The Ultimate Escape UK sailings will be staycation for its passengers: only UK residents who've been vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed.

Carnival Cruise Line is laying off some of its crew members, its second round of layoffs this year. A report over the weekend said the number was in the thousands, but Carnival said that number wasn’t accurate and it was only cutting a “small number” of positions. “Carnival Cruise Line […]

Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise company in the world, will sell 18 ships, amounting to 12% of its fleet. The company made the announcement in a third-quarter earnings filing, where it also reported a $US2.9 billion net loss for the period. Carnival has already sold eight ships and postponed deliveries […]

Passengers stricken with COVID-19 onboard Holland America’s MS Zaandam have filed suit against the cruise line. The lawsuit alleges Holland America did not take proper precautions when it came to protecting passengers from the coronavirus. “This cruise was a life-threatening nightmare,” Lieff Cabraser partner Kenny Byrd said in a statement, […]

Internet access isn’t free for Holland America crew members stranded onboard the cruise line’s fleet of ships. Crew can purchase a plan that offers 607 mb for $US40 on a monthly basis. A Holland America spokesperson told Business Insider that the cruise line offers 24/7 “happy hour” rates for crew, […]

The coronavirus pandemic has proved catastrophic for the cruise business. The entire industry has been forced to effectively suspend operations after a number of highly publicized COVID-19 outbreaks onboard ships like the Diamond Princess. But an avid community of frequent cruisers has remained eager to return to the ships whenever […]

The captain of Cunard Line’s MS Queen Victoria cruise ship said in a ship wide announcement this week that some crew members had COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, according to leaked audio. Capt. Jonathan Ward told crew members that the ship, which is off the coast of Southampton, […]

When Holland America’s MS Zaandam cruise ship was stricken with a coronavirus outbreak onboard, the MS Rotterdam was dispatched to provide aid. But crew members on the Rotterdam told Business Insider they felt blindsided when they were tasked with taking on hundreds of Zaandam passengers – and risking exposure to […]

Australian authorities have seized the black box of the Ruby Princess cruise ship, according to an AFP report. After being allowed to disembark from the ship on March 19 in Sydney, Australia, Ruby Princess passengers have since been linked to hundreds of COVID-19 cases. The COVID-19 Cruise Tracker currently puts […]

A former passenger has sued Costa Cruise Lines after sailing on a cruise where 36 passengers tested positive for COVID-19. The lawsuit alleges that Costa Cruise Lines endangered passengers on the Costa Luminosa. Costa Cruise Lines did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for […]

Coronavirus infections have put a pause on the cruise industry, leaving thousands of cruise-ship workers stuck on ships at port or jobless at a time when there are few entertainment or hospitality jobs available. For some employees, living on an empty cruise ship has been a dream come true. Crew […]

Holland America Line’s MS Zaandam and MS Rotterdam were finally permitted to dock and allowed to disembark passengers at Florida’s Port Everglades on Thursday. The Zaandam was on a cruise around South America when the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus a pandemic on March 11. As the ship found […]

Holland America plans to disembark around 1,160 passengers from its stranded MS Zaandam and MS Rotterdam cruise ships today. According to the cruise line’s published plan of action, which was approved by Florida officials Thursday, those guests will be shuttled from Port Everglades to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport via bus. […]

Florida authorities have officially confirmed that Holland America’s two stranded cruise ships, the MS Zaandam and Rotterdam, can dock at Port Everglades. A total of 14 passengers will be medically evacuated from the ships and taken to local hospitals due to “severe illness and critical care needs.” “Fit-for-travel” passengers will […]

The MS Zaandam, a Holland America cruise ship with two confirmed cases of COVID-19 onboard, will be permitted to transit the Panama Canal, according to a statement put out by the Panama Canal Authority. “The Panama Canal is preparing to facilitate the transit of the Zaandam through the waterway, after […]

Passengers on board the MS Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship, are being confined to their staterooms after 42 crew members and guests began exhibiting “influenza-like symptoms.” Business Insider reviewed an internal ship itinerary distributed to the Zaandam’s 1,243 guests. The brochure includes health advisories, information about meal deliveries […]

Carnival’s Diamond Princess cruise ship became a hotbed for infection in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, infecting more than 700 passengers and crew members on board. In an interview with “Axios on HBO,” Carnival CEO Arnold Donald said his company wasn’t to blame for the outbreak on the […]