Celebrity Cruises has officially christened its newest ship, Celebrity Xcel, in a vibrant ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, led by world-renowned chef Janaina Torres. Named Best Female Chef in the World 2024 by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Torres blessed the ship before triggering the traditional Champagne bottle break across the hull, marking Xcel’s official entry into the fleet.
Oceania Cruises officially welcomed its newest ship, Oceania Allura, during a christening event at the Port of Miami. The ceremony marked a historic moment for the cruise line with a first-of-its-kind godparent collaboration that placed acclaimed chefs at center stage.
Mossel Bay celebrated the port’s brand-new Cruise Reception Facility with the arrival SH Diana, the first cruise ship of the season. The new terminal is an investment of approximately $1.15 million USD by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), and marks the beginning of a new chapter for cruise tourism in the Garden Route region.
A 44-year-old cruise passenger was booted off Anthem of the Seas in Port Chalmers after a late-night altercation onboard. According to Otago Daily, around 9:30 p.m. the previous evening the man reportedly assaulted another male passenger, who sustained a cut to his nose and was treated in the ship’s medical facility.
MSC Cruises has just supercharged its future fleet with the announcement of two additional World-class ships set to arrive in 2030 and 2031. The big news dropped during a celebration at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, where MSC also marked two major construction milestones: the float-out of MSC World Asia and the coin ceremony for MSC World Atlantic.
The fresh €3.5 billion order pushes MSC Cruises’ total investment in four France-built ships this year to nearly €7 billion.
Carnival Cruise Line is once again under fire after what many are calling an unnecessary and humiliating treatment of a popular Fun Squad and Comedy Club Host Trevor Johnson, who was abruptly forced off the Carnival Valor in Cozumel after submitting a standard two-week resignation notice.
After months of uncertainty and weeks of recovery efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, the port of Ocho Rios came back to life today as two cruise ships, Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam and MSC Divina arrived, marking a major milestone for Jamaica’s tourism industry.
Blue Origin was forced to cancel the second flight of its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket after a combination of weather issues, minor technical glitches, and an unexpected cruise ship drifting into the coastal exclusion zone off Florida’s Space Coast.
Excitement is high on board the AIDAdiva as the ship begins its epic 133-day world cruise, taking crew and guests on a journey across four continents, more than 40 destinations, and countless unforgettable moments.
The cruise ship departed from Hamburg, Germany on November 10, 2025, and will return on March 23, 2026. Along the way, the ship will sail across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa, giving the crew and guests the experience of a lifetime.
Tense moments unfolded in the waters of Samaná Bay on November 10, when an excursion catamaran carrying 55 passengers from the cruise ship Mein Schiff 1 capsized and sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic.
