A guest died aboard the Carnival Legend, on Monday, December 20, while the cruise ship was sailing an 8-day Eastern Caribbean Christmas cruise. Several passengers reported that a man overboard signal was sounded on the public address system saying that from the deck cams there were lights in the water and that the crew even lowered a lifeboat.

A Royal Caribbean International ship was forced to cancel scheduled calls to Noumea & Mystery Island due to a technical issue that resulted in a reduced cruising speed.

The leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES announced that the first two O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. O3b mPOWER are second-generation MEO satellites that will enhance global connectivity to users including the Princess Cruises’ MedallionNet WiFi making gigabyte connectivity the new cruise standard.

After a three-year pause, TUI Cruises returns to Asia with the cruise ship Mein Schiff 5. The vessel reached its home port Singapore on December 6, and was greeted with a tugboat salute by a water cannon and representatives of the local authorities on the first call. 

P&O Cruises announced that the naming ceremony of its newest cruise ship Arvia will take place in a beachside ceremony in Barbados on Thursday March 16, 2023. The 5,200-passenger cruise ship will launch just before the Christmas holidays.

As part of its Green Cruising strategy, AIDA Cruises has reached another important milestone in the gradual decarbonization of its fleet. Continuing the successful cooperation with the Dutch biofuel pioneer GoodFuels the cruise line announced today that AIDAprima was refueled for the first time with 100 percent sustainable biofuel in the port of Rotterdam on December 8.

At the christening ceremony in New York City MSC Cruises welcomed MSC Seascape, the 21st cruise ship to its fleet of innovative and glamourous ships. The naming ceremony took place at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in recognition of New York becoming MSC Cruise's newest U.S. homeport in April 2023, offering wider variety of North American itineraries for guests.

The cruise ship Aidabella collided with the dock at the Hamburg cruise terminal in Germany, causing dents, paint scrapes, and damage to stern. The incident happened at around 8 a.m.

MSC Cruises' newest flagship MSC Seascape arrived today in New York City ahead of its naming ceremony which will take place on Wednesday evening.

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