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Royal Caribbean has reported a $1.1 billion adjusted net loss for the first quarter of 2021, compared to a loss of $310 million a year ago.
The cruise giant said first quarter average monthly cash burn was approximately $300 million.
This was slightly higher than the previously announced range, officials confirmed, driven mainly by fleetwide restart expenses and timing.
Revenues for the first three months were $42 million.
However, there was a chink of light on the horizon, with chief executive Richard Fain revealing recent talks with the Centres for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) giving the company hope it could operate an Alaska cruise season this summer.
CDC allows cruise travel for fully vaccinated travelers as early as summer
CDC allows cruises to begin mid-July for fully vaccinated passengers.
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Scores of cruise ships may soon be on their way to the Port of San Diego. Thursday, the CDC gave the green light for cruise travel in American waters for fully vaccinated guests as early as mid-July. That s huge, Kahala Travel owner Joyce Dentt said. I think passengers are getting more excited and also not so fearful of traveling.
Dentt said it is a long time coming. Last year, the pandemic forced her company to make a lot of cancellations.
Stung by a last-minute political maneuver that pushed a bill reversing Key Westâs limits on large cruise ships across the state legislative finish line, supporters of ship restrictions were licking their wounds Thursday morning and putting their last hopes on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto the bill.
The odds of that happening, however, may be slim. Not only has DeSantis filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to force the agency to restore ship sailings in the United States, his political action committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, last month accepted 11 donations totaling $995,000 from Mark Walsh, owner of Pier B, which handles a majority of cruise ship traffic in Key West, according to a story in the Miami Herald this week. Walshâs company, Pier B Development Corp., had filed a lawsuit against Key West last year to stop ship and passenger limits referenda from being placed on the cityâs November ballot.
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Starting in November, Silversea will debut Puerto Williams, Chile, as its new departure port for Silver Explorer’s expedition cruises to Antarctica.
The addition will see guests travel seamlessly between Santiago and Antarctica, with private flights enhancing their comfort.
Nestled on Isla Navarino in the Beagle Channel at the southern tip of South America, Puerto Williams is a sparsely populated frontier town, surrounded by snow-capped peaks.
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Accessible only to smaller ships, it is a scenic gateway to the natural wonders of Antarctica.
“The addition of Puerto Williams as a new departure port, combined with our exclusive private flight service between the city and Santiago, highlights our commitment to unlocking seamless expedition experiences to the White Continent in unparalleled comfort,” said Conrad Combrink, Silversea senior vice president of expeditions, turnaround operations and destination management.
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FARMINGTON – The Farmington Police Department honored three men who intervened after a man brandished a knife at the Animas Valley Mall, leading to one of the men being stabbed five times.
Myrtis Lone Eagle of Kayenta, Arizona, along with Wilson and Keyshaun Benally of Shiprock were recognized with the Farmington Police Department’s Citizen’s Meritorious Action Award on April 27 at the police department.
Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe presented the three men with the awards and thanked them for keeping the community safe.
“The fact that you guys all put yourself on the line and then somebody actually did get hurt, to try and help our citizens, means a lot to us,” Hebbe said.