All Cruise Lines Stop Sailing for a Month - Time to Take a Breather. Time to Start Fresh.
Author: Bill
In the past several days we've seen one cruise line after another suspend operations because of the coronavirus pandemic. Today however marked the end of cruising out of the United States for the next thirty days. This has never happened in the history of cruising. As someone who lives and breathes cruising, this is candidly a stunning moment - though also not a terrifically surprising one. Psychologically though, this is probably a good reset button for me, and for the site... read more
Today Viking Cruises announced that they will be suspending operations of their ocean and river cruises due to COVID-19/coronavirus. They site the risk of quarantine, the spread of disease, as well as the challenges they're having providing excellent guest experiences as many ports and popular attractions are closed to visitors... 
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