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October Cruise News!01.11.2022 11:40

All the most important things from the world of cruises that you might have missed!

October was really full of news from the world of cruises. But due to various circumstances, we could not provide them all to you.

We have collected the most important and relevant news for you, which will definitely be useful to you!

01.10.2022 Viking Cruises celebrates 25 years!

The fastest growing cruise company. Just think about it, she already has 9 sea cruise liners and 55 river ones!!! The cruise company managed to overcome these and many other achievements in just 25 years!

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Viking company, for the first time, three classes of company ships met in one place:

- River ship;

- Marine cruise liner

- The latest expedition ship Viking Polaris

The celebration began in Amsterdam, and then the ships went on a celebratory cruise to IJmuiden, the Netherlands.

The Four Gates group of companies gladly joins all the congratulations!

01.10. 2022 Aurora Expeditions gears up for expedition cruises

The cruise company has adapted flights to the Antarctica season, when the days are longest and wildlife is most active. In addition to cruises, polar scuba diving will be available to guests. Only available to Aurora Expeditions guests, according to the company.

Expedition cruise routes:

- Falklands - Malvinas and the Antarctic Peninsula;

- South Georgia and the Antarctic Odyssey involving the South Sandwich Islands;

- Antarctic Peninsula "in the depths";

- Antarctic Explorer Express;

- Deep Weddell After Nordenskiöld.

02.10.2022 Hurtigruten Expeditions simplifies security protocols

The main change is the elimination of pre-departure testing on all departures and ships, with the exception of expedition cruises to Antarctica, which will take effect no later than October 1.

On expedition cruises to Antarctica, guests are still required to provide PCR or Antigen tests before boarding ships.

03.10.2022 Norwegian Cruise Line simplifies protocols!

The cruise line has announced that it has updated its global health and safety protocols, removing all COVID-19 testing, masks and vaccination requirements effective October 4, 2022.

04.10.2022 Gwyneth Paltrow on the cruise ship Celebrity Beyond

The American superstar and Goop spokesperson has embarked on a Mediterranean cruise from 09/24/2022 to present the Goop at Sea program aboard the Celebrity Beyond.

Paltrow and the Goop team offer personalized wellness offerings to the Celebrity Cruises fleet, such as on-demand wellness classes on in-cabin TVs, personalized detox smoothies, and fitness tools for Aqua Class cabin guests, among others.

06.10.2022 Recovery of the cruise industry

371 cruise ships from 83 cruise brands are already cruising. This makes up over 93 percent of the world's cruise fleet.

A fairly high figure given the number of cruise ships built during the pandemic.

08.10.2022 Cruises on the Sun Princess premium ship are already available for booking!

Sun Princess is a new generation liner, which became the first representative of the Sphere class. The first cruise on the liner is scheduled for February 08, 2024.

The liner will carry out cruises in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean.

Itineraries will include: Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Piraeus, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Santorini, Greece; Messina and Naples, Italy.

10.10.2022 MSC Opera will become a hotel for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar!

This is really great news for football fans who will be able to attend the World Cup.

All the details of this wonderful news

10/12/2022 Norwegian Escape leaves drydock after repairs.

The liner now cruises the Mediterranean, making it one of the best liners in the region for the autumn season. For the winter season, the liner will go to the Caribbean.

10/12/2022 Starlink from SpaceX now aboard Hurtigruten Expeditions

Hurtigruten Expeditions will be the first cruise line to roll out SpaceX's innovative Starlink broadband service to all ships. In collaboration with Speedcast, a longtime connectivity partner, the installation will be completed in October.

10/14/2022 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lifts COVID restrictions for cruise passengers

It would seem that everyone has long removed covid restrictions ... Unfortunately, not everything is so simple. But the trend is encouraging. So two island-states in the Caribbean have lifted restrictions.

10/15/2022 The first Ritz-Carlton cruise ship began its cruises.

The Ritz-Carlton Collection's first ever cruise ship, Evrima, is scheduled to enter service today.

After a three-year delay, the megayacht welcomes guests to Barcelona for her first commercial cruise.

20.10.2022 Icon of The Seas is a long-awaited novelty from Royal Caribbean

The news about the new liner from Royal Caribbean International simply blew up the Western media. This is not just a new liner, but for the first time in many years, a liner that was built according to a new project.

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24.10.2022 MSC World Europa has officially joined the MSC Cruises fleet

An absolutely new class ship from MSC Cruises has been accepted into the cruise family. It became not only the first liner of the new project, but also the largest liner in the world that runs on liquefied gas!

The ship immediately leaves for the Persian Gulf, where it will carry out cruises with calls at the ports of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

All about the liner and cruise routes

24.10.2022 MSC Cruises has announced the name of its new cruise ship

MSC World America is the next cruise ship from the Italian cruise brand MSC Crociere. The liner will be built by analogy with the MSC World Europa, and as you might guess from the name, the liner will cruise from the United States.

25.10.2022 Icon of The Seas – cruise bookings are open!

Although cruises will only start in January 2024, sales are already open. In addition, sales records were broken already in the first days.

You can also become one of the lucky ones who will visit the new, unique liner. To do this, just contact our cruise experts.

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Icon will operate year-round in the Eastern and Western Caribbean from Miami. Each cruise will visit Royal Caribbean's private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, Bahamas, and others: Cozumel, Mexico; Philipsburg, Saint Martin and Roatan, Honduras.