Princess Cruises will be the first, and so far the only, cruise company to cross the new Panama Canal. The company has already included this in their new transit routes through the Pacific, Atlantic and Caribbean. The Caribbean Princess with capacity of 3,080 passengers will operate using the new Atlantic locks in its premiere from the end of 2017. This experience will be part of a 10-day cruise through the Panama Canal from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The new routes will make their debut in the 2017-18 winter season.

A huge crocodile was captured on video last week walking along the Palancar beach in Cozumel, causing fear among people who were at the beach resort. The crocodile was first captured resting under the shade of a palm tree and then heading between beach chairs he disappeared in the sea. This is not the first time crocodiles are spotted on the beaches of Cozumel or the Riviera Maya because of the proximity to wetland areas, natural habitat of such species.

With deep sadness we announce the death of a great Italian artist Gilbert Lebigre. His hometown Viareggio mourn the death of Gilbert Lebigre, great international artist who has contributed his works to raise awareness of the art of paper mache around the world. Gilbert Lebigre died at age of 63 and worked for Carnival since 1980. His art has crossed all the oceans. For many years he has worked with the Italian Shipyard Fincantieri for the construction of monumental sculptures installed on large cruise ships on Holland America Line.

An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after nearly drowning on Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas. The terrible accident happened on Thursday, just two hours after the cruise ship departed from its homeport Bayonne, N.J. The boy fell into a pool and remained in the water for eight minutes before being discovered by crew members. Ships medical staff quickly responded to the scene and performed CPR establishing a pulse.

On January 6, 2017 the Coalition for Donald Trump Victory Cruise is scheduled to set sail from Miami to the Bahamas on the cruise ship Carnival Victory. The organizer of this event is Robert Jeter, an oil rig worker from Alaska, who volunteers as executive director of the Coalition for Trump. The Trump Victory Cruise is only $300 per person for a three-day trip to the Bahamas and fully refundable if Donald Trump loses, said Mr. Jeter when he started this initiative back in June. Robert Jeter was pretty sure Trump will win, and he was right.

Royal Caribbean announced plans for their ultra-modern new cruise terminal in Miami, Florida capable of handling the world’s largest cruise ships. The new cruise terminal will be a striking addition to Port of Miami and will serve as homeport to Royal Caribbean International ships, including the 5,400-passenger Oasis-class ships. After the global competition held between five of the world's leading architectural firms, Royal Caribbean has selected the company Broadway Malyan to design the new terminal.

The French navy maritime surveillance aircraft type Dassault Falcon 50 “Surmar” caused disturbance among the passengers sailing onboard Norwegian Breakaway. The aircraft passed four times close to the cruise ship that had just departed from St. Gerorge, Bermuda. Several passengers express concern over the low-flying aircraft, and some fearing it might have been a terrorist attack.

The cruise ship AIDA prima was racing field for two drones type Vortex 250 Pro, capable of reaching top speed of 120 km / h. The drone cameras show the new extreme perspective of the latest AIDA cruise ship. They fly over the Lanai deck, the Beach Club and more rapid scenes take place in the theater, restaurants and in the Spa. The two-minute video was shot in April 2016 during the crossing of Aida Prima to Hamburg. The pilots Detlef Wormstall and Alex Wulf from Skypros navigated the drones all around the ship using VR goggles.

After the $50 million refurbishment It appears that Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas is experiencing a technical problems in one of the ships engines. Cruise Critic is reporting that due to engine troubles the cruise ship is forced to reroute its current voyage and reduce rate of speed.

U.S. Immigration and Customs officers arrested four women for smuggling cocaine, after their week long Royal Caribbean cruise. ABC WFTV9 network reports that Ciera Bryant, Lakisha Abney, Shenique Milbourne and Shawnta Aiken were arrested on May 15 after they disembarked in Port Canaveral from Freedom of the Seas with over 6,5 kilograms of cocaine hidden in their bras and girdles. The U.S.