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.

Coast Guard Air Station Houston aircrew medevaced a woman from the cruise ship Carnival Valor on Thursday evening. The vessel departed for a 4-Nights Western Caribbean voyage form Galveston, Texas when just 10 miles off the shore when the US Coast Guard was contacted by the ships authorities.

Have you ever wonder how many crew members are employed in the cruise industry? Based on the data collected by the crew center team we managed to give you a rough estimate. The total number of the crew working on cruise ships is 223.914 employees. Currently on board the cruise ships worldwide there are 186.595 plus 37.319 crew members on vacation waiting to join the vessels.

The artists that defined the 90’s will join the cruise ship Carnival Sensation for an unforgettable Hip-Hop and R&B party. Setting sail on January 11, 2018, from Miami to Key West & Cozumel, the four night’s party will feature Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio, Vanilla Ice, Backstreet, C+C Music Factory, Naughty by Nature, All 4 One, Biz Markie, and the list goes on.

The premier global Telly Awards, honoring the best in TV and Cable, Digital and Streaming, and Non-Broadcast Productions has awarded the new Carnival Horizon video in the General Travel/Tourism category.  The video showcasing traditional coin ceremony for Carnival’s latest cruise ship Carnival Horizon was produced by Miami-based Bold Man and the Sea Media.

The Italian shipyard Fincantieri in Marghera was evacuated on Friday, May 26, due to a bomb scare on the latest Carnival cruise ship, Carnival Horizon. Device detected onboard wrapped in red tape with twisted wires connected to the red LED light, has triggered the alarm. The vessel which is under construction was evacuated at 3:30 p.m. after one worker noticed suspicious device leaning against a ladder on deck 4.

Celebrating National Hamburger Day, Carnival Cruise Line created the largest hamburger at sea onboard the cruise ship Carnival Liberty. The massive 300 pound Guy’s Burger was presented while the vessel was docked at Port Canaveral. Chef de Cuisine explained that the giant three-and-a-half-foot-wide hamburger consists of 200 pounds of meat, 50 pounds of cheese and toppings, as well as 50 pounds of flour to make the bun.