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...

Created by Cruise Fever Windstar Cruises, a small ship premium cruise line, has opened new 2028 cruises to the French Polynesia for bookings that include an overnight port stop in Bora Bora on select itineraries. The new sailings will take place on two ships, Star Breeze and Wind Star. They include visits to Tahiti, the...

Created by Cruise Fever Royal Caribbean has announced new sailings across Asia, with a record 22 destinations in China, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. On April 16, 2026, the cruise line revealed the 2027-28 season for Spectrum of the Seas, and the new sailings offer a ton of variety for all kinds of durations. Whether...

Created by Cruise Fever Princess Cruises just announced its largest-ever expansion into Asia with plans to send two ships to Tokyo for the 2027/2028 season. For the first time, the company will homeport two ships in Tokyo for a full season that will feature 85 departures, 52 itineraries, and 41 destinations across three countries: Japan,...

Created by Cruise Fever Holland America Line has announced their biggest fleet update ever, a $500 million project that will update and add new features to six of their cruise ships. Holland America Evolution is a multi-year bow-to-stern revitalization that will bring the best of Pinnacle class ships to the following six ships: Oosterdam, Zuiderdam,...

Created by Cruise Fever Silversea, an ultra-luxury cruise line from Royal Caribbean Group, has announced a new 125-day cruise that will visit 60 destinations in 19 countries when it sets sail in 2029. Silver Whisper will depart from San Diego on January 5, 2029 and the cruise will end in Singapore 125 days later. The...