Silversea Cruises will begin including roundtrip air and at least one complimentary shore excursion at every port, on every voyage, available in the spring of 2022 onward. Cruise Specialists has more information on that, as well as some exciting destination news in this update … [Read more...]
Viking Cruises Announces New PCR Testing Facility
Viking® recently announced that it has completed installation of the first full-scale polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory at sea. This new onboard facility—an industry first—allows for unprecedented testing capacity in the cruise industry, enabling Viking to conduct PCR … [Read more...]
A Gradual Path Forward for Cruising
There is now an approved path for getting cruise ships and cruise travel going again from the United States. On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) approved a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, replacing its previous No Sail Order. Cruise … [Read more...]
A Step Toward Safer Travel
The parent company of Cruise Specialists, Internova Travel Group, is at the forefront of an important trial aimed at enabling safer travel in the time of COVID-19. Internova joined The Commons Project Foundation in successfully testing its CommonPass digital health pass for … [Read more...]
Holding a Future Cruise Credit? Cruise Specialists Can Help.
As most of the travel industry remains on pause, we continue to watch and learn how our travel partners around the world are working hard to ensure a safe return to travel. We have confidence this day will come and we look forward to it! The industry standard in the various … [Read more...]