Princess Cruises’ newest Sphere-Class vessel, the Star Princess, has successfully completed sea trials and is set to welcome its first guests on October 4, 2025, for Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona.
Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Norwegian Cruise Line have adjusted sailings to avoid storm systems forming near the Leeward Islands and Bahamas.
A brief but disruptive power outage aboard the Celebrity Constellation left more than 2,000 passengers in the dark early Saturday morning as the cruise ship drifted without propulsion off the southern coast of Italy.
Greece has implemented a new sustainable tourism fee targeting the cruise industry, charging €20 per passenger at peak ports like Santorini and Mykonos.
Cruise lines operating in Alaska have announced plans to extend the 2025 cruise season by several weeks, citing record-breaking demand and favorable weather forecasts.
U.S. federal authorities have launched an investigation into a recent death aboard the Carnival Dream, a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, while it was sailing through the Western Caribbean on a voyage departing from Galveston, Texas.