Cruise News Briefing - December 2, 2021. Carnival cancels two cruises on Carnival Horizon due to a mechanical issue. Virgin Voyages provides free cruises for 250 Miami-area medical professionals. A survey from Expedia reveals that there’s a 25 percent increase in cruise demand since the CDC lifted travel restrictions. Cruise line stocks were down on Wednesday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.