Print article JUNEAU Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the Alaska Legislature are asking the federal government to waive a pair of COVID-related restrictions that will block large cruise ships from visiting the state this year. Without prompt action, they said Friday, the state will suffer severe economic consequences. “The simple fact is, this is a live or die moment for the economy of a huge portion of our state,” said Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau. The largest Alaska-bound cruise lines have already canceled their Alaska voyages through the start of July. Ralph Samuels, an executive with Holland America Line and Princess Cruises and former state lawmaker, estimated that even if COVID-related restrictions were lifted today with a magic wand, “you’d probably be looking at the first of July” for the first large ship.
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Cruise lines are taking different approaches to vaccination requirements but widely agree that non-U.S. markets offer them the best chance at resuming operations due to industry guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Guests and crew members will have to be vaccinated to sail when they resume service this summer, Norwegian Cruise Line and Virgin Voyages have said. The vaccine, combined with our science-backed health and safety protocols, will help us provide our guests with what we believe will be the healthiest and safest vacation at sea, said Harry Sommer, Norwegian Cruise Line s president and CEO.
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Dream Cruises and Royal Caribbean International are blazing a trail in safe cruising resumption in Asia, and more cruise lines are joining in, to the benefit of cruise fans. S Puvaneswary lists out upcoming cruise options.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises has scheduled
Diamond Princess for a Japan summer season running from July to October 2021, with 24 departures out from Yokohama. Itineraries range from five to 19 nights, with some featuring multiple destinations such as Japan and South Korea, or Japan,Vladivostok and Korsakov.
A Japanese hot tub onboard the Diamond Princess
Come summer 2022,
Diamond Princess will sail out of Yokohama and Kobe on diverse itineraries spanning from the southern tropical islands of Okinawa to the northernmost island of Hokkaido. There will be 35 departures on offer, from May through September featuring 31 destinations and four countries – Japan, South Korea, Russia and Taiwan.
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I have been trying for more than a year to obtain a refund after my cruise was cancelled - it was the infamous Diamond Princess Cruise which was due to travel around Japan but was cancelled due to an outbreak of Covid-19.
My family in Canada decided to do a reunion family cruise in Japan last March and invited me and my daughter to join them.
We were due to stay in Japan from 12 March 2020 to 31 March and then to Hong Kong until 11 April.
A number of passengers on the Diamond Princess Cruise became infected with coronavirus
On 21 February, we were informed the cruise had to be cancelled and in the same email it said we were entitled to claim refund for lost money due to the cancellation including the flights to and hotel in Hong Kong.