The latest: Cruise lines cancel more sailings in 2021

More cruise lines canceled sailings and extended their operations pause to comply with the CDC’s Conditional Sailing Order. 

The latest: Windstar has postponed its sailings until May and shifted operations to cancel its Alaska, U.S. and Mexico ports. The Star Legend is scheduled to debut May 1 in Athens and the Wind Star begins from the same port May 22. The Wind Spirit will begin sailing in Tahiti on May 6, the Wind Surf will begin May 9 frorm Civitavecchia, Italy, and the Star Pride will begin July 14 from Dover, England. The Star Breeze is now scheduled to debut May 15 on a new itinerary departing from St. Martin and cruise in the Caribbean before repositioning to the Tahitian islands.

Virgin Voyages suspended all sailings on its first ship, the Scarlet Lady, through May 8. Its first cruise is scheduled to depart Miami May 9 for a five-day sailing to Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and the line’s Beach Club at Bimini in the Bahamas. The Valiant Lady, the line’s second ship, currently under construction, will launch from Miami on Nov. 14.

Cunard Line extended its operations pause, citing ongoing travel constraints across the world, on the Queen Mary 2 through May 28 and the Queen Elizabeth through June 4. Departures on the Queen Victoria are still scheduled to resume May 17.

Disney Cruise Line extended its operations suspension through Feb. 28. The line canceled cruise on the Disney Magic through Feb. 25; the Disney Wonder and Disney Dream through Feb. 26; and the Disney Fantasy through Feb. 27.

Carnival Cruise Line canceled all February cruises from Miami, Port
Canaveral, Fla., and Galveston and moved the inaugural sailing of the Mardi
Gras to April 24 from Feb 6. It had already paused departures from
Baltimore, Md.; Charleston, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Long Beach, Calif.; Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans and
San Diego through Feb. 28 and embarkations on the Carnival Legend from
Tampa, Fla., until March 26. 

MSC Cruises extended its suspension of operations for its U.S.-based sailings through Feb. 28. The decision applies to its three ships based in Florida: The MSC Seaside in Port Canaveral and the MSC Meraviglia and MSC Armonia, both in PortMiami.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. extended the suspension of all Norwegian Cruise Line sailings through Feb. 28, with some voyages canceled through March. All cruises on Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises have been canceled through March 31.

The Royal Caribbean Group brands also extended their
operations suspensions, For Royal Caribbean International, most global
sailings are canceled through Feb. 28. Australia sailings are suspended
through April 30. The Spectrum of the Seas’s China sailings are
suspended through Jan. 20.

Celebrity Cruises suspended all sailings through
at least Feb. 28, with South America sailings canceled through April 7.
Silversea Cruises canceled cruises until April 1, except on the
Galapagos-based Silver Origin, which is suspended through Feb. 6; and Azamara
suspended sailings through March 20.

Princess Cruises said it had extended its global operations pause through March 31 “to allow time for the estimated preparation needed for completing required activities prior to sailing.” It also canceled all cruises in and out of Japan through June 25, citing uncertainty around travel restrictions. The line also canceled through November all itineraries that touch U.S. ports and are more than seven days, to comply with the CDC’s seven-day cap on cruise length.

Holland America Line also extended its pause through March 31 and cruises of eight days or longer that call in the U.S. through Nov. 1, as well as some longer cruises in other parts of the world through mid-April.

Windstar Cruises extended its cancellation through late March, citing the rising Covid-19 outbreaks around the world. The line’s first ship to set sail will be the Wind Spirit on March 25 in Tahiti.

French cruise line Ponant paused its northern hemisphere operations through Dec. 31.