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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)

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Jun. 28, 2021 02:16 PM EDT

Porter Johnny Jones Jr. tags the luggage of Celebrity Cruise passengers James and Cynthia Mitchell of Kansas, 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 cruise ship has 40 percent capacity, and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

1st post-pandemic cruise ship from US sails away

By Adriana Gomez Licon And Marta Lavandier Jun. 26, 2021 10:54 AM EDT

The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is docked at Port Everglades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Celebrity Edge is set to sail on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale. It will be the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port with ticketed passengers since the onset of the pandemic, which halted sailing. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

1st cruise ship to sail from US as industry seeks comeback

By Adriana Gomez Licon Jun. 25, 2021 10:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 20, 2016 file photo, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas heads out of PortMiami, in Miami Beach, Fla. A federal judge has ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order making it difficult for cruise ships to sail due to the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote in a 124-page decision Friday, June 18, 2021 that Florida would be harmed if the CDC order effectively blocking most cruises were to continue.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Judge rules for Florida on CDC order blocking cruise ships

By Curt Anderson Jun. 18, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2020 file photo, Royal Caribbean International cruise ship docked at PortMiami, among other cruise ships, as the world deals with the coronavirus outbreak in Miami. Royal Caribbean is postponing the initial voyages by one of its cruise ships after eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19. The company said Wednesday, June 16, 2021, that the Odyssey of the Seas' first trip is being pushed back from July 3 to July 31. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

COVID-19 cases delay long-awaited Royal Caribbean cruise

By Adriana Gomez Licon Jun. 16, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a plenary session, during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, England, Sunday June 13, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP)

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By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:25 AM EDT

Norwegian plans Florida sailings, stands by vaccine rule

Jun. 07, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings on Monday announced plans to set sail from two Florida ports requiring passengers to be fully...

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 file photo, Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas comes into the Port of Miami in Miami Beach, Fla. Royal Caribbean International said Friday, June 4, 2021 that eight of its ships will resume U.S. voyages in July and August with trips leaving ports in Florida, Texas and Washington state. The cruise line said all crew members will be vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Royal Caribbean sets 2021 cruises in Florida, Texas, Alaska

Jun. 04, 2021 06:05 PM EDT

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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

FILE - In this May 8, 2013, file photo, people pause to look at Norwegian Cruise Line's ship, Norwegian Breakaway, on the Hudson River, in New York. On Monday, April 5, 2021, Norwegian Cruise Line’s parent company asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for permission to resume cruises from U.S. ports on July 4 by requiring passengers and crew members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at least two weeks before the trip. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Norwegian Cruises asks CDC to allow trips from US in July

By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 20, 2020, file photo, the Symphony of the Seas cruise ship is shown docked at PortMiami, in Miami. Florida is threatening to sue the federal government if it doesn't lift its pandemic ban on cruise lines using U.S. ports. Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Attorney General Ashley Moody said Friday, March 26, 2021, that the state is being harmed economically by the industry's U.S. shutdown. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we'll sue

By Terry Spencer Mar. 26, 2021 02:41 PM EDT

2 Royal Caribbean lines to resume Caribbean cruises in June

Mar. 19, 2021 01:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 9, 2020 photo, the Carnival Liberty leaves Port Canaveral, Fla. Carnival Cruise Line said Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, is cancelling and delaying more U.S. sailings as it continues to suffer from the pandemic’s fallout. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

More cancellations for Carnival amid jumbled vaccine rollout

By Dee-Ann Durbin Jan. 25, 2021 01:24 PM EST

Royal Caribbean, AMC fall; Ethan Allen, Walt Disney rise

Oct. 13, 2020 04:22 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday: The Walt Disney Co., up $3.99 to $128.96. ...

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, file photo, the Wall Street sign is framed by a giant American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in early trading, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, as the market cools off following a four-day rally. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Stocks end lower as Wall Street pauses after a 4-day rally

By Stan Choe And Alex Veiga Oct. 13, 2020 02:33 AM EDT

US cruises vow 100% testing in plan for resuming sailing

By Dee-Ann Durbin Sep. 21, 2020 01:39 PM EDT
Major cruise lines say they will test all passengers and crew for COVID-19 prior to boarding as part of their plan for resuming sailing in the Americas. ...

Buildings line Wall Street, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Ken Sweet And Damian Troise Sep. 03, 2020 01:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 30, 2013, file photo, a man works on a new Marriott sign in front of the former Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Ark. Marriott says its business is steadily improving, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, with 91% of its hotels now reopen and business travel reemerging in China. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Marriott recovering in China, Royal Caribbean posts loss

By David Koenig And Dee-Ann Durbin Aug. 10, 2020 03:21 PM EDT

FILE - The cruise ship Rotterdam turns as it prepares to dock at Port Everglades, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday, July 16, 2020 that it was extending a no-sail order that had been scheduled to expire July 24. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September

Jul. 16, 2020 05:27 PM EDT