Cruises
The Celebrity Edge is moored at Port Everglades, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Celebrity Edge is the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill. The seven-night cruise will have 40 percent capacity and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19.(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Disney delays test cruise over 'inconsistent' virus results

Jun. 28, 2021 02:16 PM EDT

Weekend brings full reopening to Chicago's Navy Pier

May. 29, 2021 08:38 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's Navy Pier has fully reopened its outdoor entertainment options and nearly all indoor facilities after the coronavirus pandemic forced...

CVS offers luxury prizes as coronavirus vaccine incentives

May. 27, 2021 10:44 AM EDT
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — CVS is offering luxury vacations, cruises, concert tickets, a Super Bowl trip and other prizes to eligible customers who get a...

Firefighter medic Andy Tighe snaps a photo of the breakaway plus-class cruise ship Norwegian Bliss while Captain Tracy Mettler operates a fireboat in the Tongass Narrows in Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 4, 2018. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday, May 24, 2021, legislation that opens a door for resumed cruise ship travel to Alaska after the pandemic last year scrapped sailings. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)
Biden signs bill opening door for Alaska cruises to resume

By Becky Bohrer May. 24, 2021 07:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 4, 2020 file photo, Norwegian cruise ships are docked at Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, Va. Norwegian Cruise Line is announcing plans to resume sailing after being shut down for more than a year by the pandemic. Norwegian said Tuesday, May 4, 2020, that it plans trips in late July in the Greek islands and in August in the Caribbean. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)
Norwegian Cruise Line to resume trips in Greece, Caribbean

By David Koenig Apr. 06, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

Cruise companies postpone Alaska trips amid virus guidelines

Jan. 08, 2021 09:38 AM EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Holland America and Princess Cruises announced pauses on planned sailings in Alaska waters in response to health guidelines...

FILE - In this Saturday, April 4, 2020, file photo, Carnival cruise line ship Carnival Magic is docked at Port Canaveral, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most U.S. sailings through the end of this year, the latest sign that the cruise industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could still be many months away. The company said Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, it is canceling sailings from all ports except its home ports of Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Carnival Cruise Line cancels Florida, Australia trips

Oct. 12, 2020 10:54 AM EDT

Coronavirus outbreak on cruise ship sailing in Greece

Sep. 28, 2020 07:59 AM EDT
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 12 crew members of a Maltese-flagged cruise ship on a Greek island tour with more than 1,500 people on board have...

FILE - This July 29, 2014, file photo, shows a cruise ship docked in Skagway, Alaska, as passengers tour the town. The Alaska port city, nearly entirely dependent upon cruise ship tourism, wants to share its federal coronavirus relief funds with workers in town. The city of Skagway posted an application on its website inviting residents to apply for up to $1,000 in relief funds to help with bills. Nearly half of Alaska's 2.2 million tourists arrive on cruise ships, but most companies have canceled their summer seasons, leaving workers here without much relief. (AP Photo/Kathy Matheson, File)
Alaska tourist town plans aid to locals hit by virus fallout

By Becky Bohrer Jun. 11, 2020 03:49 PM EDT

FILE - In a Thursday, March 26, 2020 file photo, Carnival Cruise ships are docked at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Carnival Cruise Lines says it plans to gradually resume cruising in North America in August, nearly five months after it halted operations due to the new coronavirus. Sailings will begin on Aug. 1 with eight ships setting off from Galveston, Texas; Miami; and Port Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Carnival to lay off hundreds in Florida, other states

May. 14, 2020 06:35 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2020 02:23 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ May 5 The Advocate on Carnival Corporation’s...

Carnival Cruise ships are docked at the Port of Tampa Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. Thousands of cruise ships employees are not working in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Carnival to resume cruises in summer when virus order ends

By Adriana Gomez Licon May. 04, 2020 01:31 PM EDT

FILE - In a Thursday, March 26, 2020 file photo, Carnival Cruise ships are docked at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Carnival Cruise Lines says it plans to gradually resume cruising in North America in August, nearly five months after it halted operations due to the new coronavirus. Sailings will begin on Aug. 1 with eight ships setting off from Galveston, Texas; Miami; and Port Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Carnival Cruise Line plans to sail again starting in August

By Dee-Ann Durbin And Adriana Gomez Licon May. 04, 2020 01:23 PM EDT