Storms, Overnights, and Nile Comebacks
Silversea has delayed Silver Moon's departure from Tokyo by two days as Typhoon Dujuan approaches Japan, dropping the ship's Hiroshima call, cutting Osaka from an overnight stay to a day call and movi...
27 Sep 18min
Cruise Delays, San Diego Growth, Arctic Wine
Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas turned back to Nassau to evacuate two critically ill passengers, including a 7-year-old child, delaying its return to Cape Liberty in Bayonne by about eight hours, ...
26 Sep 19min
Whales, Clean Ships, and MSC’s Next Giant
NOAA Fisheries is assessing the death of an endangered fin whale found on the bow of Norwegian Joy as the ship approached Sitka, Alaska, on Sept. 17, delaying the port call by about three hours. It is...
25 Sep 9min
Missed Ports, World Cruises, Greener Ships
Oceania Cruises' Riviera left Haines, Alaska, without docking after strong winds repeatedly pushed the 1,250-passenger ship out of position during berthing attempts, and anchoring was ruled out over t...
23 Sep 11min
Fees, Fire, and San Diego’s Cruise Boom
Fuel surcharge clauses are back in focus for passengers sailing from Port Canaveral, where Carnival Cruise Line retains contractual authority to add up to $9 per person per day and Royal Caribbean up ...
22 Sep 12min
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
