Travel & Cruise Industry News

Police Board Norwegian Breakaway which is the lead story on today's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, September 14, 2022 with Chillie Falls, LIVE from St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Massachusetts State Police boarded the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway on Tuesday night after a reported assault occurred on board the vessel. The Norwegian Breakaway departure from Boston was delayed for more th...

Virgin Voyages Drops Vaccine Mandate is the lead story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast September 13, 2022  with Chillie Falls, LIVE from St Maarten. Starting September 18 on Valiant Lady and September 21 onboard Scarlet Lady, guests will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination to board either vessel. Tuesday Carnival News; Princess Partnership; Disney Donates School Suppli...

River Cruise Ship In Foggy Collision is the top story on today's Travel and Cruise industry News Podcast, September 12, 2022 with Chillie Falls, broadcasting LIVE from the Symphony of the Seas. River cruise passengers and crew on Viking Kvasir were injured when their ship was involved in a collision with another boat in thick fog early on Sunday morning. Photographs show rooms littered with broken...

Down To One Hurricane, Conditions Improving is the lead story on Travel and Cruise industry News Podcast, September 9, 2022 with Chillie Falls. Kay has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but still packs quite a punch as she moves toward the US. Hurricane Earl has reintensified again but should start weakening later today. And both the storms moving across from Africa are significantly weaker tod...

Thursday Weather Update is the lead story on today's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, September 8, 2022 with Chillie Falls, LIVE from Manning, South Carolina. Difficulty with the WiFi signal caused the cancellation of the chat room at the end of the show. Also today, Norwegian Encore Changes Itineraries; Carnival Splendor on its way to Australia; Margaritaville at Sea Launches New Sail Fre...

Three Very Active Hurricanes is the top story on the Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, September 7, 2022. In the Atlantic, hurricane Danielle has restrengthened and could possibly head towards the European mainland and Hurricane Earl has a bead on Bermuda. In the Pacific, Hurricane Kay is bearing down on Baja California. Details on all three, plus more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. Also today, New Fre...

Potential Cruise Impacts From Hurricane Kay is the lead story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, September 6, 2022 with Chillie Falls. At least two cruises are likely to be impacted by now Hurricane Kay and itineraries are probably going to be changed. The two cruises most likely to be impacted are Carnival Panorama, scheduled to be in Cabo San Lucas on Thursday and Navigator of the Seas...

Slight Improvement In Cruise Ship Weather is the top story on today's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, September 5, 2022 with Chillie Falls and special guest Bethany Bartley. Since the last weather update on Saturday, conditions in the cruise ship lanes in both the Atlantic Basin and the Eastern Pacific have shown some improvement. The are still some possibility of delays and itinerary cha...

The Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast has issued a Special Saturday Weather Update. After a month of almost no mention of weather, we now have four systems, two in the Atlantic and two in the Pacific, that could clearly affect cruise ship, cruises and their itineraries. Details within. To access video feed, CLICK HERE Thanks for visiting my channel. NYTimes The Daily, the flagship NYT podcas...

Carnival Implements Curfew Fleetwide is the top story today on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, September 2, 2022 with Chillie Falls. Carnival Cruise Line has instituted an onboard youth curfew across the entire fleet. The curfew will only apply to travelers 17 years of age and younger, and goes into effect immediately. Also today, Azamara Removing Vaccine Requirements; Season's First Hurr...

Updates For Royal Caribbean Transatlantic Sailings is the lead story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast September 1, 2022 with Chillie Falls. With the summer cruise season about to end in Europe, Royal Caribbean International has updated its protocols for eight different transatlantic crossings in the next two months. This includes information on vaccination requirements, pre-cruise testin...

Royal Caribbean To Use SpaceX's Starlink Fleetwide is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 31, 2022. Installation will start as soon as September 5 on Celebrity Beyond following several months of testing on Freedom of the Seas, Royal Caribbean is the first cruise company worldwide to fully implement the SpaceX Starlink Maritime high-speed internet terminals o...

MSC and Disney Update Health and Safety Protocols is the top story on today's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast for August 30, 2022. Following other major cruise lines, MSC and Disney have made changes to vaccination and testing rules. Detail within. Also today, NASCAR Fans Can Win Free Cruise From Princess; Celebrity Eclipse Finally Sails After Tugboat Strike; Former Celebrity Ship Scrapped...

