The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill is preparing to set sail with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board. Celebrity Edge will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. Saturday with the number of passengers limited to about 40% capacity, and with […]
Royal Caribbean’s ‘Freedom of the Seas’ completed a simulated cruise, which tested COVID-19 safety protocols and returned to PortMiami Tuesday morning. The Freedom of the Seas, which conducted a two-night cruise with a stop at CocoCay in the Bahamas, arrived around 6 a.m. The ship had 650 employees and their guests onboard. As required by […]
A Royal Caribbean cruise has been delayed after eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19. The company’s Odyssey of the Seas ship was set to have its first trip on July 3, but the cruise has been postponed to July 31. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page late Tuesday, President & CEO […]