Regent Seven Seas Cruises, NCL and Oceania Cruises have announced they will resume cruise operations in late August/September 2021.
Oceania Cruises says it will kick off with the 1,250-guest Marina commencing on 29 August, 2021 in Copenhagen, with sailings to Scandinavia and Western Europe.
The cruise line says phased restart dates for the balance of the Oceania Cruises fleet will be forthcoming and itineraries will be evaluated for port availability and adjusted as needed closer to the sailing dates.
Regent Seven Seas will return with Seven Seas Splendor, cruising from the UK from 11 September 2021, and will also commence a phased return to sailing.
The cruise line intends to preserve originally planned itineraries, as much as the global health environment at the time allows. The first cruise in her inaugural season has Seven Seas Splendor scheduled to set sail 11 September, 2021 for an 11-night voyage, round-trip from Southampton, England, visiting Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. After her initial voyage, the ship will transition to explore the beautiful Mediterranean before crossing the Atlantic to sail in the Caribbean. While many of her sailings are already sold out, there are still opportunities to cruise later in Seven Seas Splendor’s European season, and in the Caribbean in early 2022.
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), will further restart operations in Europe from the homeports of Barcelona and Rome (Civitavecchia) with previously scheduled port-intensive itineraries to the Mediterranean and Greek Isles beginning 5 September, 2021.
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