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Cruise Weekly today NCLH may mandate vaccinations Cruise Weekly today ACCORDING to American trade features two pages of all the media, vaccination of guests and latest cruise industry news. crews may be part of a restart to cruising, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has said. AIDA cancellations President & Chief Executive AIDA Cruises has postponed Officer Frank Del Rio remarked sailings until 06 Mar, in light of NCLH was looking into whether Germany’s latest lockdown. or not it has the legal standing to The country is expected to be mandate vaccinations for guests, locked down until the end of with a company spokesperson the month, which has forced adding crew members will “begin AIDA to cancel AIDAmar and their duties” with a jab. AIDAperla’s seven-day sailings NCLH has an ally in Cruise in the Canary Islands. Lines International Association AIDAprima’s winter sailings (CLIA), which has said it is also from Dubai have also been “actively exploring” whether or cancelled, while AIDAstella’s not vaccination of passengers and first Mediterranean cruise has crews can be mandated. been pushed back to 06 Mar. “Even once the vaccine is widely and off switch as it relates to the Prevention Spokesperson added AIDAsol’s Feb voyage from distributed, we are really going to vaccine and will be with us for vaccinations, along with other Palma to has also need to get the advice of health quite some time”. preventative measures, would be been cancelled, as well as authorities as to what measures While it is not incorporated into an effective strategy for reducing Feb & Mar cruises aboard we could begin to scale back on,” the Framework for Conditional coronavirus transmission AIDAaura and AIDAcara to a CLIA spokesperson said. Sailing, a United States associated with travel. . “The measures are not an on Centers for Disease Control & Pictured: Norwegian Bliss.

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Murray savings Key West reforms at risk MURRAY River PORTHOLE Paddlesteamers has introduced complimentary drinks on its cruises. All two- to six-night river cruises from Echuca aboard WHILE peer pressure is often Emmylou will include not positive, in an era of complimentary wine and beer coronavirus, it can be. with dinner. American rapper Bow Wow recently took some young Savings of up to $530 per women, all presumably good couple are also on offer for friends of his, out on his boat, new bookings on overnight and decided to document the Winter Sun cruises made this experience on social media. month. Unfortunately for Bow Wow, Through Cruise Traveller, his followers were quick to Murray River Paddlesteamers point out just how many people is offering a 10% discount and were packed onto his relatively A FLORIDA bill could overturn vessel size, pax numbers, and the free undercover carparking modestly sized boat, and the Key West’s restrictions environmental history of lines. for all three and four-night kind of danger that could pose in passed in Nov (CW 05 Nov). The bill contends the economic Winter Sun bookings made the COVID-19 pandemic era. The ship traffic reductions are impact of a seaport extends far this month. Bow Wow listened, and the target of a new bill tabled beyond the boundaries of the The itineraries are now promptly went out and bought in Florida’s (pictured) state local jurisdiction in which the port available from $1,395 per himself a bigger boat - Martin legislature, which would see is located, materially contributing person, twin-share - a saving Brody eat your heart out. authority over the region’s ports to the economies of multiple of $310 per couple plus free However, some internet users parking worth $75. were not convinced, suspecting taken away from local govts. cities and counties within the To book, call small ship cruise Bow Wow may have simply used The bill was introduced by region, and to the economy of creative photography to pass off Republican Senator Jim Boyd, Florida as a whole. specialist, Cruise Traveller, on the initial boat as a larger vessel. and if it passes, it could nullify It also suggests local law 1800 507 777, or CLICK HERE Whatever the story, the the referendum vote in Key West changes could disrupt the flow of for more information. incident shows he’s definitely a which agreed to a number of goods in and out of Florida. big dog in a small pond. cruise ship limitations relating to Crucially, the bill includes a preemption clause that could cancel any previous local Tech acquisition regulations, such as those passed MARITIME solutions in Key West. provider Schulte Group has The amendments, adopted invested in digital technology during last year’s United States for the cruise sector through Presidential election, were the acquisition of reservations approved by wide margins. solution Rescompany. In prohibiting cruise ships with Schulte said the two a capacity of 1,300 or more companies will be able to SAVE UP TO persons, 81% voted yes; in offer a comprehensive range $5,600 PER COUPLE limiting daily disembarkations to of maritime solutions and 1,500 people, 63% voted yes; and state-of-the-art shipboard and in prioritising cruise lines with office-based management LEARN MORE the best environmental & health systems on cloud and data records, 61% voted yes. analytics to the cruise sector.

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