CRUISE COLLISION, VIRGIN VOYAGES HEALTH RULES, NCL, DISNEY NAMES NEW CRUISE SHIP - CRUISE NEWS
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The creator provides several updates regarding recent developments in the cruise industry. The first report details a collision on the Rhine River in Germany involving the Viking Quasir riverboat, which resulted in passenger injuries. This incident leads to a discussion on the importance of travel insurance, specifically regarding medical coverage and emergency evacuations. Regarding health protocols, Virgin Voyages is removing its vaccination requirement for certain sailings, though unvaccinated passengers must still provide a negative test result. In Alaska, Norwegian Cruise Line has altered its itineraries for the remainder of the season due to rock slides in Skagway, with many ships now diverting to Icy Strait Point instead. Finally, the creator shares news from Disney's D23 convention, announcing that the newest Disney cruise ship will be named the Disney Treasure. Disney also revealed plans to offer South Pacific voyages on the Disney Wonder, including a thirteen night itinerary traveling from Hawaii to Australia.
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viking is the standard bearer when it comes to river cruising in europe uh collisions they do happen from time to time very rare occurrence
virgin voyages has dropped its requirement for vaccination on all of its sailings
the newest disney cruise ship will be named the disney treasure
if you are getting displaced from skagway and going to icy straight point i would say keep the well watching in mind
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