Just when the cruise industry didn’t think 2020 could get any worse, turns out — it did. Recently British-American cruise operator Carnival Corp detected a ransomware attack according to an SEC filing. Chief financial officer for Carnival, David Bernstein, told the SEC that the company has suffered from an attack that involved “certain” data files […] The post <span ><span > Carnival Corp Hit by Ransomware Attack appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

Size does matter when it comes to cruising. And as COVID-19 has (temporarily) swept away our dreams of sailing the world on big and extravagant cruise vessels, people are now looking to small ships to fulfil their wanderlust needs. As the majority of larger ships lay docked in ports worldwide, smaller ships are proving safer […] The post <span ><span > Are Small Ships the Future of Cruising? appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

In light of the impact COVID-19 has had on the travel industry, cruise companies alike are doing their bit to introduce safer vessels to make (healthier) travelling accessible during a global pandemic. Crystal Cruises  has followed suit, announcing last week the expansion of it’s Crystal Clean+ safety and health protocols to the sister ships of […] The post <span ><span > Crystal Cruises Health and Safety Protocol – Crystal Clean+ appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

Slow and steady wins the race, or so we would hope. While the rest of the world (including Australia) await the resumption of international and domestic cruises, August heralded the start of a soft launch of the Northern Hemisphere cruise season. With stricter safety protocols and new health regulations, how did the first cruise ships […] The post <span ><span > High-Stakes Test as Northern Hemisphere Cruises Begin appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

From the delay in sending swabs for COVID-19 testing to assessing the cruise ship at ‘low risk’, NSW Health made a number of serious mistakes in its handling of the Ruby Princess. As what became one of the biggest causes of coronavirus infections in NSW, with 28 deaths and over 800 cases, a scathing 320-page […] The post <span ><span > Inquiry into Ruby Princess finds NSW Health Made a Serious Mistake appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

It was only in April Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate reaffirmed his commitment to building the new cruise ship terminal at The Spit on the Gold Coast, but with the virus having a detrimental effect on the industry, a shadow of doubt has been cast over the plans for one of Australia’s future ports. Currently, […] The post <span ><span > Future of The Spit Cruise Terminal in Gold Coast Still Uncertain appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

Is it the journey or the destination that counts? I think at this point, anyone would just be happy getting out of the house. But thanks to MSC Cruises, Europeans have the opportunity to cruise the Mediterranean with a two-ship vacation this month! According to the announcement last Friday, two of the company’s vessels — […] The post <span ><span > MSC Cruises Restart Cruising the Mediterranean appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

(Drum roll please) … Introducing the new and improved Royal Caribbean Group, the new identity of Miami-based cruise company (NYSW: RCL) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The announcement was made in the form of a press release that the cruise company has changed their corporate identity, including the name and logo. Changes to the logo include […] The post <span ><span > Introducing the New and Improved Royal Caribbean Group appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

Fever, dry cough, tiredness. Symptoms of COVID-19 can easily be confused with the common flu, but what happens when a simple mistake affects more than 700 lives? An Australian senior Border Force officer who inspected the Ruby Princess mistakenly thought passengers with flu-like symptoms had tested negative to COVID-19, when in fact they had only […] The post <span ><span > Ruby Princess: Passengers with COVID-19 Mistakenly Allowed to Disembark appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more

This is not a drill! Well, this is actually a new drill. The first major change to come about as a result of the global crisis was announced on July 24, when the Royal Caribbean Group debuted the Muster 2.0: a new electronic muster drill, delivering safety information to guests with an entirely new approach. […] The post <span ><span > Royal Caribbean Debut New Safety Drill Invention appeared first on Wheelie Good Cruises ..read more