• Japanese PM Suga says world should see safe Olympics staged
• Guests leave Singapore cruise after nearly 3,000 confined onboard over COVID-19 case
• Chinese Cruise Brands Set for August Operations From Mainland China
• MSC and Scenic Cruises basing ships in Saudi Arabia this summer
• The World Expo, an exposition of culture and innovation, opens in Dubai on 1 October. The expo is set to run for 173 days.
• Disney and MSC Ships Leave on CDC Test Cruises
• Carnival Cruise Line to Bring Back More Ships in September and October
• No smoking: Carnival Cruise Line cracks down on lighting up
• Genting Hong Kong to build and manage cruise ships for hotel brands
• Opinion: Let the Games … Be Gone?

Japanese PM Suga says world should see safe Olympics staged

“The world is faced with great difficulties,” Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told International Olympic Committee members in a closed-door meeting at a five-star hotel in Tokyo, adding “we can bring success to the delivery of the Games.”

“Such fact has to be communicated from Japan to the rest of the world,” Suga said through an interpreter. “We will protect the health and security of the Japanese public.”

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Guests leave Singapore cruise after nearly 3,000 confined onboard over COVID-19 cas

The World Dream cruise liner had 1,646 passengers and 1,249 crew members on board and all, except essential service crew, had been required to remain in their staterooms with contactless meals sent to them, according to Dream Cruises, a part of Genting Cruise Lines.

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Chinese Cruise Brands Set for August Operations From Mainland China

Astro Ocean Cruises and other China-flagged cruise brands are set to operate in August, as the Hainan Province has issued health and safety protocols for cruises to nowhere that will let ships operate starting August 1.

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‍MSC and Scenic Cruises basing ships in Saudi Arabia this summer

"Saudi Arabia will be one of the hottest tourist destinations in coming years, and we're very glad guests will get to experience it in 6-star comfort on board Scenic Eclipse," said Glen Moroney, chairman of Scenic Group.  

The World Expo, an exposition of culture and innovation, opens in Dubai on 1 October. The expo is set to run for 173 days.

Event expected: Oct. 1, 2021

Disney and MSC Ships Leave on CDC Test Cruises

If approved, the Conditional Sailing Certificate allows a cruise ship to operate with less than 95 percent vaccinated guests aboard, which many cruise operators believe is needed to continue to appeal to families with children.

Carnival Cruise Line to Bring Back More Ships in September and October

Carnival said in a press release it will continue to operate all its ships as vaccinated cruises through at least October.

No smoking: Carnival Cruise Line cracks down on lighting up

Carnival Cruise Line recently took steps to further crackdown on smoking across its fleet by banning the practice during embarkation and in new casino spaces created exclusively for nonsmokers.

Genting Hong Kong to build and manage cruise ships for hotel brands

GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced plans to build and manage a series of newbuild cruise ships on behalf of world-renown hotel brands.

Opinion: Let the Games … Be Gone?

The Olympics are an easy target for criticism, never more than now. Do they still matter? Or have they lost their way and strayed from whatever ideals they purport to embody?

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