Central Florida cruisers have a couple of new shiny toys to look forward to next year. May and November will both see a new mega ship pulling into Port Canaveral, but over 20 other ships will be offering travelers a vacation at sea as well. Port Canaveral holds the title of “world’s busiest cruise port”...

Royal Caribbean has announced its 2028 cruises to Alaska, and the world’s largest cruise line will have four ships sailing to the 49th state. Anthem of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, and Voyager of the Seas will offer cruises to Alaska from Seattle, Vancouver, and Seward. Cruises will range from...

Viking, the world’s largest river cruise line, has taken delivery of another new river ship custom-built to sail on the Nile River in Egypt. Viking took delivery of Viking Sekhmet during a ceremony that took place at the Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt. The ship will sail the cruise line’s extremely popular 12-day Pharaohs &...

While the Atlantic has stayed fairly quiet this hurricane season, the Pacific has been a different story. Cruise ships sailing the Mexican Riviera and Baja California have spent the past week juggling plans as two storms moved through the region, one after another. Hurricane Polo hit first as a powerful system and forced several last-minute...

A new mega cruise ship that’s headed to Port Canaveral, MSC World Atlantic, touched water for the first time when the ship was floated out at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The float-out of MSC World Atlantic marks a significant milestone in the ship’s construction. The vessel will now move to the...

Carnival Cruise Line celebrated the float-out of their next new cruise ship, Carnival Festivale, at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The float-out marks a significant construction milestone for the cruise ship, as it signifies that all blocks of the ship are now in place and the structure of the ship is complete. The vessel...

Fuel costs and inflation may be pushing the envelope right now, but apparently people still want to cruise. Carnival Corporation just turned in its strongest financial quarter ever on September 29, 2026. For the third quarter of 2026, the company pulled in a record $8.44 billion in revenue. Net income hit about $1.9 billion, and...

Royal Caribbean is changing its cancellation penalty schedule, which will go into effect on October 11, 2026, and when new cruises open for booking tomorrow, September 29, 2026. Royal Caribbean said that the reason for the change is to streamline, consolidate, and simplify its North America cancellation penalty structure. This new schedule will go into...

MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys are one step closer to giving passengers an exclusive private island experience at the company’s newest destination. Today the cruise line dropped a social media post confirming that construction at Sandy Cay is officially underway following a groundbreaking ceremony that took place. Pierfrancesco Vago (Executive Chairman of MSC Group’s Cruise...

Princess Cruises will be raising prices for its popular Princess Plus and Princess Premier packages for all sailings that depart on or after October 13, 2026. In addition, the cruise line is also raising prices on its standalone WiFi packages the same day. On October 13, 2026, the two packages, Princess Plus and Princess Premier,...