Cruise news (Key West USA-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises reveals Caribbean 2023-2024 deployment, including Ascent ship's inaugural season
Celebrity Cruises announced Caribbean 2023-2024 deployment and the addition of its newest ship - Celebrity Ascent. The program is based on 8 vessels...
February 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Infinity restarts in the Caribbean in Summer 2022
Celebrity Cruises revealed that Celebrity Infinity ship returns to operation and sets sail for the Caribbean in Summer 2022. Passengers will be able...
January 31, 2022 - Accidents
Key West (Florida) residents protest against the return of large cruise ships
Around 200 people gathered at Mallory Pier, Key West (Florida USA) Thursday morning, December 9) to watch the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship...
December 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady leaves Portsmouth UK for New York
Virgin Voyages' first ship Scarlet Lady left Portsmouth England for NYC New York USA on Friday, September 3. At around 7 PM London time...
September 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America takes delivery of its newest ship MS Rotterdam from Fincantieri
HAL-Holland America Line took delivery of its newest ship ms Rotterdam on Friday, July 30, officially making her the 11th vessel in the fleet. An...
July 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
US Appeals Court blocks federal COVID restrictions
A US Appeals Court late Friday, July 23, blocked federal COVID restrictions that had cut back the number of cruise ships operating from Florida ports...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
FRIENDS TV series-themed cruise on Celebrity Equinox ship scheduled for May 15, 2022
Lovers of the FRIENDS TV series (1994-2004) can depart on a FRIENDS-themed cruise which is scheduled for May 15-21, 2022, onboard the Celebrity...
June 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's mini-cruises from Florida and Texas in 2022-2023
RCI-Royal Caribbean International opened bookings for new short cruises in the Caribbean, with a total of 17 itineraries leaving roundtrip from...
February 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Caribbean 2022-2023 itineraries on 8 ships
The RCG-Royal Caribbean Group's brand Celebrity announced 2022-2023 Caribbean Winter Season based on 8 ships. Celebrity's Caribbean fleet...
January 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Florida to reverse restrictions on cruise ships in Key West
A state senator in Florida is currently pushing for a bill that would ban local communities from trying to regulate cruise ports traffic. The move is...
January 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Key West voters approve 3 referendums that ban most ships operated by major cruise lines
Key West Florida voters approved a referendum to limit cruise shipping traffic to the island. 3 different referendums to limit cruise traffic passed...
November 5, 2020