Royal Caribbean has updated its COVID-19 protocols to allow more people to sail on their ships, according to the RoyalCaribbeanblog.

Major cruise lines like Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line had numerous cancellations because of crew members calling in sick and destinations closing their ports to cruises.

Hong Kong authorities have announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and are holding 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempts to stem an emerging omicron outbreak.

The world’s largest cruise ship is making a splash at Port Canaveral starting in November of 2022, Royal Caribbean announced on Wednesday.

Starting in August, Royal Caribbean will require unvaccinated guests age 12 and older who are departing from a Florida homeport to provide proof of a valid insurance policy.

La Soufriere volcano has shot out another explosive burst of gas and ash and a cruise ship has arrived to evacuate some of the foreigners who had been stuck on a St. Vincent island by a week of violent eruptions.

MIAMI – Royal Caribbean announced to customers in an email Tuesday that it will be extending its sailing suspensions for the majority of its fleet until June 1 as it continues to make “return to service preparations. The cruise line’s most recent plan was to resume its broader global operations on May 1, our Miami sister station WPLG reported. The change in plan excludes sailings onboard the Quantum, Spectrum, Voyager and Odyssey of the Seas. “Our plan is to resume operations for most of our fleet on June 1st, 2021,” the email stated. “Our primary goal continues to be a seamless and healthy return to service.

Carnival began warning travelers of cancellations on Friday. Trips that were planned on three ships — the Magic, Paradise and Valor — are being delayed until November, the cruise line said. “Like so much about this current global situation, we are adapting our plans as circumstances evolve and we are able to confirm alternatives,” Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy said in a prepared statement Monday. Those of rival operator Royal Caribbean also shed 5%, while Norwegian Cruise Line slipped 2.5%. Truist Securities analyst Patrick Sholes said bookings for future cruises now exceed cancellations for the first time since March.

CNN Video(CNN) - It might be the ultimate selfie, but it just got a woman banned from a cruise ship for life. The woman took the picture as she stood on top of the railing of her rooms balcony. A fellow passenger snapped a picture of her taking the selfie thinking she was possibly going to jump and alerted the crew. The woman was identified and later removed from the ship when it reached Jamaica. As a result, the cruise line said the woman and her companion are banned for life from any of its future trips.

FREEPORT, Bahamas - Crews on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Mariner of the Sea delivered 20,000 meals and supplies to Freeport, Bahamas for those struggling in the island nation in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/wV0XqEDWp6 Vic Micolucci WJXT (@WJXTvic) September 7, 2019Then at 7 a.m., Micolucci posted sunrise pictures from the Freeport dock as crews unloaded. Relief supplies coming off Mariner of The Seas and into Freeport, Bahamas. Staff and volunteers for Royal Caribbean worked through the night cooking meals, boxing them up and sending them out. Follow along with reporter Vic Micolucci and photojournalist Jesse Hanson as they travel the hurricane-ravaged area on News4Jax.com.

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Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Sea crews offload Hurricane Dorian recovery supplies in Freeport, Bahamas. FREEPORT, Bahamas - News4JAX reporter Vic Micolucci is following recovery efforts in Freeport, Bahamas as crews on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Mariner of the Sea deliver 20,000 meals and supplies to those struggling in the island nation in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/wV0XqEDWp6 Vic Micolucci WJXT (@WJXTvic) September 7, 2019Then at 7 a.m., Micolucci posted sunrise pictures from the Freeport dock as crews unloaded. Relief supplies coming off Mariner of The Seas and into Freeport, Bahamas. @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/bGx7KwXIBb Vic Micolucci WJXT (@WJXTvic) September 7, 2019Micolucci will continue to update recovery efforts in the Bahamas on Twitter.

Photo via Royal CaribbeanJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Royal Caribbean is sending a ship packed with bottled water, food, generators and other supplies to the Bahamas to help the country recover from Hurricane Dorian. Royal Caribbean said it is shipping 43,000 bottles of water and 10,000 meals, as well as an untold number of generators and other vital supplies, adding that "we're just getting started." On Wednesday, a man was spotted at a Jacksonville Costco location buying over 100 generators for the Bahamas. In partnership with the Bahamian government & The Bahamas Feeding Network tomorrow we'll deliver +43k water bottles, 10k meals, generators, supplies & we're just getting started. pic.twitter.com/inTc7RDAJn Royal Caribbean (@RoyalCaribbean) September 5, 2019Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Royal Caribbean is sending a ship packed with bottled water, food, generators and other supplies to the Bahamas to help the country recover from Hurricane Dorian. The cruise line announced its contribution to disaster relief on Twitter late Wednesday, saying: "We're with you Bahamas. Royal Caribbean said it is shipping 43,000 bottles of water and 10,000 meals, as well as an untold number of generators and other vital supplies, adding that "we're just getting started." As part of its efforts, the company is also committing $1 million to disaster relief. On Wednesday, a man was spotted at a Jacksonville Costco location buying over 100 generators for the Bahamas.

