Royal Caribbean International’s newest mega cruise ship, Star of the Seas, is nearing completion, and now it’s time for the crew to bring the finishing touches. Recently, crew members from around the globe arrived at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, to start the preparations for the ship’s debut.
The Ports of Madeira and Marella Cruises recently welcomed Tourism and Business Management students from Instituto Superior de Administração e Línguas (ISAL) onboard Marella Explorer. The visit aimed to provide the students with a practical understanding of cruise tourism and to highlight potential career paths within the industry.
The cruise ship Costa Fortuna, set to depart the Costa Cruises fleet in 2026, has officially found its new owner Margaritaville at Sea.
The acquisition, announced by Margaritaville at Sea CEO Christopher Ivy, signals the cruise line's growing optimism with strong passenger return rates and positive business results.
Spanish authorities are investigating the death of an 83-year-old British man who choked on food while dining aboard a cruise ship near the coast of Cádiz, Spain.
Kenneth Edward Cooper, a pensioner from Bournemouth, England, was enjoying a meal aboard the vessel on April 10 when he suddenly began choking. Medical staff on board immediately rushed to help, but his condition required immediate hospital attention on land.
An Argentine man who worked as an officer for Royal Caribbean is fighting to reclaim $25,000 he says vanished from his salary account.
The officer, identified in court documents as E.T.L.G., is a resident of Bahía Blanca, Argentina was employed by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. His wages were processed through a U.S.-based payment platform called NorthLane—now known as Onbe Inc.—which provided virtual wallets and prepaid card services to cruise ship employees.
A Mediterranean cruise turned into a rescue mission early Monday morning when the MSC Orchestra, en route from Ibiza to Sardinia, encountered a drifting motorboat carrying 16 migrants off the southwestern coast of the Italian island.
According to reports confirmed by Italian authorities, the nearly 300-meter-long cruise ship spotted the small vessel near the coast of Sant'Antioco around 2 a.m. while it was sailing toward Cagliari for a scheduled stop on its seven-day Western Mediterranean itinerary.
Costa Cruises is set to further shrink its fleet with the departure of one of its oldest vessels. The cruise line announced on Friday that the Costa Fortuna will leave the fleet in September 2026.
Launched in 2003, the 2,700-passenger Costa Fortuna is the longest-serving ship in the current fleet and part of the Destiny class. The ship will continue operating in the Mediterranean through the summer and fall of 2025, with itineraries departing from Barcelona, Marseille and Savona.
Carnival Cruise Line is facing mounting criticism following the sudden dismissal of Derrick Eason, a longtime comedian and U.S. Navy veteran who had performed with the company for more than 20 years. The firing occurred after a disruptive comedy show on board the Carnival Magic, where Eason attempted to manage an increasingly volatile situation involving an unruly guest—without any security present.
A weeklong Alaska cruise aboard the Norwegian Bliss was marked by a series of medical emergencies.
Among the most serious incidents was the U.S. Coast Guard emergency medevac of a 54-year-old male passenger experiencing stroke-like symptoms. The rescue took place offshore of Cape Flattery, Washington. The man was airlifted from the vessel and transported to Olympic Medical Center via local emergency medical services.
San Francisco has officially welcomed Carnival Legend marking the ship’s debut at its new seasonal homeport. The vessel becomes the second Carnival ship to operate from the Port of San Francisco, reinforcing the company’s presence in California as the cruise line that embarks more guests than any other in the state.
