Grand Cayman considers the floating pier again
After all, a cruise ship is coming to Grand Cayman?
Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan is looking at the viability of a floating dock in George Town Harbour, reviving an idea previously rejected as an alternative to cruise mooring facilities.
Bryan said seeing floating piers in action in Jamaica got him thinking about using them in Grand Cayman.
He said there is currently no commitment to the project, but two cruise lines have offered to come and investigate the floating piers, which can fold in bad weather.
Experts who previously assessed whether floating piers were a good option for Grand Cayman said they would face a technical challenge in George Town Harbor because of its exposure to the open ocean.
Disney Last Line to maintain vaccine mandate for all cruises
Following yesterday’s announcement that both Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International would relax their vaccine protocols, this leaves Disney Cruise Line as the only major cruise ship operator that has not lifted vaccination mandates.
Currently, Disney says everyone 12 and older must be vaccinated to ride.
One difference that is different with Royal Caribbean Group is that it is giving guests the opportunity to self-test without having to be tested in a medical setting or using a proctored test, which costs about $30 per test.
Visitors can now show evidence of a self-administered negative test to meet the boarding requirement, which doesn’t eliminate the cost of testing, but takes the added stress of not getting your results back in time.
At the time of broadcast, US Carnival Corporation brands and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings brands require a due diligence within three days of sailing.
Royal Caribbean Group’s third cruise brand, Silversea Cruises, still requires vaccinations for guests 12 and older.
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Bookings are open for Carnival Luminosa
Reservations for Bright carnival are now live on the Carnival website.
The ship will operate a number of voyages down from Brisbane starting this November, including short three-night getaways in Australia, seven-night Great Barrier Reef itineraries and longer South Pacific cruises.
In June 2023, the ship will depart for Seattle to begin a seven-night cruise season in Alaska.
Bright carnival is joining the Carnival fleet newly this year, having previously sailed as Costa Luminosa with another Carnival Corporation brand, Costa Cruises.
