Cruise Safety, Great Lakes, and Expedition Demand
Three stories on safety, growth, and shifting tastes at sea. A 43-year-old passenger has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to sexually abusing a 15-year-old aboard a Carnival cruise that sailed fro...
20 Jun 14min
Bigger Ships, Bigger Slides, Bigger Game Days
MSC Cruises unveils 'The Spiral @ Tree of Life' aboard the upcoming MSC World Asia — an 81.3-meter, 12-deck plunge billed as the longest dry slide at sea, debuting on the 6,758-guest ship in December ...
19 Jun 16min
Port Canaveral's $95M Upgrade and Bourbon at Sea
Port Canaveral advances a $95 million upgrade of Cruise Terminal 10 — expanding security and luggage handling, fixing the trench-drain failures that caused sinkholes, and readying the building for shi...
18 Jun 18min
Dining Changes, Bigger Ports, Ship Swaps
Carnival unveils 'The Next Course,' a fleetwide dining overhaul with new venues like Emeril's Coastal Seafood, Uku Lei Lei, and Fetaccine debuting on the upcoming Festivale (2027) and Tropicale (2028)...
17 Jun 14min
Excursion Safety, New Ships, Changing Itineraries
A Florida federal judge clears the way for a lawsuit against Carnival to proceed after a passenger lost both legs in a Nassau shore-excursion propeller accident, putting cruise lines' responsibility f...
16 Jun 16min
Changed Ports, New Seasons, Great Lakes
Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas skips its scheduled Falmouth, Jamaica call after a propulsion issue slows the ship, a reminder of how mechanical hiccups ripple through an itinerary. Holland Ameri...
15 Jun 20min
Schedule Shifts, Alaska Security, and a New Ship
Carnival tweaks 14 Carnival Panorama sailings from Long Beach between August 2026 and March 2027 — mostly small departure and return-time shifts with revised Cabo San Lucas port calls — a reminder of ...
9 Jun 17min
San Francisco Homeport and a Historic 250th Sailing
Carnival Luminosa opens its first San Francisco homeport season from Pier 27, sailing four-night Baja getaways and 10-night Alaska itineraries — and exposing the limits of loyalty perks when a sailing...
8 Jun 17min
