Cruise News

Cruise News brings you the latest headlines, ship updates, and insights from across the cruise industry. Each week, we cover what’s new in cruise travel, from ship launches and itinerary changes to environmental policy, innovation, and onboard trends. Whether you’re a frequent cruiser, travel professional, or just dreaming of your next voyage, Cruise News helps you stay informed without the fluff. Expect timely coverage of major cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, MSC, and Disney Cruise Line, along with interviews and analysis that explain what the headlines really mean for travelers. Join us for clear, credible updates on the business, destinations, and experiences shaping the world of cruising. Learn more at https://www.cruisenews.io

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  Safety, Sandals, and Secret Ports

  Oct 1, 202613 min

  Today on Cruise News: Royal Caribbean has settled the federal lawsuit over the death of Michael Virgil aboard Navigator of the Seas in December 2024, with the payment going to his son and the amount undisclosed, while the coroner's findings on the shipboard restraint remain central to the safety questions. Royal Caribbean Group has agreed to pay roughly $3 billion for half of Sandals Resorts International in an equal joint venture with the Stewart family, raising questions about control, financing costs and what cruise passengers can expect. And Windstar Cruises has opened bookings for its summer 2028 Europe season, with 348 itinerary combinations across five ships, a Circumnavigate Ireland itinerary, Monaco Grand Prix sailings and the return of its Mystery Cruises from Athens.

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  Denied Boarding, Muster Drills, and Floating Hotels

  Sep 30, 202619 min

  Today on Cruise News: Australian gambler Mark Timothy Grant has won an appeal allowing his $22,000 compensation claim against Royal Caribbean over five casino-reward cruises to proceed before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, while the cruise line's card-counting allegations remain unresolved. Carnival Cruise Line is holding full, in-person muster drills on five ships departing September 26-28 from Long Beach, Miami, Port Canaveral and Norfolk, involving more than 18,700 passengers. And in Nagoya, Asian Games organizers blamed incomplete delegation paperwork for boarding delays on the Costa Serena, which is housing more than 4,000 athletes and officials during the Games.

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  Diversions, Surcharges, and Disney’s Next Ship

  Sep 29, 202612 min

  Carnival Encounter cuts its overnight Cairns call to a single day and adds Townsville as Ports North accelerates dredging in Trinity Inlet, making it the third Carnival itinerary affected by Cairns channel depths in September. Nicko Cruises adds a €10 per person, per night fuel surcharge to every segment of Vasco da Gama's 193-day 2026-27 world cruise, an extra €1,930 per person for full-voyage guests. And Meyer Werft floats out the first of three gigablocks for Disney Believe, the fourth Wish-class ship, which remains on schedule to join Disney Cruise Line's fleet in late 2027. Visit CruiseNews.io to see today's stories and sign up for free email alerts.

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  New Ships, Egypt Cruises, and Tender Ports

  Sep 28, 202612 min

  Royal Caribbean has named retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson godmother of Legend of the Seas, with the naming ceremony set for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale ahead of the ship's first Caribbean season. Aroya Cruises is adding Alexandria as a second embarkation gateway and its first 14-night voyages to an expanded 2026-27 Mediterranean program from Galataport Istanbul, which expects a 188% passenger increase. And the Isles of Scilly wrapped its 2026 cruise season with all 46 scheduled calls operating and 19,000 passengers tendered ashore without a single weather cancellation.

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  Storms, Overnights, and Nile Comebacks

  Sep 27, 202618 min

  Silversea has delayed Silver Moon's departure from Tokyo by two days as Typhoon Dujuan approaches Japan, dropping the ship's Hiroshima call, cutting Osaka from an overnight stay to a day call and moving Kochi back by one day on the 14-night voyage. Busan is courting more overnight cruise calls with what the city describes as South Korea's first round-the-clock cruise-terminal operating system, after six overnight calls so far this year including the residence ship The World, with Azamara Pursuit scheduled to become the seventh. And Travelmarvel has returned to Nile River cruising after about a decade with the maiden voyage of the 124-passenger Travelmarvel Sirius, which departed Luxor for Aswan with Egyptology-qualified tour directors leading shore excursions and 2028 departures now open to American travelers.

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