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Icebreaker support for Scenic Eclipse II amid shifting pack ice near McMurdo Sound
In the shifting pack ice of Antarctica, the luxury expedition ship Scenic Eclipse II encountered constricted conditions while progressing through...
January 26, 2026 - Cruise Industry
18 confirmed dead after ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 sinks off Basilan, Philippines
In the early hours of Monday, January 26th, the Ro-Pax ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 (1995-built, IMO 9125516) foundered in waters off the...
January 26, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises deploys Smart Mooring technology fleetwide
MSC Cruises has become the first cruise shipowner to introduce Haskoning’s Smart Mooring software platform across its full global fleet of 23...
January 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Adora and Astro Ocean combine operations under China Cruises
Two of China’s principal domestically based cruise operators, Adora Cruises and Astro Ocean International Cruise, have agreed to merge their...
January 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line introduces itinerary-dependent VAT and sales taxes onboard
Passengers sailing with NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line in European and USA waters are set to encounter additional charges on their onboard accounts...
January 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Two Excel-class (newest & largest) P&O ships make concurrent call at St Maarten
P&O Cruises’ newest and largest vessels, Arvia and Iona, conducted a concurrent port call at St Maarten on Friday, January 23rd, marking a...
January 25, 2026 - Accidents
USA Winter Storm Fern disrupts cruise operations across multiple homeports
A powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the United States this weekend has affected cruise operations at several major homeports, prompting...
January 24, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Arrecife anchored as MSC Cruises’ homeport through 2028
The world's third largest cruise shipowner, MSC Cruises, has formalised an agreement to sustain and expand operations from Arrecife on Lanzarote...
January 24, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Amsterdam poised to phase out ocean cruise visits by 2035
Officials in Amsterdam are advancing a policy proposal to eliminate port calls by ocean-going cruise ships within the city limits by the year 2035...
January 24, 2026 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Anthem OTS returns to Sydney NSW after propulsion fault
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s Quantum-class vessel Anthem of the Seas encountered a technical fault affecting its propulsion system during its most...
January 24, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Port NOLA/New Orleans logs 9th consecutive million-plus cruise tourists
At the close of calendar year 2025, Port of New Orleans/Port NOLA recorded 1,067,407 cruise passenger movements, extending its sequence of annual...
January 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Sunshine’s next season includes new European destinations
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has scheduled an expanded set of voyages for Carnival Sunshine for the 2027–2028 season, defining a programme that for...
January 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Sonata begins service with extensive Transatlantic itineraries
The forthcoming Oceania Sonata — the first vessel of the new SONATA Class of Oceania Cruises — has been laid out for public view as her...
January 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku starts building Royal Caribbean’s 5th Icon-class cruise ship
At the Meyer Turku yard in Turku, Finland, construction has entered its formal phase for the fifth cruise ship in the ICON class for RCI-Royal...
January 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises' ships Journey and Discovery cross paths in the Arabian Gulf
In the Arabian Gulf this winter season, the two-ship fleet of Celestyal Cruises converged for the first time while each vessel pursued its assigned...
January 22, 2026