Royal Caribbean announced two of its cruise ships will sail from outside the United States this summer.

While it tries to work with the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) to get permission for cruises to restart, Royal Caribbean announced so far two ships will offer summer sailings from other North American ports that are open to Americans, as well as residents of any country.

Vision of the Seas will sail from Bermuda in June and offer 7-night cruises that visit Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas.

This article was last updated on May 18, 2021.

In some of the biggest news for the cruise industry since lines voluntarily stopped sailing in early 2020, four major lines have opened sailings to American passengers, beginning in June 2021.

Here, we'll outline which ships are sailing, from where, the types of voyages offered and what will be required of travelers in order to cruise.

If you have seen today's mega cruise ships, you might have wondered why don't cruise ships fall over? How are the mega ships (think Symphony of the Seas, Carnival's Mardi Gras, and the much anticipated Icon of the Seas) able to accommodate the weight of 5,200, 6,680, and 7,600 guests?

With all that height above the water and not much below the water line, what's keeping the ships upright?

Celebrity Cruises will restart operations with one ship sailing from St. Maarten in summer 2021.

Celebrity Millennium will sail from St. Maarten beginning June 5 on weeklong cruises.

Two different itineraries will be offered that vary between Aruba, Curacao and Barbados, or Tortola, St. Lucia and Barbados.

Disney Cruise Line has a new line up of destinations you can visit next year.

DCL released their summer 2022 itineraries , including voyages to new destinations and favorite ports of call in the Greek Isles, Mediterranean, northern Europe, Alaska and the Caribbean.

Disney will also begin sailing for the first time from Miami in the summer.

These new itineraries will go on sale to the public on March 25, 2021.

Sometimes, you are not in need of a large family vacation. The thought of trying to coordinate dinner plans or shore excursions might sound too stressful!

There's nothing wrong with wanting to get away by yourself for a little while with no schedule to follow and no mother-in-laws to please!

With that, though, you don't want to take a solo cruise that ends up being stressful, so you want to be prepared for your upcoming cruise by yourself. 

Over the last few weeks, a lot of people have been wondering whether or not vaccines are going to be required on cruise ships here in the U.S. and there's one cruise line that just recently said, yes.

Virgin Voyages has come out and announced that vaccines will be required to sail on their ships and they're aiming for a July 1st restart.

The CEO of Virgin Voyages, Tom McAlpin, was on Good Morning America and he stated that all of the Virgin Voyages passengers and crew members are to be vaccinated for covid-19.

You have booked your voyage, and you are super excited. You have started making a packing list, and you have given a ton of thought to what you will do onboard and in port. But have you thought about the in-between?

If you are new to cruising, we will tell you all you need to know about the logistics of boarding your ship and heading ashore. Boarding a cruise ship is not like checking into a hotel! There are a few more steps that you should be aware of before you get to the terminal, so you are not hit with any major surprises. 

Norwegian announced it will not be able to restart cruises until at least July 2021.

The three cruise brands operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have had their June 2021 cruises cancelled.

In a statement by the cruise line, the company said it is still working with various groups towards a restart of cruises.