Norwegian Prima Christened In Iceland is the top story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast for August 29, 2022. The highly anticipated Norwegian Prima, was christened yesterday in Reykjavík, Iceland, the first cruise ship ever christened in that unique destination, and witnessed by Pete Hall. The ship now becomes the flagship of the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, Besides several other weekend...

Carnival Cancels Call Due To Protests is top story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 26, 2022 with Chillie Falls. Carnival Magic was unable to make a call to San Juan yesterday due to protests against an energy company. The demonstrations were in the old part of San Juan, the same area where cruise ships dock and a popular area for cruise ship guests to walk around. Also th...

Carnival Paradise Rescues Six From Makeshift Raft is the top story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 25, 2022 with Chillie Falls. For the second time in less than a month, Carnival Paradise is involved in a Cuban migrant rescue, this time from a raft made of Styrofoam and plywood. Plus, Carnival Luminosa Itineraries Released; Also Carnival Updates Testing and Europe Cruises Protoc...

MSC Seascape Completes Sea Trials is the lead story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 24, 2022 with Chillie Falls. The newest cruise ship in MSC’s fleet, and the official US Flagship, MSC Seascape, arrived back at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, after completing her first sea trials. MSC Seascape will be the newest MSC Cruise ship fully designed for the US cruise ma...

No Pre-cruise Testing For My Next Royal Caribbean Cruise is the lead story on a busy day for Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 23, 2022 LIVE from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Starting September 5, All vaccinated guests will no longer be required to submit a pre-cruise test on cruises of 9 days or less, as long as they do not go to Bermuda or Canada. Unvaccinated guests age 5 and...

Cayman Islands Drop Travel Restrictions is the lead story on Travel and Cruise Industry News August 22, 2022 with Chillie Falls. This and lots more LIVE at !! AM EDT from a sea day on the Norwegian Sky. CLICK HERE to access video feed Thanks for visiting my channel. NYTimes The Daily, the flagship NYT podcast with a massive audience. "Vacationing In The Time Of Covid" https://nyti.ms/3QuRwOS NYTim...

Bermuda Eases Requirements For Visitors is the main story on a special unscheduled edition of Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast August 20, 2022 with Chillie Falls. Starting Monday, unvaccinated travelers will be able to visit Bermuda again, as the island is easing the entry requirements. All of the details covered LIVE from Palm Coast, Florida. Also today, Norwegian Breakaway rescues overloa...

Another Cruise Line Drops Pre-cruise Testing is the lead story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast August 19. 2022 with Chillie Falls LIVE from Manning, South Carolina. Also today, St Kitts Drops Testing and Vaccination Requirements. This and more, LIVE at 11AM EDT. To access video feed, CLICK HERE Thanks for visiting my channel. NYTimes The Daily, the flagship NYT podcast with a massive au...

Six More Sailings Canceled For Norwegian Viva is top story on Thursday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast with Chillie Falls. The much-anticipated Norwegian Viva will not be debuting in early July 2023 as planned. Emails sent to booked passengers and the cruise line’s travel partners on August 17, 2022 have announced the delay. Also today, Cruise Ships Cautiously Return To Ensenada; Record...

Bookings Skyrocket With Protocol Changes is the lead story on Wednesday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast August 17, 2022 with Chillie Falls. Now that pre-cruise testing and vaccination requirements have been simplified, Carnival Cruise Lines bookings have risen significantly compared to similar pre-pandemic dates, nearly double the level for the equivalent day in 2019, well before the pan...

Two Calls Cancelled by Local Unrest is the top story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 16, 2022 with Chillie Falls. Carnival and Royal Caribbean canceled their calls to Ensenada on Sunday after local unrest made it unsafe for passengers to disembark at the port. With Mexican National Guard patrolling the city and much of Baja California locked down, the cruise lines had few option...

Celebrity Cruises Announce New Vaccine Protocols is the top story on Travel and Cruise Industry News August 15, 2022 with Chillie Falls. Celebrity Cruises announced new health and safety protocols for ships sailing from the United Kingdom and Europe and all sailings that depart from Los Angeles. All travelers, regardless of vaccination status, can cruise onboard Celebrity Cruise ships starting Sep...