The following story is a guest post from Mladen Jakovljevic - former crew member and author of the book "Modern Age Slavery"

One person died and four were injured when a massive freak wave crashed into the expedition cruise ship Viking Polaris, during a storm as it sailed off the southernmost tip of South America. The Viking Polaris was sailing Tuesday towards Ushuaia, Argentina, the home port for expedition ships to Antarctica, when there was “a rogue wave incident,” Viking said in a statement.

Celebrity Cruises started offering internet via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network onboard the Celebrity Eclipse, making it the first and only cruise ship sailing in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific to provide this service.

After two-and-a-half-years Holland America Line is preparing to return to Japan for a series of cruises in early 2023 with the ms Westerdam.

The government of Japan announced on November 15 it is ready to start welcoming international cruise ships again to allow tourists to enjoy the wonders of cruising to the country's beautiful ports.

Disney Cruise Line was able to acquire the unfinished mega-ship Global Dream, at a favorable price of 40 Million Euros, reports the German magazine Stern.

Captain Omar Caruana and the crew of the cruise ship Mein Schiff 1, have been recognized with the Cruise Line Humanitarian Assistance Award from the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS), an organization whose mission is to provide worldwide support and assistance to volunteer maritime rescue services and recognize and honor extraordinary maritime rescues.

November was a month bursting with events and activities at Royal Caribbean International. It began with the grand opening of the $125 million, 161,334-square-foot Galveston Cruise Terminal, the first LEED Zero Energy facility in the world, generating 100% of the energy by onsite solar panels.

The German shipbuilder Meyer announced that the delivery of Silversea’s ultra-luxury ship Silver Nova, will be delayed by a month, reports schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten. The shipyard cited that the reason for the delay in construction is due to supply chain disruption.

A guest aboard the Carnival Valor has been rescued by the Coast Guard after being reported missing on Thursday while the ship was sailing in the Gulf of Mexico.

The missing man was last seen at a bar with his sister and left to use the restroom at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. He never returned, and his sister reported him missing to the ship's authorities the following day.

Carnival Cruise Line celebrated the arrival of its newest flagship Carnival Celebration at Port Miami with a christening ceremony by actress Cassidy Gifford on Sunday evening. The festivities were befitting of the ship's name and underscored Carnival's year-long celebration of 50 years of fun.