MSC Cruises has suspended all calls to Saint Petersburg, Russia for this year due to recent developments in the region and related security concerns.

Oceania Cruises celebrated the float out of its newest ship Oceania Vista set to join the fleet in 2023. A ceremony was held for the 67,000-ton vessel with a capacity of 1,200 guests at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Italy. The massive building dock started filling with water and Oceania Vista became one with the sea for the very first time.

TUI Cruises is the latest cruise line to announce cancellation of its calls to Russia and Ukraine this summer season. 

After all Caribbean ports started welcoming cruise ships last year it seems that the Cayman Islands are finally ready to restart cruise tourism. 

AIDA Cruises welcomed first guests onboard its newest ship AIDAcosma in Hamburg. The seven-day cruise set sail on February 26, 2022 to Southampton and on to Cherbourg in France. Further stops are Zeebrugge and Rotterdam before the ship returns back in Hamburg on March 5, 2022.

A section of the fourth Virgin Voyages cruise ship was floated at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. A small ceremony was held at the Castellammare this morning with breaking a bottle of Champagne against the block, which is now sailing to Genoa for final assembly.

TUI Cruises canceled the current voyage on the cruise ship Mein Schiff 1, a 4-night roundtrip voyage to Oslo from Bremerhaven. The cruise line said that due to a technical issue with the ship’s stabilizers, the cruise is canceled so repairs could be made to the vessel.

Nicko Cruises has announced cancellation of the current voyage on its ocean-going vessel Vasco Da Gama, due to positive Covid-19 cases on board.

P&O Cruises Australia announced cancelation of the 2022 Auckland cruise season affecting 21 voyages that were scheduled to depart from Auckland starting from July 5, 2022 to November 27, 2022,

Carnival Cruise Line is commemorating its golden anniversary with 17 special voyages, with the first “Sailabration” aboard Carnival Miracle which departed from the Port of Long Beach on Sunday with 2,000 guests onboard.