Latest Cruise News Update 27 (Podcast)

In this cruise news updates I review  a surprising CDC intervention against cruising, why April looks like when cruises will really resume among more cancellation news, lots of progress in the UK, what Caribbean ports are saying and doing about cruises calling again, cruise lines cash burn and much, much more.

 

I am Gary Bembridge, and this is another of my Tips For Travellers cruise updates, where I will unpick the biggest breaking cruising news, and discuss what it means for all of us as cruisers.

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Cruise Update 26: Cancellations, Test Cruises And More (Podcast)

In this latest massive and extended cruise update, I discuss the biggest and latest cruise news updates including some huge news and fall-out from the SeaDream Caribbean cruise outbreak, dramatic news like Carnival cancelling cruises out of USA ports until at least end of January 2021 and why, latest on cancellations from lines offering multi-country and exotic cruises and why they cancelling to mid 2021, test cruise updates and the latest and best cruise deals for 2021.

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Cruise News Update - Caribbean Covid, Vaccines And More (Podcast)

In this latest cruise update, I look at the latest big cruise news updates including some dramatic news like a Covid issue on the first cruse in the Caribbean, what impact vaccines will have on your cruising plans for 2021, latest on volunteering for the test cruises in the USA, why cruise lines are taking cruises longer than 7 night off sale, promising cruise news for UK cruisers and what the latest from Norwegian Cruises tests us about 2021 cruising.

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Cruise News Update #24 : Cancellations And Restarts (Podcast)

In this cruise update, I look at 6 of the biggest and latest cruise news updates and explore what is now happening on resumption of cruising and cancellations in the USA after the CDC No-sail order lapsed and was replaced with the Framework for Conditional Sailing. I also look at the state of cruising in Europe as cases surge and Italy, France, Spain, Germany and other countries go into further lockdowns, and discuss cruise cancellations, changes in cruising and its impact, as well as exploring big news from Viking Cruises and the UK.

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Lifting USA Cruise No-Sail Is Not All It Seems (Podcast)

I examine and discuss the lifting of the USA No-Sail order for cruising by the CDC, and look at the Framework For Conditional Sailing that has replaced this no-sail cruise order. While many cruise passengers are celebrating and excited that the no-sail order has been lifted, the new Framework does not actually allow cruises to resume, nor sets a date for when cruise passengers can go on cruise ship for a cruising vacation. I look at the 30stage process cruise liens have to satisfy the CDC on, and 7 significant changes to the way we cruise that this Framework For Conditional Sailing. Is this something cruise passengers should be celebrating, and will it really enable cruising to start early?

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