NOAA's forecast for the path of Hurricane Dorian as of Monday, September 2 at 4 a.m. (CNN) - Hurricane Dorian, the strongest storm to hit the planet so far this year, has swept into the Bahamas, leaving many travelers among those affected. But it is clear that Hurricane Dorian has had a catastrophic impact," said Sune Bulow, Head of IFRC's Emergency Operation Center in Geneva, in a statement from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). AccommodationMany hotels in the region have been boarded up and travelers have been evacuated to temporary shelters. In the first wave of the Bahamas Red Cross response, about 500 local families will receive emergency shelter assistance, supplied with tarpaulins, blankets, kitchen sets, and solar cell phone chargers.

Dont be lulled into a false sense of security.Thats the message one family has for anyone planning a cruise vacation after they said their underage daughter was gang-raped on a Royal Caribbean cruise years ago, according to their lawyer. She was given numerous drinks by a group of male passengers, who brought her back to a cabin and gang-raped her, the familys lawyer, Michael Winkleman, told InsideEdition.com. Security guards on the ship told her they would kick her off the ship if she did it again.According to the lawsuit, K.T. The safety and security of our guests is our top priority," Royal Caribbean's Owen Torres told InsideEdition.com. RELATED STORIESCouple Says They Found Hidden Camera Pointing at Their Bed in Carnival Cruise RoomMom of Toddler Who Fell From Cruise Never Wants Anyone Else to 'Scream' as She DidWoman Says She Was Kept on Scientology Cruise Ship Like a Prisoner

The family of an Indiana toddler who died earlier this month after falling 11 stories from a docked cruise ship are desperate to stop what happened to their daughter from happening to another family. "I never want another mother to have to experience this or to see what I had to see or to scream how I had to scream," mother Kimberly Wiegand told the "Today" show in her first interview since the incident. Chloe's parents, Kimberly and Alan Wiegand, said that they do not blame Anello in the interview with the "Today" show. She continued: "We obviously blame them for not having a safer situation on the 11th floor of that cruise ship. RELATED STORIESMemorial Service Held for 18-Month-Old Toddler Who Fell From Cruise ShipGrandpa 'Inconsolable' After Toddler Fell to Her Death From Cruise Ship, Lawyer SaysCruise Passengers Remember Mom's Cry as Toddler Fell to Death From Ship

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CNN) - Royal Caribbean has canceled a cruise ship's stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico, due to widespread protests against Gov. The company's corporate communications manager, Owen Torres, announced the decision Tuesday on the company blog. "In light of current unrest in San Juan, Puerto Rico, we have canceled today's call to San Juan. Protests began over the weekend after the Center for Investigative Journalism published nearly 900 pages from Rossell's private group chat via Telegram. "I will continue my work and my responsibility to the people of Puerto Rico," the embattled governor said at a news conference.

Jonathan Palombo/Wikimedia(CNN) - An American toddler fell to her death on Sunday from the deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a spokesman for the local Port Authority said. The grandfather sat the girl in the window and lost his balance, and the girl fell to her death. The girl had traveled to San Juan from the mainland with her parents, siblings and four grandparents. The ship was scheduled to depart for a weeklong voyage at 8:30 p.m. Sunday; the fall happened about 5 p.m., according to Carmona. The girl's body was taken to a forensic unit in San Juan.

An Indiana toddler died Sunday after she fell 11 stores from a cruise ship to the dock below in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Authorities told local newspaper Primera Hora that it appeared the girl's grandfather had been holding her up to an open window on the Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas ship when he lost his grip on her and she fell. "It's a very grave scene, very regrettable and tragic," Elmer Roman of the Puerto Rican Department of Public Security told the paper in Spanish. The family has not been identified, though authorities said it was believed the girl was between 1 and 2 years old. Royal Caribbean told CBS News in a statement that the cruise line was "deeply saddened by yesterday's tragic incident, and our hearts go out to the family."