SilverSea took delivery on Friday of its newest cruise ship, the Silver Moon.

The delivery was made by Fincantieri at the at the Ancona shipyard in Italy.

Silver Moon is the second of three cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri, following the Silver Muse, which was delivered in 2017. The third ship, Silver Dawn, will be delivered in 2021.

Canada has extended its cruise ship ban through the end of February.

Transport Canada made the announcement on Thursday to continue not allowing cruise ships to enter Canadian waters until at least February 28, 2021.

Canada has banned cruise ships with more than 100 passengers since March.

Royal Caribbean Group released its third quarter 2020 results, in addition to a business update for investors to get a sense of where the company is during the shutdown.

Third quarter 2020 results

On March 13, 2020 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company voluntarily suspended its global cruise operation.

The company resumed limited cruise operations outside of the U.S. in July with three vessels from TUI cruises and two vessels from Hapag Lloyd, and in September, for a limited period, with one Silversea ship.

This article was last updated on February 28, 2021.

We know cruise lines are busy implementing protocols from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's conditional sail framework, but one of the biggest looming questions is what will become of cruise ship buffets.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he is talking to the White House about what he can do to help get cruise ships sailing again.

With the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) deciding on what it will do with the No Sail order, DeSantis is lobbying how cruises could start up.

Unfortunately the cruise shutdown will last well into 2021 for at least one cruise line operating in Australia.

Princess Cruises announced it has extended its "pause of operations" for cruises departing from Australia and New Zealand through May 31, 2021.

Guests who had cruises booked and are now cancelled have the choice of a refund or a future cruise credit.

Whether you need breakfast delivered to your room in the morning to save time before an early shore excursion, you love coffee or tea on your balcony in the afternoons, or you're craving late-night pizza in bed before you fall asleep, room service is one of those little luxuries that's easy to overlook on vacation.

Yes, almost all mainstream ships offer it at all hours of the day, but is room service free on cruises? Here's everything you need to know about which cruise lines have it and how much it'll cost you.

Cruising is on the verge of resuming, and when it does, we can expect cruise lines to take new precautions -- everything from additional cleaning and improved air filtration to the enforcement of mask-wearing and social distancing.

Princess Cruises announced plans to move two of its Grand Class cruise ships to P&O Cruises Australia have been expedited, and the transition will occur earlier than expected.

The two ships, Golden Princess and Star Princess, was set to occur in 2021, but instead took place already.

The Golden Princess had already been retired from Princess Cruises' fleet, but Star Princess still had scheduled sailings into 2021.