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 October 17, 2026 departure of Regal Princess is the last published Princess itinerary to include it, Sun Princess and Caribbean Princess are among the vessels being redirected, and RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay and Celebration Key are among the replacement destinations, with prepaid excursions, cabanas and beach rentals automatically canceled and refunded. Royal Caribbean International's Hero of the Seas completed its float-out at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland on September 4, with crews filling the dock with over 90 million gallons of water overnight; the roughly 250,800-gross-ton Icon-class ship was more than 60% complete, measures about 1,196 feet, and will carry around 5,600 guests and approximately 2,350 crew when it begins seven-night Caribbean cruises from PortMiami on August 11, 2027. And a University of Queensland Law School study by Dr Rosemary Gibson, published in Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, finds that class action waivers in cruise passenger contracts are generally void under Australian Consumer Law, which prohibits unfair terms in standard-form consumer contracts and requires operators to show restrictive clauses are reasonably necessary, following the High Court's December 2023 ruling in Karpik v Carnival plc.

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Toilets, Fares and Seaweed

Today on Cruise News: Royal Caribbean warned guests aboard Oasis of the Seas that toilets in affected areas would be unavailable during two two-hour maintenance periods on September 30 while the ship ...

11 Okt 6min

Storm Delays, Crew Removals, and Japan’s Return

Today on Cruise News: Royal Caribbean has canceled Oasis of the Seas' September 29 call at Port Canaveral after a nor'easter delayed the ship's return to Cape Liberty by 10 hours, replacing the Florid...

10 Okt 5min

New Ports, Longer Cruises, Bermuda Questions

Today on Cruise News: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has withdrawn from evaluating Daniel's Head, an 18-acre site in Bermuda's Sandys Parish, as a day-tourism destination, though its planned Bermuda c...

4 Okt 13min

Storms, Crowds, and AI Cruise Ads

Today on Cruise News: Hurricane Polo, classified as a Category 5 storm, forces Royal Caribbean to drop Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas from Navigator of the Seas' September 25 Mexican Riviera sailing from...

3 Okt 20min

Safety, Sandals, and Secret Ports

Today on Cruise News: Royal Caribbean has settled the federal lawsuit over the death of Michael Virgil aboard Navigator of the Seas in December 2024, with the payment going to his son and the amount u...

1 Okt 12min

Denied Boarding, Muster Drills, and Floating Hotels

Today on Cruise News: Australian gambler Mark Timothy Grant has won an appeal allowing his $22,000 compensation claim against Royal Caribbean over five casino-reward cruises to proceed before the Quee...

30 Sep 18min

Diversions, Surcharges, and Disney’s Next Ship

Carnival Encounter cuts its overnight Cairns call to a single day and adds Townsville as Ports North accelerates dredging in Trinity Inlet, making it the third Carnival itinerary affected by Cairns ch...

29 Sep 12min

New Ships, Egypt Cruises, and Tender Ports

Royal Caribbean has named retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson godmother of Legend of the Seas, with the naming ceremony set for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale ahead of the sh...

28 Sep 11min