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Princess Cruises - Temporarily Suspends Operations - Video Jan Swartz The heightened awareness around the coronavirus has been amplified by President Trump's address to the nation on 3/11/20. The speech, which did not instill confidence in the public, has caused an already devastated cruise industry to take further blows. Here is a synopsis of the changes in the past 24 hours. While addressing the nation on 3/11/20 President Trump imposed the following: No foreign nationals from European countries will be permitted into the US. Exception: UK Residents. American Citizens traveling to most of Europe will need to self- quarantine themselves for a 2 week periods following their return to the US. The majority of European cruises are filled by American Citizens - with the new ruling, cruise cancellations spiked significantly. In reverse, many Europeans travel to Florida to embark on Caribbean Cruises. With the changes above they will NOT be p...

Norwegian Jade Sails A Single Cruise to New York in November 2020 I was reviewing the cruise schedule from New York and noticed that a sailing for the Norwegian Jade in November was missing from my cruise schedule. I went to the Norwegian Cruise Line Website and noticed there was no mention of the Norwegian Jade's Transatlantic Voyage from Rome, Italy on October 31 visiting Livorno, Florence-Pisa, Italy; Cannes, France Riviera; Barcelona, Spain; Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca; Majorca Island, Spain; Malaga, Spain; Cadiz, Spain; Portimao, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores; Kings Wharf Bermuda and New York - where the Cruise ends on November 18th, The is no mention of any additional sailing from New York and the Norwegian Jade reappears in New York 4 Days later in Tampa, Florida. I assume the ship will sail empty from New York on November 18th or 19th - arriving in Tampa  2-3 Days later. RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   -------...

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Review - Statistics, Staterooms, Public Rooms, Lounges and Itineraries We have just updated our review of Cunard's flagship, the Queen Mary 2 . The review provides a ship statistics, updated photos, stateroom photos, public room photos, itineraries and more. Learn about all the ship has to offer. Check out the Queen Mary 2 's itineraries including transatlantic voyages visiting Southampton and Hamburg Germany . 10 Day Caribbean Cruises; New England Canada voyages and more. Take me to the Queen Mary 2 Review RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => Follow Us on Instagram - NYCruiseInfo At Instagram => Subscribe to Our Monthly New York Cruises Newsletter .

Discount on Cruises From New York and New Jersey For those still wishing to cruise there are some excellent deals available including a 7 day Florida / Bahamas Cruise from New York with fares starting at $299 for an inside and upto $599 for a Balcony. These prices are in line with the 3 &4 day cruises offered from Miami to the Bahamas during good times.  Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Sea seems to be keeping their pricing firmer asking $699 for an inside stateroom and $730 for a balcony stateroom on Florida / Bahamas Cruises from New York at the end of March. RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => Follow Us on Instagram - NYCruiseInfo At Instagram => Subscribe to Our Monthly New York Cruises Newsletter .

Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc on the Cruise Industry as Passengers Want to Limit Exposure. The Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the cruise industry. Here is the latest developments. Princess Cruises’ Grand Princess is sailing in circles off the coast of San Francisco California with 3,500+ Passengers and   crew, while the United States Government is trying to locate a non-commercial port to dock the ship and let off passengers and crew off into a quarantine facility onshore. Although it has not been confirmed, but reports indicate that the Grand Princess will dock in Oakland, California today but supposedly plans are still in the works.   There is now additional concerns that a crew member from the the Grand Princess was assigned to another cruise ship, the Regal Princess and the government is now testing 2 crew members onboard the Regal Princess to assure the crew members was not infected. The Regal Princess is now docked in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Vice-...

Marella Cruises Marella Discovery to Call in New York as Port of Call on Cruises from Cape Canaveral UK based Marella Cruises' has announced a series of 7-day cruises from Cape Canaveral, Florida sailing to Charleston, South Carolina, with an overnight stay in New York , a day visit to Freeport in the Bahamas and back to Cape Canaveral Florida (where the cruise ends). The itinerary is sure the attract her British Clientele offering a taste of the Big Apple and Americana. Marella Cruises will utilize the Marella Discovery which previously operated as Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas (a Royal Caribbean Vision Class ship), the Thompson Discovery and now the Marella Discovery. Cruises will sail to New York on select dates in May, June and July 2021. RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner B...

Grand Lucaya Resort Today Will Be Transformed into a Resort and Shore Excursion for Cruises Calling at Freeport in the Bahamas. Royal Caribbean's new joint venture, Holistica Destinations, announced on 3/2/2020 a $300 million investment in Freeport, Grand Bahama that will redevelop the Freeport cruise ship terminal to bring a new world-class destination with a one-of-a-kind hotel, convention center, water adventure park and more. The new project will span two locations including the enhancement and expansion of the port terminal, to be called Harbour Village, and the Lucaya Property, which will be situated at the current Grand Lucayan resort. The first phase of the Lucaya Property will be a world-class beachfront destination with a 526-room hotel, shopping village, spa and wellness center, water-based family entertainment including a massive water and adventure theme park, a 40,000-square-foot convention center, adventure activities such as zip lines and off-roa...