Carnival to Raise Daily Gratuities to $17–$19 Starting April 2026
Carnival’s tweaks highlight how cruise lines are leaning more on onboard fees to cover rising costs, testing how much travelers will tolerate à la carte pricing.
Queen Mary 2 Meets Original Queen Mary in Long Beach After 20 Years
As cruise brands chase new ships and new routes, Cunard is also selling heritage. The Long Beach salute underscores how maritime icons still draw travelers ashore.
Disney Adventure Sets Panama Canal Record as Largest Cruise Ship
The crossing underscores how the cruise industry’s newest mega ships are reshaping global deployment, with the Panama Canal becoming a key bridge to Asia Pacific growth.
Celestyal Adds Two Athens-to-Jeddah Cruises in November 2026
The added crossings signal how Jeddah and the Arabian Gulf are becoming a mainstream winter alternative to the Caribbean, with longer itineraries linking Europe and the Middle East.
CDC Probes Illness Outbreak on Seven Seas Mariner After 27 Sick
The case adds to a run of early-season cruise illness reports, underscoring how quickly onboard stomach bugs can spread and draw federal health scrutiny.
Carnival Launches Funnel Faves Wave Arcade for Travel Advisors
Carnival’s arcade-style push shows how cruise lines are gamifying Wave Season to keep travel advisors engaged and loyal as competition for bookings intensifies.
MSC to Add Yacht Club Suites to Musica and Orchestra in 2026-27
MSC is betting on private-suite enclaves to lift onboard spending, signaling how mass-market cruising is being reshaped by luxury upsells even on South America routes.
MSC Meraviglia Delays New York Departure 24 Hours on Winter Forecast
The shift underscores how volatile winter seas are challenging New York departures, pushing cruise lines to rethink Northeast homeports and build more flexible itineraries.
Balmoral Reports 200 Illness Cases on Norwegian Fjords Cruise
The outbreak highlights how cruise health reporting remains patchy outside United States routes, leaving passengers to rely on operators’ transparency and onboard controls.
Nassau Cruise Port Sets 2025 Record With 6.1 Million Passengers
Nassau’s surge shows how the megaship era is reshaping Caribbean itineraries, with upgraded berths turning The Bahamas into a cruise powerhouse for regional growth.
Gale Winds Force Cruise Lines to Revise Nassau Stops
The weekend shuffle shows how wind, not rain, is becoming the cruise industry’s biggest wild card, exposing how even private islands and packed ports can be sidelined.
Bomb Cyclone Sends Norwegian Breakaway Back to New York Early
A fast-deepening winter storm is forcing cruise lines to rethink Caribbean escapes at sea. It shows how weather volatility can upend tightly timed East Coast turnarounds.