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Carnival Is Wiping 11 Firenze Sailings Off the Calendar — Here's What It's Really About

Carnival cancelled 11 Carnival Firenze cruises between October and November 2026, citing redeployment plans. Here's what affected guests need to know.

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Mar 13

Norwegian Just Admitted Something Its Rivals Would Never Say Out Loud

Norwegian Cruise Line's new CEO publicly apologized to shareholders, admitted internal execution failures, and slashed its 2026 profit outlook — all while activist investor Elliott Investment Management sharpens its knives.

Mar 13

Port Tampa Bay Is About to Break Its Own Record — And the Numbers Are Staggering

Port Tampa Bay is on track to log its busiest cruise month ever in March 2026, with 51 ship calls, 53 three-ship days projected for the year, and 1.8 million passengers expected — a milestone that signals just how fast Gulf Coast cruising is growing.

Mar 12

Carnival Stripped Platinum Perks Mid-Voyage — And the Reason Is a Warning About What's Coming

Carnival Cruise Line quietly told Platinum VIFP members on the March 14 Carnival Miracle sailing that their most-used boarding and arrival perks wouldn't be honored. The reason reveals a bigger problem with how the loyalty program is ending.

Mar 12

Oceania Cruises Went Adults-Only — and Now They're Making It Their Whole Identity

Oceania Cruises has officially gone adults-only — and their new brand campaign makes clear this isn't just a policy tweak. Here's what changed, why it matters, and what it means for how luxury cruising is evolving.

Mar 11

115 Days, 49 Destinations, One Ship: Princess Cruises Laid Out Its Most Ambitious World Voyage Yet

Princess Cruises just announced its 2028 World Cruise aboard Coral Princess — a 115-day globe-spanning journey touching five continents and 39 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Mar 11

Princess Cruises Raised Its Bar Tab Bill — And Nobody Made an Announcement

Princess Cruises quietly increased its food and beverage service charge from 18% to 20% across the fleet in early March 2026, joining Carnival in a trend of rising onboard costs that passengers are only discovering at checkout.

Mar 10

Explora Journeys Is Building Six Luxury Ships at Once, and the Pace Is Staggering

Explora Journeys marked three simultaneous construction milestones at Fincantieri's Genoa shipyard, underscoring a breakneck expansion that will deliver six ultra-luxury vessels by 2028.

Mar 10

Virgin Voyages Will Sail From Brooklyn This Spring After Manhattan's Piers Go Dark

With Manhattan's aging cruise terminals offline for repairs and redevelopment, Virgin Voyages is relocating its Valiant Lady sailings to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook starting April 2026.

Mar 9

Could Hong Kong Be Asia's Next Great Cruise Hub? Royal Caribbean Seems to Think So.

Royal Caribbean has unveiled an ambitious 2026-27 season for Spectrum of the Seas in Hong Kong, including brand-new combined Japan and South Korea itineraries that haven't been offered from the city in years.

Mar 9

Viking Changed Its Mind on Egypt — And the Reason Is More Complicated Than You Think

Viking reversed its decision to cancel all Nile river cruises, resuming sailings on March 12 after a closer look at State Department guidance revealed Egypt's risk level never actually changed.

Mar 8

Royal Caribbean Wants to Build a Massive Ship Repair Yard in Panama — Here's Why It's a Big Deal

Royal Caribbean has proposed a 130,000-ton floating dry dock on Panama's Pacific coast, a move that could fundamentally change how the cruise industry maintains its mega-ships.

Mar 8

Scenic Group Scraps Its Old Pricing Model — Here's What Luxury Cruisers Need to Know

Scenic Group has replaced its long-standing two-for-one pricing with a new four-tier fare structure designed for greater transparency and flexibility for U.S. cruisers.

Mar 7

Why 44,000 Cruise Passengers May Not See Puerto Vallarta This Month

After the killing of a major cartel leader triggered violence across Jalisco, Carnival Corp, Norwegian, and Princess have suspended port calls through mid-March — with tens of thousands more sailings still in question.

Mar 7

NCL Just Took Delivery of Its Newest Ship — and It's Already Sailing to Miami

Norwegian Luna, NCL's 21st ship and the second Prima Plus Class vessel, was handed over by Fincantieri on March 5. Here's what makes this ship worth watching.

Mar 6

Regent Seven Seas Has Been Without a President for a Year. That Changes Now.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings names Wesley D'Silva as president of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, ending a year-long leadership vacuum at the ultra-luxury brand during one of its most critical growth periods.

Mar 6

15,000 Cruise Passengers Are Trapped in the Gulf. The UN Says It's a Humanitarian Crisis.

War in the Middle East has sealed the Strait of Hormuz, leaving 15,000 cruise passengers and 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf with no clear way home.

Mar 5

Royal Caribbean Is Pulling a $5 Perk From Its Most Expensive Drink Package — And Guests Are Fuming

Starting March 15, Royal Caribbean will remove the complimentary Coca-Cola Freestyle souvenir cup from its Deluxe Beverage and Royal Refreshment packages. The $4.99 add-on has guests questioning the value of premium drink packages.

Mar 4

500 Letters, One Ship, and the World Voyage That Proves Slow Travel Isn't Dead

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 docked in Sydney Harbour on March 4 carrying over 500 letters from Australians to the world — a reminder of why this 108-night voyage is unlike anything else at sea.

Mar 4

4 Polar Ships by 2031: Viking Is Making a Very Big Bet on Expedition Cruising

Viking signed a deal with Fincantieri for two new polar-class expedition vessels scheduled for 2030 and 2031. Combined with options for two ocean ships, the commitment exceeds 2 billion euros and signals massive confidence in expedition cruising demand.