Cruise News Briefing - March 1, 2021. The U.S. government is working with the Canadian government in hopes of saving the 2021 Alaska cruise season. Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy addresses the state of the cruise line in a new video released late last week. Royal Caribbean Group releases study results on its shipboard HVAC system. Cruise stocks closed up for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.