Cruise News Today — October 31, 2022 [VIDEO]

Holland America Drops Testing Requirement For All Guests

Holland America has dropped its testing requirement for all friends on most cruises.

Passengers crusing on Standard Protocol voyages will now not must submit a destructive check or present any proof of vaccination. A small variety of sailings will likely be thought-about Enhanced Protocol voyages, which may have their very own necessities.

Holland America’s on-line Health Protocols instrument continues to be out there, which permits booked friends to lookup protocols for his or her particular crusing by way of their reserving quantity.

STORY: Holland America Drops Pre-Cruise Testing Requirement For Guests

Brightline Testing High-Speed Trains Between Orlando and South Florida

You’ll have the ability to get between Orlando and South Florida in a few hours on a brand new high-speed prepare.

In truth, this week Brightline is testing the excessive velocity trains between Central and South Florida. This will assist cruisers who’re flying out and in of Florida who don’t need to hire a automobile, or the place one airport could also be less expensive than the opposite.

The prepare will run 125 mph and take just a little over two hours. Service connecting South Florida to Central Florida is anticipated to open in 2023.

Port of Seattle’s 2022 Cruise Season Ends

The Port of Seattle’s 2022 cruise season formally ended when Norwegian Encore left Pier 66 final weekend.

This 12 months was a record-breaking season for the northwest port. In 2022 alone, 640,000 individuals handed via the Port of Seattle on Alaska cruises. This represented a 6 p.c enhance over final 12 months’s passenger quantity.

Alaska is a well-liked departure port for ships heading to southeast Alaska.

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