Cruises

Cruise season comes with ‘Ferrari of viruses’

This cruise season comes with the “Ferrari of viruses,” a new antibody-dodging norovirus variant.

A look at Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas: PortMiami is home to the world’s largest cruise ship

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas — the biggest cruise ship in the world and the first water park at sea — was at PortMiami on Thursday. It has a capacity for 7,600 passengers.

Norwegian cruise ship sets sail for first time in 500 days

Norwegian Cruise Line announced their ship, the Norwegian Jade, officially set sail from Athens, Greece, making it the first ship in the company’s fleet to relaunch since cruises halted in March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Norwegian Cruise Line plans to require COVID-19 vaccine; asks CDC to resume U.S. cruises in July

Norwegian Cruise Line announced on Monday that they are asking federal authorities to allow U.S. cruises to resume in July. The Miami-based cruise line plans to require that all guests have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series no less than two weeks before departure.