Cruise News Briefing - October 1, 2021. The Port of San Diego welcomes its first two cruise ships since the industry shutdown today. Royal Caribbean has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest in cruise facilities in St. Thomas and St. Croix. Seabourn Encore is now scheduled to return to service sooner than previously anticipated. Cruise line stocks were down for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.