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Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas offered a cruise to nowhere over the weekend due to a typhoon.
Sailing from Singapore, the 2016-built ship was originally set to offer a three-night cruise to Penang in Malaysia.
Guests were informed of the c…
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Scenic Group extended its Black Friday Sale through Cyber Week, offering travelers additional time to secure savings across Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises & Tours through Dec. 7, 2025.
The extension comes as the company enters a peri…
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Ocean Advice, which is owned by United Waterways, has signed a deal to build eight cruise ships in China, with the agreement calling for four coastal vessels and four expedition ships, and with a first ship to be delivered in 2029 from China Merchant Heavy Ind…
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The Margaritaville at Sea Islander introduced a dedicated tattoo studio earlier this year, Margaritaville at Sea revealed in a recent social media post.
While the vessel previously offered tattoos in its spa area, the new Permanent Reminder studio features a f…
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Malaysia marked its first Chinese cruise ship homeporting operation on Nov. 29, 2025, when the Piano Land completed its maiden voyage from Port Klang.
Hwajing Travel & Tours partnered with China’s Astro Ocean Cruise to bring the 70,000-ton vessel to …
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Emma McEwing, the great-granddaughter of Arctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, christened Aurora Expeditions’ new ship on November 27, in Sydney Harbor in Australia.
The purpose-built ship, which shares a name with her great-grandfather, is currently on it…
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Cunard is adjusting the current itinerary of the Queen Mary 2 due to a delayed departure from New York on Nov. 26, 2025.
Offering a 12-night cruise to the Caribbean, the 2004-built ship was originally scheduled to sail to five ports in the Caribbean.
According…
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Explora Journeys has announced it will sail its first world cruise in 2029 with the Explora I.
The 128-day ‘Endless Worlds’ voyage will sail between January 6 and May 14 covering four continents, 29 countries and territories, and 63 destinations with 12 overni…
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Celestyal has concluded its best Mediterranean and Adriatic season on record, with Mediterranean passenger numbers increasing by four percent and revenue up 10 percent over 2024.
The company said that, operating from April to November, it offered 10 “Hea…
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Sea Cloud Cruises has unveiled its Black Friday/Cyber Monday offer, with savings of up to 50 percent on select 2026 sailings booked by December 15, 2025.
The promotion is now available on over 15 voyages across the Caribbean and Europe aboard the Sea Cloud Spi…
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The latest update of Cruise Industry News’ global cruise ship orderbook shows that 14 new vessels are set to enter service in 2026.
According to CIN’s independent research, the new ships will add over 33,000 berths to the industry’s fleet for a cost of approxi…
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AIDA Cruises announced that the AIDAprima’s first Christmas cruise to the Christmas markets in Northern Europe marked the start of the company’s first winter season sailing from Kiel.
The company will be sailing from the Port of Kiel for the first …
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The MSC Foundation and UNICEF announced the next phase of their 16-year partnership (to date, generating $17 million) with a new charitable program for children in the Philippines.
The “Learning Bridge” project is designed to transform education an…
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The Bondi lifeguards have provided life-saving training to local communities in Vanuatu as part of a Carnival Cruise Line program to support South Pacific destinations.
The team, known for starring on the TV show “Bondi Rescue”, spent a week in Van…
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Port Canaveral has welcomed another new ship to its homeported fleet with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess, which began a winter season of six- and eight-day Caribbean sailings on Sunday afternoon.
The ship follows the Caribbean Princess, which ho…
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Cruise Industry News looks at the planned itineraries for Carnival Cruise Line’s Excel class ships during the recently announced 2027-28 winter season.
Mardi Gras
Year Built: 2021
Capacity: 5,200 guests
Tonnage: 183,900
Itineraries: Sho…
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Roma Cruise Terminal announced the inauguration of the Donato Bramante Terminal, completed less than a year after construction began.
The new facility is the second built by the company and, according to Roma Cruise Terminal, represents a strategic step in con…
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The 1989-built Exploris One is awaiting a potential new owner as it sits laid up in France following the liquidation of Exploris Cruises.
A skeleton crew is aboard the ship, consisting of a captain, two officers, three seamen, a chief engineer, two engineers, …
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Century Cruises is heading to Europe in 2026 with the launch of the Century Star, which is set to sail on the Danube River starting in September.
“Century Star, the first of many vessels planned for the Danube and Rhine, is a testament to the vision set by Cha…
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Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has announced a record number of calls outside the traditional summer season.
These developments are a significant advantage for the destinations, as off-season calls allow guests to explore local attractions, enjoy cultural experie…
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