Royal Caribbean
Voyager of the Seas Skips Puerto Vallarta as Hurricane Simon Nears
Voyager of the Seas will spend 16 hours in Cabo San Lucas on October 13, with a 20 percent discount on Royal Caribbean shore excursions for the second call.
Brilliant Lady
News
Canada Place to Add Two Shore-Power Stations by 2027
On September 27, Princess Cruises’ Star Princess became the largest vessel by gross tonnage to call at Canada Place, with its overnight passage timed around low tide.
Virgin Voyages
Brilliant Lady Replaces Mexican Riviera Ports Amid Storms
Santa Barbara will replace Cabo San Lucas on October 12, followed by San Diego and Ensenada; Virgin advised guests to pack warmer clothing and a light jacket.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Radiance Skips Cabo San Lucas to Avoid Tropical Storm Rachel
Passengers had been scheduled to spend eight hours in Cabo San Lucas beginning at 6:30 a.m.; the anchored-offshore port requires tender transfers that rough seas can make unsafe.
Virgin Voyages
Brilliant Lady Replaces Cabo San Lucas With Ensenada After Rachel
Cabo San Lucas has been closed since September 30 with no reopening date announced; cruise ships anchor offshore there and tender passengers to the marina.
Princess Cruises
Star Princess Sets Record as Largest Cruise Ship to Visit Vancouver
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority forecasts more than 1.4 million cruise passengers and nearly three hundred sixty ship calls in 2026; July set a monthly record with 290,000 passengers.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Revises 2027 Alaska Cruises Over Tracy Arm Landslide Risk
On the September 10, 2027, voyage, Astoria will be replaced by a sea day to meet Vancouver tidal windows, with guests receiving a $33 refund for port taxes and fees.
Royal Caribbean
Astoria’s 2026 Cruise Season Nears Close With Serenade Visit
The fall schedule had been due to start with Brilliant Lady on September 12, but the Port of Astoria said that visit, expected to bring about 2,700 passengers, was canceled.
News
PortMiami Sets Cruise Record With 10 Million Passenger Movements
The 2025-26 season added ten ships to Miami's lineup, including Brilliant Lady and Norwegian Luna, while MSC Cruises' Terminal AA can process thirty-six thousand passengers daily.
News
Brilliant Lady Cancellation Delays Astoria Fall Cruise Season
Brilliant Lady is now scheduled to call on May 8, 2027, and Astoria’s next cruise calendar is set to open with Europa on March 21.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages Adds Astronauts to 2026 Solar Eclipse Cruises
It will be the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe since 1999, with totality crossing northern Spain and waters east of the Balearic Islands.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages Hairstylist Charged With Abusive Sexual Contact
The complaint says Pawar admitted massage was not part of his job or offered in the Dry-Dock Salon or Stubble and Groom; spa services were separate at Redemption Spa on Deck 5.