Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Panorama Skips Mexican Ports as Hurricane Polo Nears
Carnival notified booked guests a day before embarkation; shore excursions booked through the line for Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan will be fully refunded.
Mexico Riviera
Royal Caribbean
Hurricane Polo Reroutes Navigator of the Seas Mexican Riviera Cruise
The National Hurricane Center classified Polo as a Category Five hurricane with maximum sustained winds of one hundred sixty miles per hour near Manzanillo, Mexico.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Settles Lawsuit Over Michael Virgil’s Death
Court records say the payment will go to Virgil’s son; the amount was not disclosed, and the settlement is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing.
Carnival Cruise Line
Man Missing After Going Overboard From Carnival Panorama Off Baja
Passengers were directed to their cabins for about an hour while crew searched the ship and reviewed security camera footage that confirmed he had gone overboard.
Carnival Cruise Line
Puerto Vallarta Opens Tender for Cruise Homeport Terminal
Lemus named Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean among the operators the terminal is intended to accommodate, though no itineraries or agreements were announced.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Firenze Delays Port Calls After Medical Evacuation
Long Beach Fire Department Marine Safety crews met the ship near the Long Beach Sea Buoy about seven in the morning and moved the passenger to a smaller boat.
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Extends San Diego Homeport Deal Through 2031
Disney gets priority, but not exclusive, use of B Street’s north and south berths, with more seasonal sailings to Catalina, Baja California and the Mexican Riviera.
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line Expands Fare Offer With 38 Early 2027 Sailings
Bookings must be completed by August 30, 2026, and existing reservations on the newly added sailings can request the offer through Disney’s contact center.
News
GPH Appoints Emilio Vazquez Villanueva to Lead Acapulco Cruise Port
The redevelopment includes a three-hundred-fifty-meter cruise pier scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2027 beside Fuerte de San Diego.
Carnival Cruise Line
Coast Guard Airlifts Carnival Luminosa Passenger With Stroke Symptoms
The ship was about 45 miles offshore when a Coast Guard crew from Humboldt Bay arrived by Dolphin helicopter and flew the woman to Mendocino Coast Hospital in Fort Bragg.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Revises Two 2026 Adults-Only SEA Cruise Itineraries
Both departures are part of Carnival’s twenty-two cruise SEA program, with casino-focused programming and sailings from Miami, Port Canaveral, Singapore and Long Beach.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Changes 14 Panorama Sailings From Long Beach
The September 6, 2026, sailing has the largest outbound shift, now leaving Long Beach at three thirty in the afternoon instead of five, with Cabo San Lucas times revised.