On Saturday, September 19, 2026, a male passenger jumped from the Carnival Panorama while the ship was sailing off the coast of Mexico. Passengers on board were first startled by an announcement for everyone to return to their cabins for a head count. Someone was missing. Later, CCTV footage confirmed that the missing person had...

Mitsui Ocean Cruises celebrated dual milestones this week when they officially named their second luxury cruise ship, Mitsui Ocean Sakura. Not only was the ship named in a ceremony three days ago, but the vessel will depart on its maiden voyage with the cruise line today. Held at the Ocean Stage onboard Mitsui Ocean Sakura...

Carnival Cruise Line is offering a special sale over the next few days where you can book a balcony cabin for the price of an ocean view stateroom. From now until September 21, 2026, Carnival Cruise Line is offering a “Sun, Fun & Views: Buy an Ocean View, Get a Balcony” promotion. It’s a great...

Royal Caribbean has announced that retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson will serve as the official godmother of Legend of the Seas. Legend of the Seas is Royal Caribbean’s newest and 3rd Icon class ship. The vessel will be officially christened and named during a ceremony on November 11, 2026, at Port Everglades....

A letter sent to guests on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas explained that due to two passengers needing “urgent medical attention,” the ship would be delayed in its return to Cape Liberty. The vessel returned to a port it had just left in Nassau, Bahamas, to bring the critically ill guests onto shore and...

The conflict with Iran this year changed a lot of cruise plans in the Middle East. Almost every major cruise line pulled out of the region and has no scheduled date for coming back. But one 3,362-passenger ship from a new cruise line just sailed through the Suez Canal on Thursday (September 17) and has...

One of Costa Cruises’ ships is being used as a floating hotel for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Costa Serena will host 4,000 athletes and officials at the Kinjo Pier, Port of Nagoya. The cruise ship arrived in Nagoya, Japan on September 15, 2026, and is being transformed from a vacation ship to a vessel...

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the entertainment lineup for Norwegian Aura, their next new ship that is scheduled to debut in May 2027. Norwegian Aura will feature a collection of original entertainment that will be highlighted by “Whitney: A Celebration of Whitney Houston”. This new production will celebrate the six-time Grammy Award winner with her...

For the first time ever, Carnival Cruise Line has opened bookings on short cruises on an Excel-class cruise ship from Galveston, Texas. Carnival has never offered anything less than week-long cruises from Galveston on Excel-class cruise ships. Starting today, bookings have opened on new four-, five-, and six-night sailings on Carnival Jubilee from the Texas...

A Carnival cruiser on a recent sailing mentioned seeing what appeared to be a drug-sniffing dog walking the cabin corridors last month. According to the post on social media, “There was a K9 in our hallway almost every waking hour of the day.” Although the main concern was taking a toddler on a future cruise...