Travel Weekly caught up with Ponant’s Monique Ponfoort (while maintaining a 1.5m gap, of course) to find out how the cruise line is coping amid all this corona-craziness and how she expects the sector to bounce back.

If this week’s Cruise Wrap is anything to go by, the sector is pushing for its return in a big way, rewarding agents in the process.

Those of you who had clients ready and raring to sail out by mid-June may want to prepare a stiff drink before reading this.

Travel agents need to be ready and raring to go once cruising resumes, so consider this one-stop resource the perfect training.

In case you forgot or were unaware, it’s National Travel Agent Day today! So, get ready to feel all warm and fuzzy from watching this video by the team at Celebrity.

The mental health of thousands of crew members still stranded at sea has been brought to public attention after several deaths and a hunger strike in the space of two weeks.

A familiar face has returned to CLIA Australasia’s boardroom, and we’re not talking about the office cleaner.

Since working from home, we’ve been using our daily wraps to work out what day it is. We’re not sure what this day used to be called, but it’s now officially Cruise Wrap Day.

The Tourism Minister is urging Australians not to book holidays that are currently banned, despite a surge in cruise bookings.

The cruise giant has been forced to make some “extremely difficult” changes to its workforce, which it says are necessary for keeping the company alive during this time.

We thought these positive signs deserved a suitable accompanying image, and what better one than this celebratory number from ‘The Love Boat’.

It’s not one, but two high-profile exits announced by Carnival’s brands this week, as the cruise giant continues to navigate its way through the coronavirus storm.