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The exterior of Carnival Cruise Line's upcoming Mardi Gras ship, under construction in Turku, Finland.

Carnival offers insider look at the Mardi GrasPhotos and videos show the finishing touches being put on many of the ship's public spaces at the Meyer Turku shipyard.

The new policies don't take into account companies like MyExcursions, which organizes small-group tours with guides like Thomas Deppe, in front of his tour minivan in Munich.

All ashore -- but only on the cruise lines' termsEuropean cruise lines are requiring that passengers go ashore only as part of sanctioned shore excursions. How might a similar...

In comments to the CDC on the resumption of cruising, one person said that wearing a mask during a cruise would "defeat the purpose" of the vacation.

What are people telling the CDC about cruise? We took a look.Looking at a random sampling of the posts, many are from cruise fans eager to begin sailing again, and quite a few tell the...

A rendering of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s first ship, the Evrima, which is scheduled to launch in April.

Ritz-Carlton style, service will define its yachtsBrand crossover is rare in the cruise industry. So the introduction this year and next of two well-known names to cruise,...

The Carnival Horizon in Miami. Carnival Cruise Line is putting renewed focus on U.S. homeports.

Carnival recovery to focus on ports in drive marketsWhen cruise ships sail again out of U.S. ports, all but three of its 23 ships will be sailing from U.S. mainland ports.

The Carnival Fantasy.

Bidding a fond farewell to two memorable Carnival shipsCrew members with ties to the Fantasy and the Inspiration share memories of their time on the two retiring Fantasy-class ships.

A rendering of the Rotterdam VII, the latest in Holland America Line's Pinnacle class.

Holland America bestows Rotterdam name on its upcoming shipThe Rotterdam name carries much significance for Holland America. This will be the seventh ship in its nearly 150-year history...

Clockwise from top left: Camille Olivere, a former sales exec at Norwegian Cruise Line; Richard Meadows, who was president of Seabourn; Larry PImentel, who was Azamara's CEO; Holland America Line's former president, Orlando Ashford; and Terry Thornton, who left a senior-level operations job at Carnival Cruise Line.

A shake-up in cruise leadership as lines navigate rough watersNever before has the modern cruise industry been "on pause." The grounding of the fleets appears to have triggered an executive...

The reception area for Silver Cove at Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian Cruise Line's private Bahamas destination.

Private destinations key to cruise's restartA list of most cruise line private destinations reachable from North American homeports, and what makes each one special.

The Costa Victoria has left Costa Cruises' fleet.

Many older cruise ships may not survive the pandemicWe could see 30 ships scrapped over next 12 to 18 months, says Peter Shaerf, managing director of AMA Capital Partners, an...

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