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Mar 2, 20221 min read

Viking Ocean Bails On Russia

An email to guests today advised that they will not sail into Russia in 2022. Viking Ocean Voyages today advised their guests that they...

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Expedia Says Don't Call Us If You Want to Go to Putinville

Tom Drake

Mar 2, 20221 min read

Expedia Says Don't Call Us If You Want to Go to Putinville

Booking Holdings, Google Travel, Airbnb, Tripadvisor, Viator, MakeMyTrip, and Wego still booking Russia. Skift reports that Expedia has...

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Alaska's Politicians Gearing Up to Knock Canada to the Side

Tom Drake

Mar 2, 20222 min read

Alaska's Politicians Gearing Up to Knock Canada to the Side

Congressman Don Young writes, "We cannot allow such a vital portion of our economy to be held hostage by a foreign country, in this case,...

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Port of Seattle Gearing Up for a Busy Season

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Mar 2, 20221 min read

Port of Seattle Gearing Up for a Busy Season

The number of cruise ships call will go from 82 in 2021 to 296. The Port of Seattle has released its preliminary cruise schedule. )n...

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Cruise Industry Continues to Restart Despite Roadblocks

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Mar 2, 20221 min read

Cruise Industry Continues to Restart Despite Roadblocks

Two plus years later, cruise lines are racing to full capacity. Cruise Industry News reports that there will be 34 more new ships sailing...

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Feb 28, 20221 min read

MSC Dumps Russia Calls!

MSC Preziosa, MSC Grandiosa, MSC Poesia and MSC Virtuosa will suspend calls to Putinville. MSC cruises announced today that their ships...

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The Dream Finally Over But the Bills Remain

Tom Drake

Feb 28, 20221 min read

The Dream Finally Over But the Bills Remain

Dream Cruises finally stops operating amid creditor pressure. Dream cruises have announced that they will suspend sailing beginning...

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Tom Drake

Feb 28, 20222 min read

Fincantieri Floats Out Oceania's Vista

Oceania's first ship in ten years will be delivered in the Spring of 2023. The new 67,000-ton, 1,200-guest Oceani Vista was floated out...

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Russian Oligarch and Putin Pal Mordashov Owns 38% of Tui Group

Tom Drake

Feb 28, 20222 min read

Russian Oligarch and Putin Pal Mordashov Owns 38% of Tui Group

e sits on the board and met with Putin on Thursday in defiance of sanctions. Skift reports that Alexey Mordashov, Russian Obliarch, and...

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Travel Groups Ask the White House to Do Something Normal

Tom Drake

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Travel Groups Ask the White House to Do Something Normal

The U.S. Travel Association, the American Hotel and Lodging Association, Airlines for America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce appealed...

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No Extra Security Needed For This "Golden Girls" Cruise

Tom Drake

Feb 28, 20221 min read

No Extra Security Needed For This "Golden Girls" Cruise

Celebrity Summit will host the salute to the famous sitcom next year. The show ended 22 years, but it remains very popular thanks to TV...

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New Rules From Transport Canada Prevent the Unvaccinated from Cruising

Tom Drake

Feb 28, 20222 min read

New Rules From Transport Canada Prevent the Unvaccinated from Cruising

All passengers will require proof of vaccination to set sail, visit or disembark at a Canadian port of call. One result from the latest...

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NCL Holdings, Atlas Ocean Voyages and Carnival Corp All Dump Russia Calls

Tom Drake

Feb 27, 20221 min read

NCL Holdings, Atlas Ocean Voyages and Carnival Corp All Dump Russia Calls

All Carnival Corporation brands will skip visits to St. Petersburg for the rest of the year. The Chairman of the Board of Carnival...

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NCL Holdings Does the Right Thing and Dumps Russia.

Tom Drake

Feb 25, 20221 min read

NCL Holdings Does the Right Thing and Dumps Russia.

Guests were informed by email of the decision to not visit Putinville this year. Various sources report that Norwegian Cruise Holdings...

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MSC Puts Some of The Coin They Are Spending On the Ship

Tom Drake

Feb 24, 20221 min read

MSC Puts Some of The Coin They Are Spending On the Ship

MSC held the traditional coin ceremony for their new Explora yesterday at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The ship is the...

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NCL Holdings Considering Baltic Alternatives

Tom Drake

Feb 24, 20221 min read

NCL Holdings Considering Baltic Alternatives

Executives say dropping St. Petersburg would affect 50 itineraries. During their fourth-quarter earnings call, Mark Kempa, executive vice...

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Atlas Ocean Voyages First to Say Nyet to Russia

Tom Drake

Feb 24, 20221 min read

Atlas Ocean Voyages First to Say Nyet to Russia

The recently launched luxury line has dropped its calls to St. Petersburg. The newly launched luxury line Atlas Ocean Voyages has...

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Russian River Cruise Operator Says Cruising is Beyond Politics

Tom Drake

Feb 24, 20222 min read

Russian River Cruise Operator Says Cruising is Beyond Politics

Industry execs say they have not seen a drop in cruise bookings since Putin began his quest to replace Stalin in the history books. It...

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Royal Caribbean Will Sail From Panama in 2023-24 But Not Offer Noriega Highlights Experience

Tom Drake

Feb 24, 20221 min read

Royal Caribbean Will Sail From Panama in 2023-24 But Not Offer Noriega Highlights Experience

The Rhapsody of the Seas cruises are scheduled from Colón, Panama City and Cartagena in late 2023 and early 2024. Royal Caribbean Cruise...

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Azamara Wants To "Change the Way You Sea"

Tom Drake

Feb 24, 20222 min read

Azamara Wants To "Change the Way You Sea"

The four ship with new owners and management wants to take you to places that no other cruise line goes to. Be careful what you wish for!...

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