Cruise news
- Accidents
Ferry services resume at Attica ports after gale-force winds
Ferry operations at the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio returned to a broadly normal schedule on Friday afternoon, August 14th, after gale-force...
August 15, 2026 
Cruise tourism generated $105M in direct spending in Sitka
Cruise tourism generated an estimated US$105 million in direct spending in Sitka (Alaska) during 2024, according to a new economic impact study...
August 15, 2026
Riverside Mozart offers Christmas and New Year Danube sailings for 2026
Christmas market cruises remain a major component of the European winter river-cruise season, with itineraries along the Danube combining visits to...
August 15, 2026
Oceania Cruises highlights longer voyages for extended global exploration
Oceania Cruises is expanding its focus on longer voyages, offering itineraries that combine extended time at sea with more extensive stays in...
August 15, 2026
P&O Cruises extends Taste of Barbados culinary programme into 2026–2027 season
P&O Cruises is extending its A Taste of Barbados culinary programme for a second Caribbean season, with the experience returning to Arvia and...
August 15, 2026
Seabourn opens winter 2028–2029 Caribbean schedule
Seabourn has opened bookings for its winter 2028–2029 Caribbean schedule, with Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Quest operating a series of exotic...
August 14, 2026
Marella Cruises expands fleetwide alcohol-free drinks programme
Marella Cruises is expanding its onboard drinks programme with 18 new alcohol-free cocktails, six 0% ABV spirits, four alcohol-free wines, plus non...
August 14, 2026
Princess Cruises opens 2028 Alaskan schedule (8 ships, 185 departures)
Princess Cruises has opened sales for its 2028 Alaska programme, with 185 departures scheduled across 14 itineraries and 8 ships. The deployment will...
August 14, 2026
Oceanwide Expeditions ships position for total solar eclipse in Northeast Greenland
Oceanwide Expeditions positioned Hondius and Plancius deep inside Scoresby Sund in Northeast Greenland on August 12th, 2026, placing both expedition...
August 14, 2026
CCL-Carnival uses cruise ships to position for Solar Eclipses in 2027
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is expanding its use of longer Carnival Journeys (repositioning) itineraries to incorporate astronomical events, with 3...
August 13, 2026- Accidents
Fire on excursion vessel off Fethiye (Turkey) leads to evacuation of 115 people
A fire aboard the excursion vessel Emperor Attila prompted the evacuation of its 115 passengers and crew members while the ship was operating on a...
August 13, 2026 
Princess Cruises to return to Rose Parade with global-destinations float
Princess Cruises will return to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1st, 2027, for the second consecutive year, participating in the...
August 13, 2026
RCI-Royal Caribbean expands Australia 2027-2028 schedule with Ovation OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean is expanding its Australia and Asia-Pacific deployment for the 2027-2028 summer season, with the newly refurbished Ovation of the...
August 13, 2026- Accidents
MSC Musica ship assisted in rescue of 8 people off Ibiza
MSC Cruises’ ship MSC Musica assisted Spanish maritime authorities and rescued 8 people from a small vessel in distress off Ibiza on July 31st...
August 12, 2026 
GNV begins construction of 6th cruise ferry
Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), part of the MSC Group, has started construction of the second vessel in its second series of 4 new ro-pax ferries at...
August 12, 2026