Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings CEO, Frank Del Rio, made news this week on a quarterly earnings call, stating that Norwegian, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Oceania Cruises will continue to require passengers to be vaccinated “indefinitely.”

“We’re going to announce very, very soon that we have indefinitely extended our 100% vaccination requirement,” he said. “I think that today that continues to be a competitive advantage to our three brands.”

“I think our three brands emerge from this COVID crisis in much better standing in the consumer’s eye because of our strong early stands on health and safety, vaccinations. It’s something we want to build on.”

Del Rio said he believes, that the tendency for NCLH guests, and cruise guests in general, to be more vaccinated than the public will continue.

“We’re not going to sacrifice the health and safety of anyone for the sake of adding a point or two or three or whatever the number is to load. So we will continue mandating a 100% vaccination as long as the science dictates that that’s what we ought to do,” he said.

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According to our sources, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today that vaccinated tourists from the United States can now resume all travel to Israel. Except for a limited number of summer tour groups, Israel had been closed for an extended period due to COVID restrictions. For more information, give us a call at 804-557-3006.

Planning summer 2022 vacations just got more interesting as United Airlines will add these new destinations to its flight routes for next year from Washington Dulles and Newark:

From Washington Dulles: Amman, Jordan; Berlin, Germany; and Tokyo-Haneda

From Newark: Ponta Degada, Azores, Portugal; Bergen, Norway; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Tokyo-Haneda; and Nice, France.

Added second daily flights from Newark to Dublin, Ireland and Rome, Italy.

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Vaccinated American tourists are now welcome to apply for the France Health Pass, an electronic vaccination certificate required to enter most French attractions, restaurants and more. Please see our Travel Services section below for details.