Norwegian Cruise Line’s ship Pride of America returned to service on April 9th, and will resume its inter-island sailings in Hawaii.

Pride of America will return to its year-round, cruises from Honolulu Hawaii that it sailed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The itineraries for Pride of America will consist of seven-day sailings that will make stops in Honolulu, Kahului (Maui), Hilo (Big Island, Hawaii), and Nawiliwili (Kaua’i).

However, while the ship will return to its pre-pandemic sailing itineraries, details of the cruises will be different for the time being.

Saturday was the first time a cruise ship has docked within Canada in over 905 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holland America’s ship the Koningsdam was the first to return to Canadian waters since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The ship docked in Victoria British Columbia on Saturday, containing roughly 1,200 passengers.

Announced by Royal Caribbean International, construction has officially begun on the newest revolutionary Oasis Class ship.

Royal Caribbean’s newest ship will go by the name of Utopia of the Seas and is set to debut in spring 2024. The ship will undergo its construction in Saint-Nazaire France, at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard.

Announced today by MSC, the cruise line will be offering more than 1,390 different shore excursions to passengers this summer. To date, this is the most amount of shore excursions MSC has ever offered.

In a statement by Marialuisa Iaccarino, Head of Shore Excursions for MSC Cruises, “We are dedicated to offering an outstanding range of high-quality shore excursions to guests, so we’re proud to be offering guests the widest range ever this summer.”

Ritz-Carlton the well-known American hotel chain, is taking to the high seas with the addition of luxury super-yachts. The vessel known as Evrima will be the first ship to launch with Ritz-Carlton in August of this year.

If you are a Disney fan who loves cruising, you’ll probably want to consider sailing on the Disney Cruise Line. But, if you are going without kids, you may worry about kids running around the ship, or might think that there wouldn’t be enough adult-focused activities to keep you occupied.

Celebrity Cruises has officially taken delivery of its brand new cruise ship, Celebrity Beyond, which is the the third and most luxurious ship in the fleet’s new-luxury Edge Series. With an ultra-sleek design, Celebrity Beyond is innovative and transformative for the travel industry, offering a luxurious cruise experience that's both effortless and meaningful.

This week Royal Caribbean officially announced that self-service buffets will be coming back to their cruise ships.

As first reported by RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com, beginning with cruises departing on, and after, April 2nd 2022, passengers will now be able to serve themselves at buffet locations onboard Royal Caribbean ships.

Prior to this announcement, guests had been served by crew members while eating at buffet locations.

Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas has undergone a crucial next-step in being ready for its first sailings of 2023.

The Icon of the Seas has finished its ceremonial keel-laying, an important maritime tradition for new vessels, which includes the use of a 3,000-ton crane to lift a massive steel block that is placed into the ship’s building dock.