Princess Cruises revealed a stunning new bespoke platform, which will be the brand's largest ship ever with a capacity for over 4,000 guests.

A 24-year-old crew member went overboard from the cruise ship MSC Splendida on Wednesday, while the vessel was sailing off the coast of Calabria, Italy. The MSC Splendida stopped immediately and a Man Overboard signal was sounded at around 4 a.m. 

A small fire broke out on the cruise ship Celestyal Crystal Tuesday afternoon, while the vessel was docked in Rhodes, Greece. The fire started on the pool deck engulfing in flames several sunbeds and chairs.

Onboard firefighting teams quickly rushed to the scene and managed to completely extinguish the fire within 10 minutes, confirmed Rhodes Fire Service after boarding the ship.

Coral Princess, the first cruise ship since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, sailed into Melbourne, Victoria on September 15, 2022. The ship arrived at the cruise terminal at Melbourne Pier early this morning with a huge message on her bow 'We Love Melbourne'.

Two cruise lines have canceled a series of calls to Bermuda during October and November due to the island's Covid-19 testing requirements. Celebrity Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line pulled five stops – four Celebrity and one NCL. Three other scheduled calls to Bermuda were said to have been unofficially canceled by other cruise lines

In line with other major cruise lines, Virgin Voyages will soon drop its vaccination mandate for guests sailing on its ships. In a note on its Voyage Well health and safety website, the cruise line said that “In accordance with our industry standards and with consideration and guidance from the CDC, we are adjusting our protocols.”

Celestyal Cruises announced on Monday that it has appointed German company Inter-Connect as its official General Sales Agent (GSA) in the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region.

Massachusetts State Police boarded the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway on Tuesday night after a reported assault occurred on board the vessel. The Norwegian Breakaway departure from Boston was delayed for more than five hours due to the police investigation.

A spokesperson from MSP said that the police boarded the ship to conduct the investigation at 9:55 p.m.

Luigi Stefanelli expands his responsibilities at Costa Cruises. In addition to maintaining his position as Costa Cruises General Manager for Spain and Portugal, he will now be in charge for the French market, thus leading the second and third most important markets after Italy.

Princess Cruises today announced an exclusive five-year licensing agreement with Exponential Fitness, Inc. the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands.