Following KLM, which also announced it will no longer enforce mask usage among customers, Norwegian Airlines is the latest in Europe to announce the lifting of the mask requirement. As of April 4, 2022, Norwegian customers will cease requiring its passengers to cover their nose and mouth when flying, officially making mask usage optional. Norway’s …

Norwegian Cruise Line has taken a step towards normality this week by announcing it would be peeling back some of its Covid-19 related travel requirements. The cruise line giants – known for their laid-back, relaxed style of cruising – announced the updates to their Sail Safe policies during the week, with the changes scheduled to …

Cruise ships are set to return to the islands of Hawaii later this month. Once a popular destination for cruise ships to visit as part of their cruising itineraries, the pandemic has seen cruise ships unable to dock in the islands for several months now, depriving passengers of the opportunity to visit the much-loved bucket …

First Schedule Changes Seen Since CDC Warning All US cruise ships carrying passengers have reported COVID cases. The CDC has reported that all 92 vessels have met the minimum threshold for investigation. The organization has already opened inquiries into every ship. The news compounds what has already been a bad month for both passengers and …

Norwegian Cruise Line is ramping up the pace of its cruising comeback by announcing a series of new cruises departing from Miami that will sail through the Caribbean. Even during the height of the pandemic, when cruises were forbidden to sail from the US, there was hardly a week that the cruise industry wasn’t in …

Norwegian Cruise Line has stoked the fires of the recent travel resurgence further by announcing details of a huge sale, as well as opening up its largest ever bookable itinerary to travelers online. The announcement represents yet more good news for American travelers, following the recent easing of restrictions. Cruises have been going ahead for …

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that it is to extend its vaccine requirement for travelers hoping to enjoy one of its cruises until the end of the year. The cruise line – one of the largest in the US,  with around 2.5 million passengers in a typical year – has just restarted its cruises from …

Last night, a federal judge ruled that Norwegian Cruise Line was able to ask passengers that are boarding in Florida for proof of their vaccination. The news comes after the state of Florida passed a controversial law banning the use of vaccine passports, and after a concerted effort on behalf of cruise lines to get …

Once seen as one of the more peaceful and relaxing ways to travel, there’s now never a dull moment when it comes to cruising. From a Covid-19 enforced break that lasted more than a year, to lawsuits, mass cancellations and a recent resumption of operations, the cruise industry has been in hot water for well …

It’s taken a while, but things are looking up for the cruise industry. Where once cruise lines were forced to keep their fleet docked with little end in sight, many have now begun sailing once again, with cruise vacations a viable option once more. However, the resumption of cruises across the US hasn’t been without …

If you’ve been hoping to go cruising in the U.S. this summer, things are looking up. After a year without U.S. operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, cruise lines are finally starting to announce their plans to restart operations. Shortly after Royal Caribbean applied to the CDC for test cruises, Norwegian announced that they plan to …

It would be the understatement of the year to say that the pandemic has taken its toll on travel and tourism, and few sectors have been more affected than the ailing cruise industry. Yet whilst cruises in the US were handed some positive news by the CDC last week, some cruise lines are facing other …