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Now displaying: April, 2022
Apr 29, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 29, 2022. Norwegian Prima’s inaugural cruise has been canceled due to supply chain issues. Port Saint John has welcomed its first cruise ship in over two years. Carnival Cruise Line sails from San Francisco. Discovery Princess is scheduled to be christened later this morning in Los Angeles. Cruise line stocks were up for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.

Apr 28, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 28, 2022. Cruise line stocks were mixed on Wednesday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 27, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 27, 2022

Apr 26, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 26, 2022. Virgin Voyages announces the name of the fourth ship. MSC Seaside will homeport in Port Canaveral for the first time in summer 2023. Disney Wonder has returned to Canada for the first time since October 2019. Cruise line stocks were down for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 25, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 25, 2022. Cruise line stocks were down for Friday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 24, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 24, 2022. Carnival Elation is sailing from Jacksonville again, and Carnival Freedom has moved from Miami to Port Canaveral. The Port of Seattle is kicking off its cruise season today. Carnival is no longer requiring masks in the terminal during embarkation and debarkation. Cruise line stocks were down for Friday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 22, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 22, 2022. MSC Seascape will be named in New York City.  Carnival Splendor arrived in Seattle ahead of her Alaska spring and summer season. Seven Seas Navigator stopped in Jacksonville on Thursday. Cruise line stocks were down from CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 21, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 21, 2022. Celebrity Beyond arrives in Southampton ahead of her maiden voyage. MSC Cruises announces details on its 2024 World Cruise and opens the sailing for bookings. The former Bitcoin cruise ship has now set sail under her new cruise line. Cruise line stocks report for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 20, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 20, 2022. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a man who jumped off Mardi Gras over the weekend. Grand Classica enters the wet dock for her Margaritaville transformation. Princess Cruises announces new web series with conservationist and TV host Jeff Corwin. Cruise line stocks were up for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 19, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 19, 2022. Grand Cayman has lifted its remaining restrictions on cruise ships. Celebrity Cruises has announced the updated schedules for its ships Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Millennium. Holland America celebrated its 149th birthday on Monday. Cruise line stocks were down for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 18, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 18, 2022. Australia’s cruise industry has finally reopened after being closed for over 700 days. After four weeks of hull repairs, Norwegian Escape has finally set sail again. You can own a piece of now-bankrupt Crystal Cruises as many of their items are going up for auction this spring.  The stock market was closed for Good Friday, it reopens later this morning. 

Apr 16, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 16, 2022. Carnival Cruise Line reported to the US Coast Guard that a passenger jumped off Mardi Gras early Saturday morning as the ship was returning to Florida. Cruising has resumed in Bar Harbor, Maine. Two more guests were arrested for drugs on MSC Seaside. 

Apr 15, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 15, 2022. Royal Caribbean has brought back self-service buffets on its ships. Carnival Spirit has departed Jacksonville and will begin sailing from Seattle in May. After two years, cruising will resume from the Great Lakes next month. Early this morning marks 110 years since RMS Titanic sank on her maiden voyage. Cruise line stocks were up for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 14, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 14, 2022. Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess’ restart has been delayed and will not be sailing from Los Angeles this summer. Oceania Cruises has announced that it will be overhauling two of its ships, Marina and Rivera. Jack is retiring from his long-time bar Jack’s Shack in Grand Turk. Cruise line stocks were up for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 13, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 13, 2022. Celebrity Cruises has canceled its 2022-2023 Asia season on Celebrity Solstice. A proposal could allow one of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships to sail in Australia. 10 guests on MSC Seaside were busted with cocaine following a transatlantic cruise. Cruise line stocks were flat for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 12, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 12, 2022. Carnival Magic assists in rescuing a mariner in distress off the coast of Port Canaveral. Alaska is gearing up for its biggest cruise season ever. P&O Cruises’ ship Arcadia has been pulled out of service just two weeks after its restart. Cruise line stocks were up for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 11, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 11, 2022. Disney Cruise Line’s next new build, Disney Wish, has started sea trials in the North Sea. Margaritaville at Sea is off to a rocky start and has canceled a handful of sailings citing shipyard delays. P&O Cruises Australia is heading back to Sydney in the middle of the month. Cruise line stocks were down on Friday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 9, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 9, 2022. Cruising has resumed in Canada, officially kicking off the 2022 Alaska cruise season. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America has restarted sailings roundtrip from Honolulu. Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line both achieve all-time booking records for sales in early April 2022. Cruise line stocks were down for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 8, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 8, 2022. Royal Caribbean has announced the name of its next Oasis-class ship. Carnival will be raising the prices of beverage packages, internet packages, and some specialty restaurant charges. Tuesday was a very busy cruise day for San Juan, Puerto Rico. On Thursday, cruise line stocks were down for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 7, 2022
Cruise News Today — April 7, 2022. Celebrity Beyond has been delivered from the shipyard to Celebrity Cruises. Carnival Sensation has been beached at the scrapyard in Turkey. Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the cruise industry’s first collection of NFTs. Cruise line stocks were down for CCL, NCL, and RCL. 
Apr 6, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 6, 2022. Royal Caribbean has laid the keel for its next new cruise ship. Carnival Cruise Line relaxes protocols for unvaccinated kids under 12 going ashore. The first cruise ship scheduled to call to Vancouver has been delayed and now it’ll be Holland America’s ms Koningsdam. Cruise line stocks for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 5, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 5, 2022. Carnival Cruise Line increases gratuities effective May 1, 2022. Norwegian Star enters service from Barcelona, and Norwegian Pearl kicks off Boston’s cruise season. In other Norwegian Cruise news, the April 9 sailing of Norwegian Encore has been canceled. This is the fourth sailing to be canceled after the ship struck bottom in the Dominican Republic late last month.  Carnival changes protocols for unvaccinated kids under 12. Cruise line stocks for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Apr 4, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 4, 2022. Holland America ship to be used to house Ukrainian refugees for three months. Silversea Cruises’ newest ship was christened in Lisbon last week. MSC Cruises has announced the inaugural season for MSC Euribia, and revealed who won its hull art contest. Carnival Cruise Line plays April Fool’s joke about taking a ship into space. Cruise line stocks were down slightly on Friday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.

Apr 1, 2022

Cruise News Today — April 1, 2022. Norwegian Cruise Line has increased its daily service charge effective today. MSC Cruises gets seven new cruise ship shows to replace cirque. Disney details new shops on upcoming Disney Wish. Cruise line stocks were up for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

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