Smooth Sailing: Which Cruise Lines Are Fully Back in Service?
Many cruise lines have announced that all ships in their fleet are again back at sea. After a multi-year pause in operations, these updates are a welcoming sign for travelers and the cruise industry.
MSC Cruises was the first mainstream cruise line to announce it would offer cruises after its operations paused due to the pandemic. In August 2020, MSC Grandiosa began sailing the Mediterranean from Genoa, Italy. In North America, Celebrity Cruises made a splash as the first line to sail in the Caribbean, with Celebrity Millennium resuming cruises from Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on June 5, 2021. Celebrity was also the first cruise line given the green light from the CDC to resume one of its ships from the United States. On June 26, 2021, Celebrity Edge began cruising from Port Everglades, the first ship to sail from a U.S. port in over fifteen months.
Since then, cruise lines have methodically brought ships back into operations worldwide. Following are the cruise lines' fleet sailing status and the anticipated timing for those lines yet to have all their ships back in operation:
Azamara: Azamara marked the full return of its ships on May 26, 2022. Azamara Journey was the last vessel to resume operations, now sailing the Mediterranean from Athens.
Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line was the first major operator to report that all its ships were back in service. Carnival Splendor was the final vessel from the line to resume operations as it embarked from the Port of Seattle to kick off its 2022 Summer Alaska Season.
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Celebrity Cruises: Celebrity Cruises celebrated the full return of all of its ships on June 25, 2022. Celebrity Infinity was the last vessel in the fleet to resume operations.
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Costa Cruises: Costa is close to having all its ships back in operation. The last vessel to resume from the line is Costa Fortuna, which will begin sailing in Northern Europe on June 11, 2022.
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Cunard: All three of Cunard’s ships are currently sailing with passengers. The cruise line will add a fourth ship to its fleet in 2024. The new Queen Anne will be the 249th vessel in the history of the storied cruise line.
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Disney Cruise Line: All four Disney Cruise Line ships are back in operation. Its new fifth cruise ship Disney Wish will debut on July 14, 2022, homeporting from Port Canaveral.
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Holland America Line: Holland America will mark the near-total return of its fleet on June 12, 2022, when the Westerdam begins Alaska cruises from Seattle. Holland America Line’s Volendam is currently docked in Amsterdam, housing Ukrainian refugees. The line anticipates resuming passenger cruises on the vessel at the end of September.
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MSC Cruises: MSC Cruises marked its full return to service on June 5, 2022. The last ship in its fleet to return was MSC Musica, offering Greek Isles voyages for the Summer 2022 season from Venice.
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Norwegian Cruise Line: All 17 Norwegian Cruise Line ships are currently back in operation. The last ship to resume for the line was Norwegian Spirit, fresh from a $100 million bow-to-stern refurbishment. Following a series of Trans-Pacific sailings, Norwegian Spirit is in Alaska for Summer 2022.
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Oceania Cruises: All six cruise ships making up the Oceania fleet are back in operation. Two of its vessels, Marina and Riviera will receive extensive refurbishments. Riviera will go into dry dock this November and make its upgrade debut in late December. Marina is slated to go into dry dock in October 2023 and will go back into service with a new look starting in December 2023.
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Princess Cruises: Princess Cruises is still in the process of preparing for the total return of all of its ships. The Diamond Princess will resume on September 1 from San Diego and Sapphire Princess on September 24 from Los Angeles.
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises: All five cruise ships of Regent Seven Seas are in operation. The last ship for the line to resume was the Seven Seas Voyager, which restarted cruising from Rome on March 26, 2022.
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Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: After a series of delays, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection is on track to begin cruising this summer. The first vessel from the new luxury cruise line, Evrima, will make its maiden voyage on August 31, 2022.
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Royal Caribbean International: Royal Caribbean celebrated the full return of all 26 cruise ships on May 23, 2022. The last vessel in its fleet to resume sailing was Rhapsody of the Seas, which will spend this Summer season in the Mediterranean.
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Seabourn: Seabourn officially resumed operations on its ships on June 6, 2022. The last vessel in its fleet to return cruising was the Seabourn Sojurn, spending the Summer cruising from Athens.
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SeaDream Yacht Club: Both SeaDream’s luxury vessels, SeaDream I and SeaDream II, are back in the water with passengers. The ships received major upgrades and refits earlier this year.
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Silversea Cruises: All ten ships in the Silversea fleet marked a complete return to operations on June 9, 2022. The last ship to resume was the Silver Shadow, which will spend the summer season in Alaska, homeporting in Anchorage.
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Viking Ocean Cruises: All ships in the Viking Ocean fleet are sailing again. The last vessel to resume for the line was Viking Mars which restarted this past May.
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Virgin Voyages: Virgin Voyages’ ships, Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady are both cruising with passengers. Scarlet Lady made its ‘mer-maiden’ debut in Summer 2021 with U.K cruises and then repositioned to its homeport at PortMiami in October 2021 to begin offering Caribbean itineraries. Valiant Lady began sailing in November 2021, offering Mediterranean cruises from its homeport in Barcelona. The line’s third ship Resilient Lady was slated to debut this fall but has been pushed back to Spring 2023.
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Windstar Cruises: All Windstar Cruises vessels are sailing once again. The line’s masted vessels and small ships are sailing in the Mediterranean, Alaska, Northern Europe, and Tahiti/Pacific for the Summer season.
Latest Update: July 5, 2022
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