News
MedCruise Brings 18 Exhibitors to Seatrade Cruise Med 2026
MedCruise was founded in Rome on June 11, 1996, by sixteen ports in seven countries; it now represents twenty-two countries as it marks its thirtieth anniversary.
Port Development
News
Narvik Adds Underwater Shipwreck Tours for Cruise Guests
The Ofot Fjord Shipwreck Experience takes six to twelve passengers from Pier 2, using an underwater vehicle to send live images from 1940 naval battle wrecks.
News
Cruise Vacations Launches Close to Home Collection in South Africa
Cape Town’s cruise terminal handled eighty-three ship calls and approximately 127,000 passengers in 2024-25, after sixty-seven calls the prior season.
News
Aroya Cruises Adds 25 Winter Sailings From Galataport
Galataport's terminal can accommodate three ships at once and handle up to fifteen thousand passengers per day.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Cancels Serenade Alaska Cruise Due to Technical Issue
Guests were allowed to use the ship as a hotel until late Wednesday, September 2, after the planned five-night route to Ketchikan and Prince Rupert was withdrawn.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises to Double New Zealand Port Calls From 2028-29
The plan was disclosed as Crown Princess arrived in Waitemata Harbour at the start of a 2026-27 season expected to bring about 660 cruise ship calls nationwide.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Philadelphia Opens $60M Cruise Terminal for Norwegian Sailings
Before the terminal was finished, passengers checked in at a local hotel and took buses to Norwegian Jewel at a temporary port facility.
Royal Caribbean
Galveston Weighs Royal Caribbean Deal for Cruise Terminal 14
Under the proposal, the port would build the pier, berth and parking while Royal Caribbean would construct the terminal and receive seven-day preferential berthing.
Carnival Cruise Line
Port Canaveral Expects 10.9 Million Passenger Movements in 2027
Port Canaveral Advantage includes a thirteen-story parking garage due in October and a Cruise Terminal 5 expansion to one hundred seventy thousand square feet.
News
Crystal Symphony Makes Inaugural Eureka Call With 554 Passengers
With no dedicated cruise terminal, Eureka handled the call at Schneider Dock using temporary waterfront services and shuttle loops to the welcome center.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Gem to Sail Bermuda Cruises From Philadelphia in 2028
Norwegian describes the deployment as its fifth consecutive Philadelphia season, after regular oceangoing departures returned in April 2026 following a fifteen-year absence.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Prima to Sail NCL’s First Summer Season From Galveston
The itinerary includes Cozumel, Costa Maya, Roatan and Harvest Caye, while Norwegian Cruise Line will use Galveston's Cruise Terminal 16, the port's newest cruise facility.