Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Accidents
Villa Vie Residences suspends operations amid rising fuel costs
Villa Vie Residences has suspended operations of its residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey in Cambodia after rising fuel costs placed its...
October 28, 2026 
Port of Seattle reports record-breaking 2026 Alaskan cruise season
The Port of Seattle’s 2026 cruise season set several records, generating an estimated US$1.2 billion in regional economic benefits, attracting...
October 28, 2026
New Zealand to reduce border processing levy for cruise passengers from July 2027
Cruise ship passengers arriving in New Zealand will face a lower border processing levy from July 1st, 2027, following changes announced by Customs...
October 20, 2026- Cruise Industry
Harland & Wolff (Belfast) begins refurbishment of Margaritaville’s newest cruise ship MAS...
Harland & Wolff, part of Navantia UK, has begun an extensive refurbishment of the former Costa Fortuna at its Belfast shipyard, transforming the...
October 19, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seatrium (Singapore) renews multi-year cruise ship refurbishment agreement with Carnival Corporation
Seatrium Ltd (former Sembcorp Marine, Singapore) has renewed its multi-year agreement with Carnival Corporation, extending a strategic partnership...
October 18, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Canada's Port of Vancouver reports record cruise season in 2026
The Port of Vancouver has reported a record cruise season in 2026, with Canada Place cruise terminal handling ~1.4 million passengers and 358 vessel...
October 12, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Australia extends cruise ship labour exemption until 2028 with new crew protections
The Australian government has extended an exemption allowing cruise ship companies to remain outside certain national labour requirements until 2028...
October 12, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises to homeport Crown Princess in Melbourne (Australia) for 2028-2029 season
Princess Cruises will return to homeporting a ship in Melbourne for the 2028–2029 season, with Crown Princess scheduled to operate from...
October 11, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation and 3 cruise lines donate for Hawai‘i hurricane recovery
Carnival Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, HAL-Holland America Line and Princess Cruises, has donated a combined...
October 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami surpasses 10M cruise passengers in record fiscal year
PortMiami welcomed its 10 millionth cruise passenger on September 14th, setting a new annual passenger record ahead of the end of FY 2026 on...
October 1, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group to acquire 50% stake in Sandals & Beaches Resorts
RCG/Royal Caribbean Group and Sandals Resorts International have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in the all-inclusive resort sector...
September 30, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Italy’s Court of Cassation upholds Civitavecchia cruise port's passenger fees
Italy’s Court of Cassation has rejected the final challenge brought by Roma Cruise Terminal against passenger usage fees at the Port of...
September 18, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Golden Horizon sold to a Swiss-registered shipowner (Viking Holdings or MSC Group?)
The sailing ship Golden Horizon, formerly known as Flying Clipper, has reportedly been sold to an undisclosed buyer after remaining in lay-up in...
September 14, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Court rejects Frank Del Rio’s claim for additional compensation from NCLH
Former Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) president and CEO Frank Del Rio has been denied additional compensation following a ruling by the 11th...
September 11, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MV Funchal ship returns to the market in insolvency sale
MV Funchal, one of the best-known liners in the history of the Portuguese merchant fleet, has been put back on the market as part of insolvency...
September 11, 2026