A North Miami Beach mother is facing child neglect charges after police say she left her four young children, including a 2-month-old infant, alone at home so she could take a 3-day Carnival cruise. Most cruise travelers go on short sailings to get away from work and responsibility for a while. But according to a...

Carnival Cruise Line brought ship and shoreside team members to help clean up beaches and waterways in recognition of Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19, 2026. 377 Carnival crew members from 29 cruise ships joined 111 shoreside team members in helping clean up 31 beaches and waterways. They collected 175 bags and over 5,000 pounds...

For fans of the classic NCL ship Norwegian Sky, it was a bittersweet goodbye to see the 27-year-old ship leaving the fleet. The old adage, “They don’t make ’em like this anymore,” I think applies here Now, that classic vessel has a new cruise line, a new name, and is getting a new facelift. Earlier...

Explora Journeys, MSC’s luxury cruise line, has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to launch luxury river cruises, with sales opening next year. Explora Journeys has signed a Letter of Intent with Dutch shipbuilder Den Breejen Shipyard to build the cruise line’s first river ships. While the cruise line did not give...

Virgin Voyages, the adults-only cruise line, has carried two million guests since debuting five years ago in the fall of 2021. To celebrate, the cruise line is extending loyalty benefits and has brought back status matching through the end of next month. Loyalty Benefits Extended Virgin Voyages is extending loyalty benefits through December 31, 2028....

Princess Cruises is adding Christmas activities for the entire family on sailings over the holidays that will range from tree-lighting ceremonies to holiday movies on the pool deck. Princess cruise ships will come alive with the magic of the holidays on cruises to the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, and the Panama Canal. Programming will vary by...

As a strong nor’easter churns along the East Coast, at least a couple of cruise ships have already had to make some changes. If you’re sailing out of New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, or Boston in the next few days, you’ll want to keep a close eye on your cruise line app and email. What’s...

Azamara Cruises has announced that a 195-night cruise from San Diego, California, in 2029 has opened for bookings. The cruise will depart on January 3, 2029, and end in Copenhagen on July 17, 2029. It will visit 40 countries across five continents, and the ship will spend 65% of its time in port. This cruise...

Royal Caribbean, the world’s largest cruise line, has begun to release its opening deployment schedule for cruises in 2028-2029. Opening deployment schedules are when cruise lines open new cruises for bookings. Royal Caribbean releases them a week at a time, with cruises to the same region grouped together. For instance, they will release all cruises...

Sailing on a Mexican Riviera cruise out of a California port is awesome. But it still takes a day or two before the ship actually reaches some of those more popular ports of call in Mexico. A new plan could change all that by offering a homeport for cruise ships right in the heart of...