carnival Cruise Line fleet today as the newest Fun Ship which will debut from Brisbane, Australia, November 6, 2022.
Virgin Voyages was originally slated to debut in spring 2020, but its debut coincided with Covid-era lockdowns, including a blanket ban on cruising from the U.S. Its first ship, the Scarlet Lady, made its debut more than a year later, in August 2021, when it sailed U.K.-only itineraries. The ship made its U.S. debut in October 2021.
Deployment of the Starlink technology on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Silversea ships is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023.…
ONBOARD THE NORWEGIAN PRIMA — Surrounded by flashing lights and giant, red-capped mushrooms — while wearing one on her head with red, fringed chaps — Katy Perry rang in the naming of the Norwegian Prima, the inaugural ship in Norwegian Cruise Line’s first new class of ships in nearly a decade.
Carnival Cruise Line will allow unvaccinated guests to self-test themselves for Covid-19 on most cruises beginning Sept. 6.
Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises are allowing unvaccinated travelers to sail from all U.S. ports except on voyages calling in Canada and Bermuda. The change kicks in on Sept. 5.