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Key West Asks Navy to Consider Cruise Limits at Outer Mole
Key West’s current lease at the Outer Mole expires August 3, 2026, while the Navy seeks long-term proposals compensated through in-kind consideration.
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Ellen Kennedy to Retire as Port Everglades Names Successor
Kennedy cited the COVID-19 restart as a proud moment; Celebrity Edge sailed June 26, 2021, as the first oceangoing cruise ship from a U.S. port in 15 months.
Royal Caribbean
Former Royal Caribbean Crew Member Pleads Guilty to Sex Assault
U.S. District Judge Sim Lake scheduled sentencing for Sept. 18; Herrera faces up to 20 years in federal prison and remains in custody.
P&O Cruises
Ambassador Cuts Fly-Caribbean Deposits to £99 for 2026-27
A March 14, 2027, Caribbean Highlights and Atlantic Discovery sailing spans 18 nights, visits seven ports in seven countries and ends in Portsmouth.
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Margaritaville at Sea Welcomes Its One Millionth Guest
At PortMiami, a Miami-Dade County committee advanced a five-year preferential berthing agreement covering about one hundred seventy Beachcomber visits at Terminal C.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises Launches July 4 Sale for U.S. Homeport Sailings
Five sailings from United States homeports overlap July 4, including MSC Seascape from Galveston and MSC Poesia from Seattle in MSC's first year sailing in Alaska.
Royal Caribbean
Marella Discovery 2 Goes Adults-Only With Four New Venues
Marella Discovery 2’s children’s spaces will be converted into four adult venues, including a speakeasy and escape room, though final designs have not been released.
News
Aman at Sea Plans Amangati’s First Caribbean Season
The ninety-four-guest vessel is being built at T. Mariotti in Genoa and will close the Caribbean season with a two-night anchorage at a private resort in Nevis.
Royal Caribbean
Radiance of the Seas Begins Year-Round Cruises From Tampa
After early four- and five-night Cozumel and Costa Maya runs, Radiance shifts in November to seven-night voyages reaching Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands.
News
Maya Mobile Launches eSIM Data Plan for Cruise Passengers
Maya sells the cruise plan in three-, seven-, fourteen- and thirty-day durations, using a QR-code setup that keeps a traveler's existing mobile plan on the device.
News
Azamara Launches June Flash Sale With Up to 20% Off Cruises
The offer applies to new individual bookings made June 16 through June 30, 2026, for departures between July 18, 2026, and June 10, 2027.
Royal Caribbean
Man Faces Federal Child Abuse Material Charges After Cruise Arrest
The May 31 allegation involved a shipboard gift shop on Allure of the Seas; Royal Caribbean said it notified law enforcement and the sailing continued as planned.