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
Disruption, New Ports, Emerging Destinations
TUI Cruises returns Mein Schiff ships to their regular itineraries after rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz disruption, a sign of how quickly lines adapt to geopolitical risk. New York commits to a...
7 Jun 21min
Rescues, Outbreaks, and Small-Port Cruising
Carnival's Mardi Gras diverts to rescue nine people from a disabled boat off Florida, a reminder of cruise ships' role as first responders at sea. Despite headline-grabbing hantavirus and norovirus ou...
6 Jun 22min
Ports Under Pressure
Workers in Ushuaia warn that Argentina's federal takeover of the port could jeopardize the 2026-27 Antarctic cruise season, with more than 140 locked-out staff and threats of indefinite protests that ...
5 Jun 20min
Cruise Health Scare and Changing Ports
Dutch authorities wrap up the cross-border response to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak as the ship reaches Rotterdam for decontamination, closing a months-long evacuation that spanned St. Helena, A...
4 Jun 22min
Sick Ships, Bigger Questions, Alaska Costs
A norovirus outbreak sickens 115 aboard Princess Cruises' Caribbean Princess, forcing the ship to skip Nassau and ramp up sanitation on a 13-night Southern Caribbean voyage. An SEC filing reveals Roya...
3 Jun 15min
Fleet Upgrades and Upscale Cruising's Next Chapter
Holland America unveils 'Evolution' — a $500 million-plus renovation of six classic ships, the largest investment in the line's 153-year history, beginning with Oosterdam's drydock and adding new suit...
2 Jun 18min
Health Scare and Great Lakes Growth
A suspected Andes hantavirus outbreak aboard Oceanwide Expeditions' MV Hondius leaves three dead after a months-long polar voyage, a sobering reminder of the human stakes in expedition cruising. And E...
30 Mai 15min
