KISS Kruise X Postponed

American-ported cruises will not sail until August (at the earliest). Now KISS Kruise X, originally planned for October 30 - November 4, 2020 aboard Norwegian Pearl, will not sail until October of 2021.

After the dust settles, the travel and tourism industry will end up being the hardest hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic. With no concerts of any magnitude happening this summer, essentially no cruising and most amusement parks either closed or opening very late, the lost revenue just keeps climbing. Add in air travel because no one either wants to or cannot fly and that just adds more downside pressure to the battered industry.

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I love cruising myself. I have two booked for 2021: one in January and one in October. I will cancel the one in January for sure and the thought of being on a big ship with a zillion other people right now honestly does make me queasy. It is not surprising that KISS went ahead and moved this sailing. Paul Stanley announced the cancellation via video, noting the news really was not a surprise. Stanley also mentioned restrictions that would be less than ideal. I think that is the other side of the coin for me and so many others. I do not really want to spend a few thousand dollars on a vacation and run the risk of being trapped in my cabin due to outbreak, being forced to wear a mask 24/7, have limitations on pool and gym hours, no spa, etc. With so many unknowns, it would be hard to plan a regular cruise, let alone a rock boat where the entire point is to crowd together and watch concerts for hours each day.

The sold out cruise also features Queensryche, RATT and Chris Jericho. Passengers will have their reservation automatically moved to the new sailing date.