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Ferry services suspended in the Strait of Gibraltar as Storm Marta impacts maritime links
Maritime traffic across the Strait of Gibraltar was disrupted on February 7th, when strong winds and rough seas due to Storm Marta rendered ferry...
February 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Venture boasts new southern milestones during Antarctica Exploration voyage
During the 12-day Antarctica Exploration voyage from January 28th to February 9th, 2026, Seabourn Venture established a series of new southern...
February 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Ashore relaunched to extend exploration beyond the quays
Azamara Cruises has reinstated its Azamara Ashore land program to extend the scope of its Destination Immersion® concept beyond seagoing voyages...
February 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation secures fleetwide Evac system maintenance pact
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise shipowner, has concluded a global service agreement with Evac Group that will cover...
February 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MV Ortelius advances polar cruise record in the Weddell Sea
In early February 2026, the ice-strengthened expedition vessel Ortelius established a new benchmark for the southernmost latitude attained by a non...
February 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Small-ship company Alaskan Dream Cruises ceased operations after 15 years
Alaskan Dream Cruises (fleet), a Sitka-based small-ship tour operator that had provided multi-night voyages through Southeast Alaska’s Inside...
February 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 anchors beside RMS Queen Mary ship after Panama transit
In a rare convergence of maritime lineage, the Cunard flagship RMS Queen Mary 2 anchored off Long Beach/LA on February 2nd, to come alongside the...
February 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
CCL's ship Carnival Miracle homeported in Baltimore (2027)
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line scheduled new fleet deployments for 2027–2028 that will see altered homeport arrangements in several USA ports and...
February 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
AROYA Cruises’ first Arabian Gulf season set to sail
Cruise Saudi's travel brand AROYA Cruises has finalized plans for its inaugural Arabian Gulf season, slated to sail from February 21st through...
February 6, 2026 - Accidents
37-yo passenger medevaced from AIDAperla near Bonaire
While the AIDA Cruises ship AIDAperla was on a 14-day Caribbean itinerary that commenced in Barbados (on Jan 22nd), a medical evacuation was effected...
February 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Poesia ship to host ORCA Marine Mammal Observer in Alaska (2026)
MSC Cruises has arranged with the marine conservation organisation ORCA for the first dedicated ORCA-trained Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) to embark...
February 5, 2026 - Accidents
Two passengers medevaced from Royal Caribbean's ship Icon OTS
During its Eastern Caribbean passage, the RCI-Royal Caribbean International vessel Icon of the Seas underwent a medical evacuation after two...
February 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Disney Adventure establishes new record in Panama Canal transit
The vessel Disney Adventure, operated by DCL-Disney Cruise Line, established a new benchmark when she completed the inaugural transit of the Panama...
February 5, 2026 - Accidents
American jazz musician Ken Peplowski found dead on Celebrity Summit ship
During the closing days of The Jazz Cruise ’26, the sailing aboard the Celebrity Summit in the Gulf of Mexico was marked by the unexpected...
February 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
China's Shanghai Port records ~1,9M cruise ship tourists in 2025
In 2025, Port Shanghai registered a total of 544 inbound and outbound cruise ship movements, marking a 17.5% increase in voyages compared with 2024...
February 4, 2026