Matthew Arrojas - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/matthew-arrojas/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Matthew Arrojas - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/matthew-arrojas/ 32 32 103504436 What Florida’s ban on ‘vaccine passports’ could mean for cruise lines https://houstonnewmedia.org/what-floridas-ban-on-vaccine-passports-could-mean-for-cruise-lines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-floridas-ban-on-vaccine-passports-could-mean-for-cruise-lines Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3318c199e45c7661d93374453552fcd7 Vaccine passports refer to the practice of requiring travelers or employees to prove that they are fully vaccinated for the Covid-19 virus before they can receive services or pay. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been outspoken against this practice and s...

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]]> 133020 Carnival Cruise Line outlines plan to restart sailings at US ports, including Galveston https://houstonnewmedia.org/carnival-cruise-line-outlines-plan-to-restart-sailings-at-us-ports-including-galveston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carnival-cruise-line-outlines-plan-to-restart-sailings-at-us-ports-including-galveston Wed, 12 May 2021 20:57:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=08dcaefa1819e879b812fe92257889be Galveston and only one other U.S. port are among the company's "possible restart plan" for July.

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]]> 127570 CDC lays out faster approval process for cruise lines to resume voyages in US https://houstonnewmedia.org/cdc-lays-out-faster-approval-process-for-cruise-lines-to-resume-voyages-in-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cdc-lays-out-faster-approval-process-for-cruise-lines-to-resume-voyages-in-us Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:06:47 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=eb41ff9b06f68d7716024fee6dec6bc1 Cruise lines will still need time to hire back crew and market voyages in the coming months, however.

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]]> 125046 CDC provides strict guidelines to allow cruise companies to resume sailings https://houstonnewmedia.org/cdc-provides-strict-guidelines-to-allow-cruise-companies-to-resume-sailings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cdc-provides-strict-guidelines-to-allow-cruise-companies-to-resume-sailings Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:14:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=468253507928db0040f6b152fa902c9f Cruises have been suspended since mid-March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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]]> 86272 US cruise industry suspends sailings further https://houstonnewmedia.org/us-cruise-industry-suspends-sailings-further/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-cruise-industry-suspends-sailings-further Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:18:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ccbab9b6b4bbcd2e0f02b3a4479caa42 The CDC's no-sail order expires in October, but cruise lines expect to launch later.

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]]> 64880 CDC extends no-sail order for U.S. cruise ships https://houstonnewmedia.org/cdc-extends-no-sail-order-for-u-s-cruise-ships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cdc-extends-no-sail-order-for-u-s-cruise-ships Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:38:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=508844407d6bf416771ec57735235a37 Cruise ships in the U.S. will remain idle until at least October.

On July 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its no-sail order until Oct. 1, a response to the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in the U.S.

The secretary of healt...

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]]> 60239 Carnival Cruise Line extends suspension of sailings even further https://houstonnewmedia.org/carnival-cruise-line-extends-suspension-of-sailings-even-further/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carnival-cruise-line-extends-suspension-of-sailings-even-further Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:05:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bc7902d587376e71950c9e3ce13a8052 The cruise line previously announced its intention to relaunch voyages at the Port of Galveston in August.

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]]> 54210 US cruise industry suspends sailings until September https://houstonnewmedia.org/us-cruise-industry-suspends-sailings-until-september/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-cruise-industry-suspends-sailings-until-september Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:57:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5f99eb1ac08483597e6d826f83da029f Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced June 19 that all U.S. cruise lines it represents have agreed to voluntarily suspend voyages until Sept. 16 or later. CLIA represents dozens of cruise lines, including those that sail out of Galves...

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]]> 53870 Carnival to resume cruises out of three ports, including Galveston https://houstonnewmedia.org/carnival-to-resume-cruises-out-of-three-ports-including-galveston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carnival-to-resume-cruises-out-of-three-ports-including-galveston Mon, 04 May 2020 18:02:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ef3a347c2f37fb8ae8bfb10933afcea6 This announcement comes days after the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced it would investigate Carnival for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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]]> 41470 Star Cinema Grill’s planned buyer files for bankruptcy protection https://houstonnewmedia.org/star-cinema-grills-planned-buyer-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=star-cinema-grills-planned-buyer-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:01:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3c7c63c13c64b83090e5279aa74b0711 The company is seeking new agreements with landlords and movie studios.

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