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Brief mooring incident at Ocean Cay involving MSC Seaside
During operations at MSC Cruises’ private island Ocean Cay on Thursday, February 5th, strong winds affected mooring conditions for the ship MSC...
February 9, 2026 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line announces fleet deployment schedules for winter 2027–2028
HAL-Holland America Line has released its schedule for nearly three dozen voyages in the 2027–2028 season, allocating capacity across Hawaii...
February 9, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises schedules Winter 2027-2028 Northern Europe and Mediterranean itineraries
MSC Cruises has opened reservations for its winter 2027-2028 itineraries covering routes in northern Europe and the Mediterranean. To incentivise...
February 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean resumes scheduled cruise ship visits to Jamaica
The resumption of RCI-Royal Caribbean sailings to Jamaica denotes a practical shift in Caribbean cruise operations. Following months of interruption...
February 8, 2026 - Accidents
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