A group of cruise ship passengers were robbed in a restaurant located in the center of Split, Croatia. As the footage from the surveillance camera in the restaurant shows a middle-aged man in blue jeans, a light blue shirt and short hair carefully entered the restaurant and looked around the dining room. After few seconds he sat on a small table just behind the group of eight Spanish tourists who were sailing on the cruise ship MSC Sinfonia. The thief targeted a black backpack hanging on the chair and tried to steel it by covering with his jacket.

The cruise ship Carnival Paradise is host of the international competition for Universal Petite Pageant 2016. This unique beauty pageant organized by Hazely Corp set sail from Tampa on July 18, 2016, to Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Designated for ladies 5’6 feet (167.5cm) or less, the main focus of this pageant is to appreciate the beauty of petite women by offering opportunities and special acknowledgment.

Rumors have surfaced on several websites and forums about Disney Cruise Line plans to purchase Egg Island in the Bahamas. Located just 58 miles from Disney’s island Castaway Cay, Egg Island sits off the coast of North Eleuthera, surrounded by other family islands that are close by. The rumors started two months ago when drilling equipment arrived in Spanish Wells on May 12th, 2016 and sat on the PUBLIC dock until June, 23rd 2016. One week ago the equipment was installed near Egg Island.

Following the military coup there was absolute chaos at Istanbul International airport. Thousands of passengers were stranded after all flights have been canceled. Among the stranded passengers were crew members working on cruise ship. Some of the stranded crew members were waiting to catch connecting flights to get back home, others to return to cruise ship for another contract. 

Inspired by Jules Verne, legendary book Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, the cast of Royal Caribbean presented the latest ice skating show, 1887, taking the guests on a magical journey. This time-traveling journey combines fantasy with reality with an incredible combination of lighting show, video and theatrics in Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas’ high-tech Studio B entertainment venue.

The star of the 90s TV show Baywatch,  David Hasselhoff,  will be the Captain for this year’s floating party festival “It’s the Ship” on Royal Caribbean cruise ship Mariner of the Seas. Best known for playing the role of the sexy lifeguard Mitch Buchannon on Baywatch, and Kinght Rider, David Hasselhoff will be host on the third edition of Asia’s largest EDM festival at sea.

Genoa, 12 July 2016 – Onboard Costa Diadema, flagship of the Costa Cruises fleet, was presented Pepper, the first robot in the world able to recognize main human emotions and proactively interact with the surrounding environment. Starting from today, five Pe pper robots will be operative on all 7-day cruises of the Costa’s flagship in the Western Mediterraneean: their task will be to entertain guests, making their on board experience even more unique and unforgettable.

“I’m literally waiting for the phone to ring to give the final approval. Operations are imminent when we receive the green light. ” Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio said yesterday in a press briefing. Mr. Del Rio expects approval and permission from the authorities in Havana, in order for NCLH brands to begin cruises to Cuba. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings hopes to set sail to Cuba as early as November 2016.

Port Canaveral was reopened for cruise ship passengers after a suspicious bag raised the alarm of the port authorities on Saturday July 9. The U.S. Coast Guard released the following statement on their Twitter account at around 2 p.m. “#BreakingNews @USCGSoutheast sets security zone around Port Canaveral after report of suspicious package.” 

Port Authorities in Civitavecchia, Italy, received distress call from the cruise ship Sovereign operated by Pullmantur Cruises. The emergency involved a Filipino crew member who suffered serious poisoning because of the accidental ingestion of chemical (muriatic acid) usually used for cleaning and disinfection of swimming pools. The incident happened last night at around 10p.m. just hours after Sovereign left the port of Civitavecchia.