Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Completes Celebration Key Pier Expansion on Grand Bahama
Star Princess is scheduled to visit on November 1, 2026, followed by AIDAdiva on November 9 during a Caribbean sailing from New York City.
Bahamas
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line Names Lee Applbaum Chief Marketing Officer
Great Stirrup Cay, one of Applbaum’s named priorities, added a two-ship pier on December 28, 2025, with Great Tides Waterpark planned for September.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Opens America250 Shipboard Celebrations in Baltimore
Guests boarding Carnival Pride saw a 40-foot Uncle Sam hat on the top deck, and military members and veterans received limited-edition America250 challenge coins.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line Cuts 2026 Summer Cruise Fares by 50%
Great Tides Waterpark on Great Stirrup Cay is scheduled to open in September 2026, with nineteen slides, a Tidal Tower and a Splash Cay kids' area.
MSC Cruises
MSC Foundation Convenes Experts on Bahamas Coral Disease Response
First identified in Florida in 2014, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease had reached 33 countries by mid-2025 and affected more than 175 square miles of Bahamian reef.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Bans 16 Guests After PortMiami Debarkation Brawl
The sheriff’s office treated the case as a mutual combatant incident, and Carnival said the area was under United States Customs and Border Protection authority.
News
Nassau Cruise Port Sets Single-Day Record With 33,254 Passengers
The redevelopment raised Nassau’s daily passenger capacity from roughly twenty thousand to about thirty-three thousand, with room for six full-size ships at once.
MSC Cruises
CLIA Report Details Cruise Lines’ Net-Zero Technology Push
At Ocean Cay in The Bahamas, MSC converted a former sand-dredging site into a sixty-four-square-mile marine reserve after investing more than four hundred million dollars.
MSC Cruises
MSC to Expand Ocean Cay With Two-Ship Pier by Late 2027
Ocean Cay is slated for late 2027 upgrades, including an adults-only beach, family lagoon and extended pier that can handle two ships at the same time.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Rewards to Count Milestones by Days Sailed
Duffy said prior cruises will convert into days once members opt in, and unused benefits from the existing program remain available through 2030.
News
Colorado Cruise Passengers Fined $52,725 Over Nassau Port Fight
Police said the station struggle began as officers prepared to search the group, with one woman throwing a chair through a glass door and one man kicking out the remaining glass.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival to Sell Limited-Edition Bulleit Bourbon on 14 Ships
The barrel was selected in January by Starboard’s Lisa Bauer and Carnival’s Christine Duffy at Starboard’s Unleash the Potential Summit.