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NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line expands Great Stirrup Cay facilities
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a series of substantial developments at its private destination, Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas, centred on...
January 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Oceania becomes an adults-only luxury cruise line
Oceania Cruises has adopted an adults-only policy, with all new reservations made from today limited to guests aged 18 and over. Existing bookings...
January 7, 2026 - Accidents
Berthing incident brings Holyhead ferry operations to a halt
Holyhead, the UK’s second busiest passenger ferry port (after Dover), was closed to all ferry traffic following a berthing incident involving...
January 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises expands Northern European fleet in 2027
Princess Cruises has outlined an extended deployment of its fleet for the 2027 Northern Europe season, scheduling a series of 48 voyages to 54 ports...
January 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Bremerhaven Cruise Port wraps up 2025 and sets course for 2026
Bremerhaven Cruise Port, under the operation of Global Ports Holding, brought its 2025 cruise season to a close after handling one hundred cruise...
January 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
First ship of the year signals start of Rhodes cruise season
Rhodes Port received the first cruise vessel of 2026, marking the commencement of another annual cruise season for the island’s harbour and...
January 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Port Tampa Bay charts expansion after record cruise and cargo traffic
Port Tampa Bay is preparing for an active operational period following a record-setting calendar year in 2025, during which 1.6+ million cruise...
January 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa homeported in Dubai/Arabian Gulf deployment in 2027-2028
MSC Cruises has confirmed that its flagship MSC World Europa will return to the Middle East for the winter 2027-2028 season, redeploying the huge...
January 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line homeports two ships (Prima & Viva) in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s maritime profile in the Caribbean cruise network is poised to expand with NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line’s decision to base two...
January 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Symphony calls at Mombasa as Kenya strengthens cruise presence
Kenya’s standing on the African cruise map was further reinforced with the arrival of the luxury cruise vessel Crystal Symphony at Mombasa Port...
January 5, 2026 - Accidents
Aurora Expeditions' founder medevaced from Douglas Mawson ship
Greg Mortimer, the explorer who established Aurora Expeditions in the early 1990s, was recently medevaced by helicopter from the newly commissioned...
January 5, 2026 - Accidents
Virgin's ship Valiant Lady changes itinerary due to Venezuela-USA conflict
Virgin Voyages found itself obliged to alter the planned course of MS Valiant Lady, then bound for Caribbean waters, as rising tensions between...
January 5, 2026 - Accidents
56-yo woman medevaced from MSC Orchestra off Sardinia Island, Italy
A 56-year-old woman of Peruvian nationality was the subject of a medical evacuation from the cruise vessel MSC Orchestra on Wednesday morning...
January 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Hawaii’s Green Fee runs aground as cruise tax faces court delay
Hawaii’s closely watched “Green Fee,” a new levy on hotels, short-term rentals, and cruise tourism, encountered a legal setback...
January 4, 2026 - Accidents
Strong Aegean winds trigger sailing ban at Greek ferry ports
Strong southwesterly winds in the central Aegean Sea led Greek maritime authorities to impose a sailing ban from the main passenger ferry ports near...
January 4, 2026