Deluxe Cruises News

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