Safety, Rivers, and More Icon Ships
Today's brief covers three stories. Royal Caribbean laid the keel for its fifth Icon-class ship, NB-1408, at the Meyer Turku yard in Finland on September 14; the roughly 250,000-gross-ton vessel is sc...
21 Sep 19min
Itinerary Changes, Exclusive Nights, Classic Ships
Margaritaville at Sea Islander makes its first call at Willemstad, Curacao, arriving September 10 on a 10-night Southern and Western Caribbean sailing from Port Tampa Bay after the line reversed the v...
20 Sep 8min
Mega Ships, Port Fights, and Tall Sails
MSC Cruises' MSC World Asia has completed final sea trials off western France ahead of delivery by Chantiers de l'Atlantique on November 25, 2026. The 216,638-gross-ton ship measures 333.3 metres and ...
19 Sep 9min
Cruise Safety Takes Center Stage
Norwegian Cruise Line has closed all public hot tubs and private balcony whirlpools aboard Norwegian Prima after three Legionnaires' disease diagnoses involving passengers on May and July 2026 sailing...
18 Sep 14min
Mega-Ships, Istanbul Sailings, and Hydrogen Cruising
Royal Caribbean is pushing for growth in Türkiye as Icon-class hardware reshapes its Mediterranean deployment: Legend of the Seas, at roughly 250,000 gross tons and 5,610 guests at double occupancy, b...
17 Sep 12min
Cruise Rewards, Firefighters, and Wild Alaska
JetBlue's travel subsidiary Paisly has added Viking, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises to JetBlue Vacations, bringing river itineraries to the platform for the first time and letting t...
16 Sep 14min
Safety, Super Cruises, and MSC’s New Bars
Today's Cruise News covers three stories from across the industry. Minnesota pastor Stephen Junker, 58, died Sept. 4 after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in a pool aboard Sun Princess off Italy...
15 Sep 8min
Private Islands, Passenger Rights, and Royal’s Next Giant
Princess Cruises has removed Princess Cays from published itineraries for six ships beginning in November 2026, ending 34 years of scheduled calls at the Eleuthera beach destination since 1992; the Oc...
14 Sep 11min
