With the cruise industries and a state of uncertainty due to the global fitness pandemic COVID-19, one of the ancestral cruise traditions may not happen next year.
Global cruises are considered the pinnacle of all travel.These large multi-month trips, which travel across several continents and stop at well-known and hard-to-understand ports, are regularly sold out years in advance and are among the most expensive and comprehensive afloat trips.. Expect to pay between $25,000 and $100,000 depending on the passenger, depending on the line and cabin category.
In the COVID era, global cruises for the 2021 season face a dubious long-term.These trips start regularly in January and end in the spring.There are only a few months left in 2020 and the continuous closures and border restrictions in the world, not to mention.maximum cruise lines on a voluntary break from North American ports of call until at least October 31; many Cruise Critic members are beginning to wonder what will become of their long-term global cruise departures.
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“Now I’ve cancelled 3 cruises, adding December cruises at Crystal Serenity,” mpclaw writes in a thread at Crystal’s 2021 World Cruise.”And do we assume that everything is well on January 5, 2021?That is, other countries and even U.S. ports, such as San Diego and Oahu, will allow a cruise ship to be sent to the pier.And Australia?”
“Lately we have reserves for 3 segments, LA-Tokyo,” ryndam writes in the same thread.”According to our most recent documents, the final payment is 24/08/20.I sent a note to our AT asking if this The final payment date is still valid.In my humble opinion, the possibility of WC 2021 sailing is nil.”
Several cruise lines have already completed their 2021 global cruises amid uncertainty about port closures, restrictions and global spread of COVID-19.
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Another UK-based operator, Fred.Olsen Cruises, cancelled his Grand Voyage and all related segments operating aboard the 853-passenger Boudicca until March 2021.Since then, the line has announced that it will eliminate Boudicca, along with Black Watch.
Meanwhile, Cunard Line has cleaned up its two 2021 global cruises, which are scheduled to depart next January.Upon pronouncing its last suspension of service on August 25, which will make the line bigger until 2021, he announced that he would cancel the overall.cruise ships departing aboard the Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria next year, however, Cunard softened this news by saying that the Queen Mary 2 would embark on a classic world cruise in early 2022.
Cunard Line ships would probably not sail until spring 2021: some cruises were cancelled in May
Holland America Line also disconnected its 2021 Grand World Voyage, which was scheduled to depart in January aboard the 1,380-passenger Amsterdam, which was sold to Fred in July.Olsen Cruises.Il was postponed until 2022, where it will operate aboard Zaandam.
On August 25, at the time of this article, Princess Cruises announced that it would cancel The 2021 Global Cruises aboard Island and Pacific Princess, all similar segments.Unaffected.
The Seabourn luxury line also cancelled its 2021 global cruise, its last cruise upgrade suspension. The 458-passenger Seabourn Sojourn was scheduled to spend 140 days sailing from Miami to Barcelona between 3 January and 24 May 2021.announced across the line.
While Regent Seven Seas’ 117-night global cruise from Miami to Barcelona on January 5, 2021 was not cancelled, Eagle-eyed Cruise Critic members noted that it was on the waiting list.
“The day after Seabourn cancelled its 2021 World Cruise, Seven Seas Mariner World Cruise (along with the rest of South America 2020) was included on the waiting list prior to cancellation,” mrlevin wrote on the Regent Forum.
Although Crystal Cruises has extended its voluntary break from operations until the end of 2020, its 139 nights from Miami to Dover aboard Crystal Serenity are still planned for the time being.
Silversea also has its global cruise ship aboard the Silver Whisper, nicknamed “The Finest World Tour”, which is scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale on January 7, 2021.Princess Cruises’ Sea Princess, with 2,000 passengers, is also scheduled to host a world tour.cruise in the American summer of 2021, departing Auckland on May 30; Sydney on 3 June; and move to Brisbane on 5 June 2021.
Perhaps the ultimate ambitious adventure recently scheduled to run comes from Oceania Cruises, which ends its 698-passenger insignia on the flagship adventure of the 180-day “around the world” line, which departs january 9, 2021 and is scheduled to end in July.9.
Fortunately, the long history of cruise enthusiasts around the world looks brighter by 2022, with several cruise lines revealing their longer journeys and opening them to book before the scheduled time.
Holland America Line recently announced its 2022 Grand World Voyage, which will last 128 days and stop at 50 ports in 27 countries.Aboard the 1432-passenger Zaandam departing From Fort Lauderdale on January 3, 2022, the ship will sail west to offer night stops at nine ports; departures at dusk in 10 ports; and a scenic cruise along the Amazon River and transits through the Panama and Suez canals, originally scheduled to depart in 2021.
Like Holland America’s Grand World Voyage, other airlines will simply move their global cruises from 2021 the following year.
The Luxury Line Silversea has moved its first global cruise on an expedition, which was scheduled to take place aboard the Silver Cloud in January 2021, effective January 25, 2022.Silver Cloud will have the same address as in the last announced, starting from UshuaiaArray Argentina, in Tromso, Norway, in 167 days.
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Another luxury operator, Crystal Cruises, has also opened its reserves for 2022, and even its global cruise for 2023.Crystal Serenity departs Miami on January 17, 2022 for a 117-day flight with the option to sail 117 days from the Los Angeles circular in February.2, 2022.
In 2023, Crystal Serenity sailed from Miami to Venice for 128 nights on January 11; From Miami to Barcelona for 140 nights from January 11; 119 nights from Miami to Athens, Piraeus, on January 11, 2023.
Oceania returns in 2022 with its immensely popular journey ‘The Round the World in 180 Days’, while Princess Cruises has made its 2022 Global Cruises at Island Princess from Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale to book.
Regent also returned in 2022 with Seven Seas Mariner in a 120-night circular to San Francisco.
Meanwhile, Cunard has announced that he will now send his flagship, the Queen Mary 2, for a new global cruise in 2022.The Queen Mary 2 of 118 nights makes the circular from New York City on January 3, 2022 to Australia via the Suez Canal.Reservations for this new opening on 8 September 2020.
While such iconic trips would likely be difficult to make in the meantime due to the current global fitness crisis, they will no doubt remain of interest to cruise ships to see giant portions of the world, especially once the pandemic has passed.Segment trips would possibly be more popular, or cruises on ever smaller boats.