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Once it was one of the most popular, highly sought-after itinerary – the grand world cruise which traversed the globe in more than 100 days. Today, with international borders still restricted, access to attractive ports limited and airline travel uncertain, major cruise lines including Cunard, Princess and Holland America Line have decided to pause their […]

Oceania Cruises has announced an update to its “extended global voluntary suspension of cruising.” All voyages on Insignia from November 10, 2020 through April 26, 2021 have been cancelled. Most notably, that includes the 180-day World Cruise, originally slated to sail from Miami to New York on January 9, 2021. Citing circumstances related to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the line said that

Marriott International, through its portfolio of luxury brands including The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, The Luxury Collection, EDITION and W Hotels, is delighted to unveil a collection of one-of-a-kind adventures curated in partnership with Quintessentially, the world’s leading luxury concierge company. Available to book now, global travelers will have access to several distinct

Travelers now have more than three full years of choices to look forward to aboard boutique yacht Crystal Esprit, as Crystal Yacht Cruises opens reservations for the yacht’s 2023 and early 2024 itineraries. On the roster of predominantly schedule-friendly six-, seven- and eight-night voyages are idyllic islands, chic rivieras and ancient civilizations found in the Seychelles, Greece,

The new president of ultra-luxury cruise line Seabourn, Josh Leibowitz, has warned avid cruisers they may have a long wait before setting sail again. Mr Leibowitz, Carnival Corporation’s former chief strategy officer who was appointed to the role at the end of June, said it was likely to be a case of “first in, last

Another cruise line is delaying its return to the water amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cunard Line, a British cruise line that’s part of the Carnival Corporation, announced that it will be extending its pause in operations until March 25, 2021. The cruise line had previously listed November 2020 as its return date. Ticker Security Last Change Change % CCL

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Cunard Line extended its “operational pause” through March 25, 2021 for Queen Elizabeth, April 18, 2021 for Queen Mary 2 and May 16, 2021 for Queen Victoria. It also cancelled nearly all of Queen Elizabeth’s scheduled 2021 voyages after the pause ends—replacing those with U.K. and Mediterranean voyages. And, it cancelled QM2’s first quarter 2022 voyages and will offer a new 2022 World Cruise during that time frame. Queen Elizabeth Changes, Beyond

Expedition cruise line Aurora Expeditions has introduced a deposit protection programme to reassure passengers booking for future sailings. The programme will be applicable on future bookings and those made since July 1, with deposits placed in an escrow trust account until the payment of the final balance 90 days before departure. Victoria Primrose, global head

British cruise line Cunard, a subsidiary of Carnival Corp., has extended its pause in operations until spring 2021, according to a release. “After very careful consideration and reviewing the latest guidance, we simply do not feel it would be sensible to start sailing again with our current schedule so we have reviewed future itineraries,” Simon Palethorpe,