Cruise news (Key West USA-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Margaritaville at Sea ship MAS Islander to be homeported in Florida (Tampa) starting June 2024
Margaritaville at Sea/Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line introduced a novel maritime experience with the launch of its flagship Margaritaville at Sea...
December 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Paradise cruise ship resumes operations following renovation
Carnival Paradise resumed her service on Monday, October 30, in Tampa, Florida, following a comprehensive refurbishment during a 16-day dry dock in...
November 1, 2023 - Accidents
Major cruise lines changing itineraries due to Tropical Storm Idalia
Tropical Storm Idalia is prompting major cruise lines to make adjustments to their plans, including itinerary changes. Idalia is gaining strength in...
August 29, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Caribbean 2024-2025 winter program (4 ships, new homeport in Florida)
Celebrity Cruises has introduced an array of Caribbean options for winter 2024-2025 season, available on 4 ships: Celebrity Apex, Celebrity...
August 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' ships Beyond and Reflection to visit Royal Caribbean's private island CocoCay
Celebrity Cruises has announced that it will soon offer voyages visiting CocoCay Bahamas. RCI-Royal Caribbean's highly successful private resort...
June 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line opens for booking Carnival Spirit ship's schedule 2024-2025 from Mobile...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is opening for sale Carnival Spirit's 2024-2025 voyages out of Mobile Alabama. The new sailings include 5...
May 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines to introduce 3 new riverboats in 2023
ACL-American Cruise Lines revealed it will introduce 3 new riverboats in 2023, along with 10 brand new itineraries that will venture into ports the...
January 11, 2023 - Accidents
Celebrity Beyond and Carnival Celebration ships rescue 2 dozen people on small boats
The major cruise shipping companies (Celebrity and CCL-Carnival) rescued 2 dozen people on small boats on Monday, January 2nd. The crew on the Fort...
January 4, 2023 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean’s ship Symphony OTS saves 22 Cuban refugees on a raft between Cuba and Florida USA
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Symphony of the Seas saved 22 people floating on a raft between Key West (Florida USA) and Cuba. The Cubans were...
December 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines unveils 3 new small ships for the 2023-2024 season
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced 3 new small ships, 10 brand new itineraries, and 21 new ports of call for the 2023-2024 season. The company...
December 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to homeport its MSC Seashore ship to Port Canaveral in 2023
MSC Cruises announced it will homeport one of the fleet's biggest ships to Port Canaveral/Orlando (Florida USA) in 2023, providing new opportunities...
October 8, 2022 - Accidents
CCL's ship Carnival Sunrise rescues Cuban refugees in the Florida Straits
The Carnival Sunrise ship rescued 12 Cuban refugees from an unseaworthy boat en route to Florida (Miami USA) on Friday evening, July 29, 2022. The...
August 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' entire fleet is back in service
Celebrity Cruises will celebrate its complete 15-ship fleet comeback when Celebrity Infinity sets sail for the Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale...
June 25, 2022 - Accidents
Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship rescues 16 people stranded at sea
While sailing in open waters not far from Cuba Friday morning, June 3, the crew of the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Mardi Gras spotted a small...
June 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line restarts from Mobile (Alabama, USA) with Carnival Ecstasy
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line restarted passenger operations on Saturday, March 5, from Mobile (Alabama USA) with Carnival Ecstasy. Carnival Ecstasy...
March 6, 2022