International Travel

New Map Shows Places With Highest Risk of Travelers Contracting COVID

 RICH THOMASELLI  SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 The CDC's map of the riskiest places to travel to contract COVID-19 shows the U.S. in deep red, or one of the worst. (CDC) The Centers for Disease...

EU DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE WILL UNLOCK TRAVEL FOR EUROPEANS THIS SUMMER

EU DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE WILL UNLOCK TRAVEL FOR EUROPEANS THIS SUMMER MAY 26TH 2021 Shared from globetrender.com The EU Digital Covid Certificate is the European Commission’s answer to a...

Italy Agrees to Divert Cruise Ships from Venice to Industrial Port

Shared from The Maritime Executive The historic Venice lagoon (file photo) The long-running debate about cruise ships sailing through the waterways of Venice, Italy took a turn on March 25 with ministers...

French Polynesia is ‘temporarily’ closed for tourism

By Victoria M. Walker French Polynesia has been a popular destination for travelers seeking a mid-pandemic getaway. But as COVID-19 continues to surge around the world, the collectivity of France, which includes the sought-after islands of Tahiti, Bora Bora and Moorea, is shutting down...

Norwegian Cruise CEO: ‘It Will Be Safe to Cruise from America’

September 10, 2020 Shared from CruiseIndustryNews.com “The cruise industry is close to devastation. The market capitalization of the three public companies has dropped by nearly $50 billion,” said Frank Del Rio, CEO of Norwegian...

Ponant Announces Comprehensive COVID-Safe Protocol

June 16, 2020 Shared from Cruise Industry News Ponant is underscoring its leadership in the cruise industry and aims to be back in service on the French coast in...

New Online Tool Tells You Which Countries Are Allowing Travel

 LAURIE BARATTI  JUNE 05, 2020 PHOTO: U.S. passports on a global map. (Photo via iStock/Getty Images Plus/Maudib) The International Airline Transportation Association (IATA) has created an Interactive (COVID-19) Travel...

Cruise could be ‘world leader’ in health and safety protocols

by Lee Hayhurst May 27th 2020, 08:20 The cruise sector could “lead the world” in developing new health and safety protocols in a post Covid-19 world, the boss of Norwegian Cruise Line believes. Frank Del Rio, president and chief executive of...

Diamond Princess Gets Deep Cleaning, Certified to Sail

Cruise Industry News March 31, 2020 The Diamond Princess has received what Princess Cruises said was a Level-3 deep cleaning thanks to Belfor Group, which cleaned and disinfected the entire ship in Japan following...

Why it’s still OK to take a cruise amid the coronavirus outbreak

Marnie Hunter, CNN • Published 13th February 2020 (CNN) — As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the cruise industry is under scrutiny following an outbreak that has left one ship quarantined in Asia and passengers worldwide worrying about whether they need to change their cruise plans.More...