Weekly Cruise News: March 6, 2021
Mar 6, 2021
Here we go with another busy week of cruise news updates. It’s been a mixture of good and bad news across the industry and around the world.
Cruise News Update
It has been just another non-stop week in the cruise industry with many new developments as most cruise lines remain on hold.
We’ve had some good and bad news including cancellations and new UK-only sailings from two cruise lines, a major update from Virgin Voyages, Port Canaveral being ready for Carnival’s new
Mardi Gras, a further ban for cruise ships in Australia along with some positive news from Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises. We’ve got lots to get through so let’s get started.
Cruise Line That Requires Guest Vaccination Extends Suspension
Saga Cruises, the first cruise line in the world
to announce vaccine requirements for all guests, has now extended its suspension on operations. With a roadmap on easing the UK lockdown and plans on reopening international travel, many cruise lines that operate from the country are adjusting plans, including Saga.
SAGA Cruises Extends Suspension
The situation remains very fluid in the UK on resuming cruise operations. Even though the situation in the country looks positive thanks to the vaccine rollout, easing the lockdown rules will be a slow process.
As a result, many UK-based cruise lines are now changing plans and aim to resume operations later in the summer. Saga has followed by extending its suspension for its two cruise ships,
We need full connectivity to high-speed services south and east from the HS2 line south of Warrington. This must be a dedicated high-speed line that will run through Warrington and free up capacity on the existing lines to expand business opportunities, including freight, and allow Liverpool as the best located west coast city to flourish in the new Atlantic and Pacific orientated world of business.
February 19, 2021 at 10:25 amBy Red Squirrel
The North and Liverpool in particular will get the crumbs from London’s table. HS2 will come North and Link to Manchester and through to the airport. We can moan all we like but until there is greater devolvement of power the Status quo will continue.
Neil Tague
Local authorities have redoubled efforts to convince Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support projects such as a new Deeside Parkway station and the modernisation of Chester’s station in the Budget Statement on 3 March.
The news coincides with reports that Transport for the North has been asked by Secretary of State Grant Shapps to hold off on submitting its outline business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail until completion of a Government report into how it will link to HS2, suggesting the funding situation could tighten.
Prior to the Spending Review in November, local authority leaders from North Wales, the Wirral and Cheshire West & Chester in the public-private Growth Track 360 partnership had urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak for a £20m development fund to enable progress across key projects.