Brilliant Lady Arrives in California for the First Time
The Brilliant Lady has recently arrived in Los Angeles, marking the debut of Virgin Voyages in California and the West Coast. Sailing the Los Angeles Cruise Terminal, the 2,770-passenger ship is now scheduled to offer a series of spring cruises to the Mexican Riviera and Baja. For its first sailing in the region, the vessel…
Norwegian Pearl Ends Winter Season in the Caribbean
The Norwegian Pearl returned to Miami on April 11, 2026, to conclude its 2025-26 winter season in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Sailing in the region since December, the Norwegian Cruise Line ship offered short cruises, in addition to theme sailings and charters. Among these were Bare Necessities’ Big Nude Cruise, as well as Little…
Campaign Opposes Plan to Sink Ocean Liner as Artificial Reef
The US Maritime Patriots Alliance announced the release of a video advertisement on social media calling on the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners to halt its plan to sink the historic ocean liner the SS United States as an artificial reef, the organization said in a press release. The ad argues that sinking the vessel…
Three Royal Caribbean Ships in Drydock at Same Time
Three ships in the Royal Caribbean International fleet are currently undergoing drydocks in Europe and Asia. While two vessels are also getting significant updates as part of the company’s Royal Amplified refit program, a third is undergoing routine maintenance. As previously reported by Cruise Industry News, the Ovation of the Seas was the first of…
MSC Removes Visits to Tracy Arm Fjord in 2026
MSC Cruises is removing Tracy Arm Fjord from the itineraries of its inaugural season in Alaska, which is scheduled to start in May. According to a statement sent to booked guests, the MSC Poesia will now visit a different glacier in the region. “Unfortunately, we are unable to proceed with the planned navigation around the…
Greenock Cruise Port Set to Launch 2026 Season
Greenock Cruise Port is set to launch its 2026 season on April 12, welcoming the Le Lapérouse for the port’s first turnaround call of the year, the company said in a press release. The port has undergone a series of infrastructure and guest experience improvements over the past winter months. “The completion of our winter…
Port Tampa Bay Planning New Cruise Terminal
The Port of Tampa Bay is a planning a new cruise ship terminal, according to a report by Spectrum News. The local news source said that the new terminal would prepare the port for future growth after welcoming over 1.6 million guests in 2025. While the Port of Tampa Bay works on a new master…
Polar Latitudes: Fly-Cruises Offer Time-Efficient, Weatherproof Product
Polar Latitudes Expeditions is launching new Fly & Cruise voyages to Antarctica onboard the Ocean Nova starting in early 2028. According to the company’s Director of Product Development, Steffan Danino, the new product was designed to offer a time-efficient and comfortable way to visit the destination. As previously reported by Cruise Industry News, the company…
Global Ports Holding Wins 24-Year Concession for Acapulco Cruise Port
Global Ports Holding (GPH) has signed a 24-year operating concession agreement for Acapulco Cruise Port in Mexico, marking the company’s first port concession in the country, according to a company statement. GPH was selected as the preferred bidder by the Administration of the National Port System Acapulco (ASIPONA) and will operate and develop the cruise…
BASSnet Obtains Information Security Certification
BASS Software has achieved ISO certification for establishing, implementing and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS). Following an audit by Tüv Nord Cert GmbH, the company is now holder of the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate, according to a statement. BASS said that this validates its rigorous approach to risk management and the protection of…
Carnival Changes Spirit Itinerary Due to Maintenance
Carnival Cruise Line changed the itinerary of the current cruise aboard the Carnival Spirit due to ongoing maintenance onboard the vessel. According to a statement sent to guests, the ship is dropping a visit to Bimini and adjusting its visit to Nassau. “The Carnival Spirit needs in-service work during your voyage, which will change our…
AIDAprima Trading Middle East for Europe in Winter 2026-27
The AIDAprima will offer new cruises from Kiel, Gran Canaria and Tenerife in fall and winter of 2026-27, the company said in a press release. The ship was previously meant to sail a winter season in the Middle East, but this was cancelled in mid-March due to the security situation in the region. With Kiel…
Royal Caribbean Schedules Q1 2026 Earnings Call
Royal Caribbean Group has announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for Q1 2026 on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be simultaneously webcast on the company’s investor relations website and its recording will remain available for 30 days after that.
MSC Poesia Debuts Enhancements Ahead of Season in Alaska
The MSC Poesia recently resumed service after undergoing a series of enhancements at the Palumbo Shipyard in Malta. Set to mark MSC Cruises’ debut in Alaska later this year, the 2008-built vessel spent almost two months at the facility in Valetta. Part of a modernization effort that will see all of MSC’s Musica-class ships undergoing…
Royal Caribbean Redeploys Mariner’s 2027 Atlantic Crossing
Royal Caribbean International is redeploying the trans-Atlantic crossing scheduled to take place onboard the Mariner of the Seas in April 2027. According to a statement sent to booked guests, the ship is no longer able to offer a 15-night cruise from New Orleans to Southampton. “As part of our ongoing itinerary planning process, which sometimes…