Two major cruise companies have been applying different strategies to stay competitive in the cruise market and here’s what travelers should know.  Princess Cruises —the American cruise line owned by the Carnival Corporation— just introduced a new bidding program. The company will allow guests to bid for cabin upgrades on selected cruise ships starting September …

The cruise industry is starting to return to “normal” or at least approaching the pre-pandemic experiences. More cruise lines have recently removed the COVID-19 pre-testing requirement and expect to get more permission from government authorities to apply the measure worldwide. Viking Cruises became the first cruise line to lift the pre-testing requirement a few weeks …