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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 15min
