The cruise ship Carnival Triumph fail to pass the recent USPH Inspection.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inspectors boarded the vessel on November 11, at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana, and found multiple violations. CDC has not yet released an official report on their website, however, several crew members have reported that the final USPH score was 78. An 85 or lower on the CDC's 100-point inspection scale is considered failing grade.

Carnival Inspiration crew member was reported missing on Thursday, November 9, just before the cruise ship arrived at the homeport of Long Beach, Los Angeles. The missing crew member is identified as Symron Santana Almeida for Goa, India who was working as a Wiper in the Engine Department.

The cruise ship Carnival Inspiration arrived on Friday, November 10, at the homeport of Long Beach, Los Angeles with one crew member less. 

U.S. Coast Guard executed medical evacuation of a Carnival Triumph crewmember on the Mississippi River near Venice, on Monday, November 6. Ship’s officers notified the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders that a male crew member was experiencing symptoms of appendicitis aboard the cruise ship. The crew member was evacuated just hours after Carnival Triumph left New Orleans for a 5 Night Western Caribbean voyage. 

An 8-year-old girl died aboard Carnival Glory today after falling from two decks into ships interior atrium. According to Miami-Dade Police Department, the terrible tragedy happened at 8:15 a.m. while the vessel was docked at the Port of Miami.

Carnival Glory had just arrived from a 7 Nights Caribbean voyage and everyone was getting ready to disembark the ship when the girl fell.

Starting October 15, 2017, to February 3, 2018, the Carnival cruise ship Carnival Fascination, will serve as the new home for hurricane relief workers in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

The Italian Shipbuilder Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the construction of a next-generation passenger ship for the luxury brand Cunard Line. 

The latest Atlantic Hurricane Jose has prompt cruise lines to change their itineraries. Jose is currently off the coast of South Carolina and is projected to follow the Eastern seaboard as a hurricane force storm until Tuesday before weakening as it heads further north.

Cruise ship timetables with arrival and departure times of all major cruise lines scheduled to visit ports in the Bahamas in 2018.

With maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph), recorded by the U.S. National Hurricane Center, the Category 5 Hurricane Irma is feared to be the most catastrophic storm ever. On Wednesday the storm will hit Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti on Friday, and Cuba on Saturday before possibly reaching Florida over the weekend.