Royal Caribbean International has officially opened its first Royal Beach Club in Europe, bringing a new shore experience to the Greek island of Santorini.

The MSC Euribia is now docked in Grand Harbour Valletta, where it is preparing to return to normal cruise operations after weeks of disruption.

Following its recent transit through the Suez Canal, the ship has shifted its focus to getting fully ready for passengers again. The stop in Malta is all about rebuilding the crew and restocking the ship before the summer season begins.

A second Norwegian Cruise Line crew member from has been reported overboard in just two weeks, after an incident aboard the Norwegian Breakaway ended without positive outcome.

The crew member went overboard late Saturday night as the ship was sailing back to Boston from Bermuda. The incident occurred shortly after midnight Sunday, east of Cape Cod.

A woman has died after falling from a balcony aboard the Carnival Firenze while the ship was sailing off the coast of California.

The incident happened on April 27 near Catalina Island. Early reports say the woman fell from her cabin balcony onto a lower deck. Family members who were traveling with her quickly alerted the crew.

Royal Caribbean International is pushing forward with its next generation of mega ships, confirming it will add two more vessels to its groundbreaking Icon class.

Two cruise ships sidelined for weeks by escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf are now nearing a return to service, as TUI Cruises works to restart operations in the Mediterranean.

The cruise ships Mein Schiff 5 and Mein Schiff 4, are currently sailing around Africa after avoiding the Suez Canal, following a regional conflict that disrupted cruise operations and forced widespread cancellations.

The cruise ship Sapphire Princess was forced to change course during the current western Mediterranean voyage after a routine watch turned into a deeply distressing situation for everyone onboard.

Late in the afternoon on April 21, a crew member spotted an orange object drifting in the water and immediately raised the alarm. What was first believed to be a possible “man overboard” quickly escalated into a full response. The bridge team ordered the ship to turn around and investigate, with the object later identified as a lifejacket.

AIDA Cruises is welcoming back a familiar face to the bridge, as Captain Claas Cramer returns to active command after spending more than ten years working full-time as a maritime pilot.

Aroya Cruise will resume its Red Sea journeys this May, bringing renewed activity to Jeddah and strengthening its role as a key maritime tourism hub in Saudi Arabia.

Italian authorities arrested a cruise ship security officer at the port of Civitavecchia who is accused of war crimes and genocide dating back to the war in the former Yugoslavia.