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SeaDream Plans 13 Caribbean Voyages for 2028-29 Season
Both yachts are scheduled to be in Gustavia harbor on December 31, 2028, for New Year’s Eve celebrations and fireworks during the holiday sailings.
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Viking Sea Marks 10 Years in Service After 2016 Delivery
The ship was named on May 5, 2016, on the Thames River in Greenwich, with Karine Hagen as godmother and fireworks after the ceremony.
Royal Caribbean
Wang Zyuan Found Dead on St. Kitts Trail After Cruise Call
Wang called emergency services around two in the afternoon to report he was lost, hours after being last seen on the trail; police did not release a cause of death.
Royal Caribbean
Allure of the Seas Skips Falmouth After Propulsion Issue
The current cruise remains scheduled to return to Port Everglades on May 30, with an eight-day Eastern Caribbean voyage still set to depart later that day.
Royal Caribbean
Radiance of the Seas Marks 25 Years in Royal Caribbean Service
Delivered by Meyer Werft in Papenburg in March 2001, Radiance of the Seas crossed the Atlantic without guests before its Fort Lauderdale christening.
MSC Cruises
MSC Raises Daily Service Charges on North American Sailings
MSC Cruises said guests who prepaid before the May 11 increase are not affected; it is the line’s first North American service-charge change since October 2023.
News
Mexico Cruise Passenger Traffic Rises 15% in Early 2026
Puerto Chiapas was among the fastest-growing Pacific ports, with ship arrivals up 83.3 percent and passenger traffic up 80.5 percent in early 2026.
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AmaWaterways Launches Memorial Day Sale on 300 River Cruises
Colombia sailings take place aboard AmaMagdalena, a 60-guest vessel introduced in 2025, with visits to the UNESCO-listed town of Mompox.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Opens First Pool at Roatan’s Isla Tropicale
Since opening as Mahogany Bay in 2009, the destination has welcomed close to nine million visitors and supported more than thirteen hundred local jobs.
Royal Caribbean
Supreme Court Revives $440 Million Cuba Cruise Port Case
Havana Docks says the cruise lines brought nearly one million tourists through the disputed facilities and paid at least 130 million dollars to Cuba.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Aqua Begins Second New York Season of Bermuda Cruises
After a trans-Atlantic crossing from Italy, Aqua held an April 13, 2025, PortMiami christening with actor Eric Stonestreet as godfather.
Royal Caribbean
Mexico Rejects Royal Caribbean’s Mahahual Project Over Reef Risks
Change.org petitions opposing the development drew more than four million signatures, while SEMARNAT rejected three permits including one involving a pier.