As cruise travel numbers rise around the world, several cruise lines say they plan to soon drop their COVID restrictions. A report in Travel Weekly says Ponant, which recently acquired Paul Gauguin Cruises, plans to drop its vaccination requirement for passengers on April 1. “After careful consideration of the lower incidence of Covid infections, combined with the higher rate of vaccinated and boosted guests, we have decided to relax our policy,” said Navin Sawhney, CEO of Americas at Ponant. Travel Weekly said Cunard plans to drop vaccination requirements for guests on the Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 beginning April Read more
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Gun violence in Mexico forced the temporary closure of two airports, stranding more Canadians. CP24 says Canadian tourists were trapped inside a Mexican hotel Thursday as buses that were supposed to take them to an airport and safely home burned outside. “It’s just chaos,” said Tina Dahl of Edmonton, whose six family members stranded in the popular tourist city of Mazatlan were supposed to fly out Thursday night. The government of Canada travel advice Twitter feed states that “there is widespread violence in Sinaloa State since the arrest of a (drug) cartel leader. The Culiacán and Mazatlán airports are closed. Read more
More than 700 trips on sale from G Adventures. Cruise deals from Holland America Line and Cunard. And discounted trips to the Caribbean island of Grenada. It’s November, and that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are at hand for great travel experiences around the world. G ADVENTURES CYBER SALE G Adventures is bringing back its Cyber Sale for 2022, and this time it’s bigger than ever, with more than 700 trips on sale, including Antarctica. Running through November 30, 2022, G Adventures’ Cyber Sale offers up to 30 per cent off select trips when travelling by April 30, Read more
Echoing the travel industry’s excitement at the news that the Canadian authorities are once again welcoming cruise ships, Cunard is eager to call on Vancouver and the spectacular region of Alaska this summer and beyond. Cunard returned to Alaska in 2019 to much fanfare and excitement, and now looks ahead with great enthusiasm to their 2022 summer Alaska season on Queen Elizabeth. The ship will again sail through the storied waters and landscapes of the Last Frontier, featuring the blue hues of the immense Hubbard Glacier, and Glacier Bay National Park – where visitors are awed by some of the world’s Read more
It’s no secret that cruise lines have been hit hard by the pandemic. But $8 billion is still a startling figure. Carnival Corporation, which includes Holland America, Carnival Cruises, Princess Cruises, Cunard, Seabourn, and Costa Cruises, is reporting a $2 billion (all figures USD) loss for the fourth quarter of 2021. Open Jaw reports the company’s loss for the year is nearly $8 billion. Still, Carnival President and CEO Arnold Donald says he sees sunnier days ahead for the second half of next year. “Our cash from operations turned positive in the month of November, and we expect consistently positive Read more
