Royal Caribbean has launched a new website where volunteers can apply to be passengers on upcoming test sailings in preparation for the relaunch of cruising in the U.S. The best part is, it’s reportedly free. Would you take a cruise right now if you didn’t have to pay for it? Last week the company said …
Big changes are coming to the UK’s current 14-day quarantine policy that will see it shortened down to just 5 days, along with PCR testing. Note: This article was originally published on November 12 when the ‘test to release’ scheme was in preparation stage. Now it has been formally confirmed by the government. The original …
Starting Tuesday November 17th, Celebrity Cruises has announced they will include drinks, tips and internet from now on for all cruises. The company said they have made the move to make the vacation experience ‘effortless’ right from the very start without ‘confusing promotions, complicated add-ons and limited time offers’. The new ‘Always Included’ luxury approach …
Air Canada Vacations has once again expanded its flight offerings including new non-stop flights from Calgary to Cancun and Puerto Vallarta. The move comes as no surprise as the Canadian government announced reduced quarantines in lieu of COVID-19 testing starting on November 2nd at the Calgary International Airport. Last month 17 additional non-stop flights were …
The U.S. Department of State has dropped its level 4 ‘do not travel’ advisory for Peru to a level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. The United States government updated the reduced advisory level on November 9th, 2020 stating that travelers should ‘reconsider travel’ to Peru due to COVID-19′. The warning went on to highlight that travelers should …
The first cruise line to sail in the Caribbean since the global shutdown of cruising back in March has officially resumed operations. The SeaDream 1 officially set sail from Barbados on Saturday November 7th for a seven day cruise with port stops in Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. (Image: SeaDream Yacht Club) SeaDream …
It’s the very thing we all dream of – staying in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives, swimming in the crystal-clear water and watching the pastel sunset over the Indian ocean. But, what about living there for a year to escape all this Covid-era stress? We’ve seen it all lately – from digital nomad visas …
The United Kingdom has banned travelers coming from Denmark after a mutated strain of the Coronavirus which causes COVID-19 transferred from minks to humans. The United Kingdom issued the ban November 7th citing that a mutated strain of the virus has spread to local communities in Denmark from the mink population. The official UK government …
Each passing day brings another lockdown notice, new curfew order or extended restrictions throughout Europe. Over the past 72 hours, more nations have closed hotels for leisure stays, stopped the sale of non-essential items, closed ski hills, changed testing requirements, or have started limiting free movement. This article covers the latest restrictions sweeping Europe over …
All cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian have cancelled all sailings for the rest of 2020. The move comes after the Center for Disease Control (CDC) dropped its no sail order in exchange for a new conditional sailing order. Let’s put this into simple english. Why Cruise Ships Aren’t Sailing Yet Originally the …
Cruising from the United States has officially been given the green light by the CDC. The no sail order was lifted on October 30th, giving the U.S. cruise industry permission to resume operations. Before cruise ships return to the seas, many changes and systems will have to be put into place over the next 60 …
The CDC will officially let the current no sail order expire tomorrow on October 31, 2020. The executive summary documents read: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this framework for a phased resumption of cruise ship passenger operations.” “After expiration …