Cruise News

  • The new Ultimate Family Treehouse Suite onboard Royal Caribbean International’s Hero of the Seas will have fares of up to $105,878 per person for special seven-night sailings. For the ship’s Christmas sailing, the three-story stateroom was available for …
  • StarCruises is set to welcome back celebrity chef Datuk Chef Wan aboard the Star Voyager for a three-night cruise to Phuket and Penang from May 22-25, 2026, the company said in a press release. The vessel is set to depart from Port Klang. “We are thrille…
  • Curaçao recently welcomed the maiden call of Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis. Offering a 76-night itinerary to South America and the Caribbean, the vessel arrived at the Port of Willemstad on March 30, 2026. According to the Curaçao Ports Authority, a …
  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is giving travel agents a chance to secure a place on its Fleet Fiesta educational sailing as part of its Spring Savings campaign, the company said in a press release. Eight winners will get a place on a sailing aboard the Balmoral, de…
  • HX Expeditions announced that its October 2025 to March 2026 Antarctica season has been the company’s most successful on record, according to a press release. “This has been an extraordinary season, not only in terms of guest numbers and satisfacti…
  • The Costa Fascinosa recently returned to Europe after spending the 2025-26 winter sailing in the Caribbean. Sailing in the Caribbean along with the Costa Pacifica, the 2012-built vessel offered a series of cruises from the Dominican Republic and Guadeloupe sin…
  • Royal Caribbean International’s new Hero of the Seas will introduce new features for its inaugural season in 2027. According to a recent press release, the fourth Icon-class ship will “raise the bar with more records and iconic ways for families to…
  • Norwegian Cruise Line is informing guests set to board the Norwegian Jewel in Philadelphia about a delay in the construction of the new cruise terminal. As previously reported by Cruise Industry News, the new PhilaPort Cruise Terminal won’t be ready for the sh…
  • AmaWaterways announced the appointment of Toni Stoeckl as chief creative and marketing officer, according to a company press release. Stoeckl will join the river cruise line on April 13, 2026. “Toni brings a rare combination of creative vision and strong…
  • The Brilliant Lady has recently arrived in Los Angeles, marking the debut of Virgin Voyages in California and the West Coast. Sailing the Los Angeles Cruise Terminal, the 2,770-passenger ship is now scheduled to offer a series of spring cruises to the Mexican …
  • The Norwegian Pearl returned to Miami on April 11, 2026, to conclude its 2025-26 winter season in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Sailing in the region since December, the Norwegian Cruise Line ship offered short cruises, in addition to theme sailings and chart…
  • The US Maritime Patriots Alliance announced the release of a video advertisement on social media calling on the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners to halt its plan to sink the historic ocean liner the SS United States as an artificial reef, the organizatio…
  • Three ships in the Royal Caribbean International fleet are currently undergoing drydocks in Europe and Asia. While two vessels are also getting significant updates as part of the company’s Royal Amplified refit program, a third is undergoing routine maintenanc…
  • MSC Cruises is removing Tracy Arm Fjord from the itineraries of its inaugural season in Alaska, which is scheduled to start in May. According to a statement sent to booked guests, the MSC Poesia will now visit a different glacier in the region. “Unfortunately,…
  • Greenock Cruise Port is set to launch its 2026 season on April 12, welcoming the Le Lapérouse for the port’s first turnaround call of the year, the company said in a press release. The port has undergone a series of infrastructure and guest experience im…
  • The Port of Tampa Bay is a planning a new cruise ship terminal, according to a report by Spectrum News. The local news source said that the new terminal would prepare the port for future growth after welcoming over 1.6 million guests in 2025. While the Port of…
  • Polar Latitudes Expeditions is launching new Fly & Cruise voyages to Antarctica onboard the Ocean Nova starting in early 2028. According to the company’s Director of Product Development, Steffan Danino, the new product was designed to offer a time-ef…
  • Global Ports Holding (GPH) has signed a 24-year operating concession agreement for Acapulco Cruise Port in Mexico, marking the company’s first port concession in the country, according to a company statement. GPH was selected as the preferred bidder by the Adm…
  • BASS Software has achieved ISO certification for establishing, implementing and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS). Following an audit by Tüv Nord Cert GmbH, the company is now holder of the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate, a…
  • Carnival Cruise Line changed the itinerary of the current cruise aboard the Carnival Spirit due to ongoing maintenance onboard the vessel. According to a statement sent to guests, the ship is dropping a visit to Bimini and adjusting its visit to Nassau. “…
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