With ongoing restrictions, Carnival-owned Princess Cruises has decided to extend its pause on operations in Australia through the end of May 2021.

During an online conference call today, Costa Cruises announced details on two ships that will sail in South America including the second LNG-powered Costa Toscana.

Dream Cruises will be doing what they call Seacation Cruises, two and three-night cruises.

According to a paper published by Macquarie Financial Services, reported by Barrons, it is unlikely that cruising would resume next month.

While the cruise industry awaits a decision on the No-Sail-Order for December, the CDC still recommends that travelers defer all cruise travel worldwide.

An industry that has burned over a billion USD a month over the last six months will need to make money somewhere.

It was a week full of cruise news covering major cruise lines including the latest developments on resuming cruises and a mix of different stories, good and bad.

Once operations resume from the U.S. cruise lines will have to be strict with new health measures.

As we reported last week, a Florida judge has now required Carnival Corporation to submit to be Environmentally compliant at least 30 days before sailing in U.S. waters.

P&O Australia announced that both Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter would be starting operations as soon as the first half of 2021.

Royal Caribbean has announced an update to cruises for the 2021-22 winter season that impacts a total of seven cruise ships.

MSC Cruises will become the first cruise line in the world to install a new innovative air conditioning system called "Safe Air."