Created by Cruise Fever Just two days after safely guiding his 6,300-passenger cruise ship through the Strait of Hormuz, Captain Lauro Maresca shared a powerful message on Facebook. As Cruise Fever reported over the weekend, all six cruise ships that had been waiting to exit the Persian Gulf for weeks were finally able to do...

Created by Cruise Fever Life jackets are meant to save lives.  They are also sometimes used on cruise ships for candid photos. But this one just made auction history. According to news reports, a canvas-and-cork life jacket worn by Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli shattered expectations on Saturday (April 18), selling for £670,000 at Henry...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean’s next new cruise ship, Legend of the Seas, departed from the Meyer Turku shipyard and headed out to sea for the first time. The cruise ship will spend the next 10 days on sea trials, the next major construction milestone for the newest Icon class ship from Royal Caribbean....

Created by Cruise Fever MSC Euribia hasn’t had any cruise passengers on board in 28 days after the ship completed its last sailing on March 21, 2026.  But today brings some welcome news as the ship has not only left port in Dubai but has cleared the critical Strait of Hormuz. Now, the ship is...

Created by Cruise Fever Holland America Line celebrated the naming of its newest signature tulip, Savour the Journey, at the iconic Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands. The ceremony took place a day before the cruise line’s 153rd anniversary. The orange tulip reflects the cruise line’s Dutch heritage and longstanding ties to Dutch culture, craftsmanship and...

Created by Cruise Fever A passenger in his 70s is missing after going overboard from Carnival Splendor late Friday night / early Saturday morning while the ship was on a 4-day sailing that is scheduled to return to Sydney, Australia on Sunday. Tracking data shows the 3,000-passenger Carnival ship doing a zig zag search pattern...

Created by Cruise Fever After weeks of being stuck due to the conflict in the Middle East, there is finally movement for cruise ships in the Persian Gulf. Celestyal Discovery was the first to successfully clear the Strait of Hormuz and more are on their way.   The Malta flagged ship has been docked and stationary...

Created by Cruise Fever Princess Cruises is going bigger.  The cruise line just announced a new order for three ships in an all-new class that will be the largest in the fleet. The next-generation ships will be part of a brand-new Voyager Class and will be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.  The vessels are scheduled...

Created by Cruise Fever Every so often we hear stories of cruise ships coming to the aid of boaters in trouble, but this week’s rescue had an extra passenger on board.  And because “who doesn’t love a good cat story,” this one is already being picked up by local news outlets. On Tuesday night, April...

Created by Cruise Fever Norwegian Cruise Line’s next new cruise ship, Norwegian Aura, completed a major construction milestone this week when the vessel was floated out of dry dock. Norwegian Aura is under construction at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in Italy. It will be NCL’s largest ship and their first built at Monfalcone. The vessel will...