Cruise Safety, Sailings, and Sustainability
Today's brief covers three stories. A 76-year-old American guest sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Jewel died after becoming unresponsive while snorkeling at Ely's Harbour in Bermuda's ...
19 Aug 13min
Deals, Dream Voyages, and Greener Ships
Disney Cruise Line has extended its reduced-fare offer to 38 early 2027 departures, with savings of up to $500 per guest on seven-night sailings from San Diego and Port Canaveral and a booking deadlin...
18 Aug 19min
Eclipses, Mocktails, and Polar Cruises
Carnival Legend guests gathered on deck off northern Spain on August 12 for just under two minutes of totality, the first total solar eclipse visible from Europe since 1999, closing out an 11-night ro...
17 Aug 8min
Cruise Ethics, Dream Voyages, Madeira Rising
Australia's Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Chris Evans, is pressing for cruise ships calling at Australian ports to work to conditions on par with Australian standards, as the Section 11 exemption introdu...
16 Aug 15min
Rescues, Rio Views, and Kids on Expeditions
MSC Musica paused a Western Mediterranean sailing to rescue eight men from a disabled boat about 16 miles east of Ibiza, with 27-year-old first mate Roberto de Girolamo leading the lifeboat crew befor...
15 Aug 13min
Strikes, Staycations, and Shore Power
Industrial action at the Port of Broome is threatening cruise turnarounds on Western Australia's Kimberley coast, with the action window running August 7 to 22 and covering calls by Ponant's Le Jacque...
14 Aug 19min
Apps, Terminals, and Antarctica Dreams
Royal Caribbean is testing digital scratch-off lottery tickets through its onboard app aboard Utopia of the Seas, with tickets priced from $2 to $20 and a top jackpot of $100,000; prizes under $2,000 ...
13 Aug 11min
New Beaches, Bigger Disney, Carnival Milestone
MSC Group has named its second private Caribbean destination Catalina Sugar Beach, opening on Catalina Island off La Romana in the Dominican Republic in November 2026, with MSC Opera making the first ...
12 Aug 19min
