Cruise News Today — July 18, 2022. Princess Cruises opens sailings to unvaccinated guests, becoming the first major North American cruise line to do so without restrictions. Royal Caribbean International has pulled out of the Baltic region for 2023, redeploying Serenade of the Seas to a Florida homeport. A Ponant ship reached the North Pole for the first time with paying passengers. Cruise line stocks were up on Friday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.