AIDA Cruises has scrapped its entire 2025/26 winter cruise season in the Middle East due to ongoing regional instability. The move affects all sailings aboard AIDAprima between October 3, 2025, and March 25, 2026, including round-trip cruises from Dubai and a planned repositioning voyage via Cape Town, Cruise Arabia reported.
The cruise ship Genting Dream cruise ship joined major emergency response drill held at Phuket Deep Sea Port on July 9.
In a ceremonial handover at the Sestri Ponente shipyard, Fincantieri officially delivered Oceania Allura, the latest addition to the Oceania Cruises fleet. The 68,000-gross-ton vessel is the second in the Allura class, following the delivery of sister ship Oceania Vista in 2023, and further underscores Oceania’s position in the premium cruise segment.
It’s a proud day for Royal Caribbean and for the hardworking crew who helped bring Star of the Seas to life. Today, July 10, Star of the Seas officially joins the Royal Caribbean family in a moment of celebration, innovation, and next-level cruising. The grand handover ceremony took place at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, where Royal Caribbean International proudly took delivery of its newest Icon-class vessel.
Royal Caribbean has revised its plans to send the newest cruise ship, Star of the Seas, to the Navantia shipyard in Cádiz for final outfitting work, citing concerns over an escalating metalworkers’ strike that has already disrupted cruise operations in the region.
Instead of a two-week stay, Star of the Seas will now spend just three days in Cádiz, from July 24 to July 26, 2025.
Cruise passengers often dream of smooth sailings and stress-free vacation. But for some, the journey to board the ship is anything but relaxing. The anxiety of delayed flights, long transfer lines, and looming departure times can take a serious emotional and even physical toll especially when the risk of missing the ship becomes all too real.
Avolta presented its next-generation shopping experience aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Aqua.
The new vessel features retail offering with eight duty-free boutiques alongside dedicated areas for fashion, eyewear, timepieces, and pre-owned luxury goods.
Ambassador Cruise Line expanded its longstanding partnership with retail specialist Harding+ by awarding the company the full onboard retail contract for the cruise ship Renaissance, the newly refurbished vessel acquired by Ambassador’s January 2025 merger with Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC).
A violent storm packing hurricane-force winds slammed into the popular Croatian port of Split on the morning of July 8, causing widespread damage, flooding, and maritime chaos.
Winds reaching over 140 km/h (87 mph) swept through the city shortly after 9 AM local time, toppling trees, damaging infrastructure, and knocking out power in several areas. The storm, part of a fast-developing mesoscale convective system, unleashed torrential rain and hail, triggering sirens and sending residents and tourists scrambling for cover.
The cruise ship Celebrity Infinity is stranded in the Turkish port of Kuşadası following a power failure caused by an apparent small electrical fire.
Celebrity Infinity was scheduled to depart Kuşadası on July 7 and sail to Mykonos, Greece, the following day. Instead, the ship has been docked for at least two days, with ongoing technical issues delaying departure until at least the evening of July 9.
A power outage struck the ship while it was docked, leaving cabins without air conditioning or lighting and halting food service.
