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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,

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has extended recent promotions tied to new bookings made with the luxury cruise line. Through the company’s $100 Gift Card incentive, travel advisors in the U.S. and Canada earn a $100 gift card for each new deposited Return With Regent-program booking made by Aug. 31. Eligible reservations must be registered at www.rssc.com/ReturnWithRegent by Aug.

Silversea’s Silver Spirit has become the first luxury cruise ship to sail with a certification in infection prevention for maritime (CIP-M) from DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society. The certification of Silversea shows the cruise line’s commitment to enhancing its onboard sanitation protocols to further protect the health, safety and wellbeing of its guests