Princess Cruises is preparing to roll out a new onboard initiative known as “The Princess Purpose,” with launch events scheduled across three of its ships in April 2026, according to an internal communication sent to senior shipboard leadership.
Passengers aboard the MSC Seashore experienced a tense moment early Tuesday after a report suggested that a male passenger had fallen overboard. The incident, however, was later determined to be a false alarm.
The alert came shortly after the ship departed Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the private island destination of MSC Cruises in the Bahamas. The vessel had spent the day docked at the island as part of a four-night Bahamas cruise.
The 2025–2026 Arabian Gulf cruise season was expected to be one of the region’s strongest yet. Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain had become major winter cruise hubs, attracting European and international cruise lines eager to capitalize on the growing market.
But geopolitical tensions and security concerns quickly turned the region into one of the cruise industry’s biggest operational crises in years. Several cruise lines found themselves with ships locked in the Gulf ports, forced to cancel sailings and rethink entire deployment strategies.
Cruise lovers know the feeling once the idea of sailing around the world gets into your head, it’s hard to resist. For one man in Japan, that passion for cruising went so far that he was willing to risk his job for it.
Authorities in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, recently disciplined a 63-year-old government employee after he went on a 109-day cruise around the world, even though he didn’t have enough vacation days approved.
Access to the Port of Maceió, Brazil, was blocked Wednesday morning after dockworkers staged a protest that disrupted traffic and raised concerns ahead of the scheduled arrival of the cruise ship MSC Seaview.
Crew members aboard MSC Divina assisted in the rescue of a boat in distress late last night while the cruise ship was sailing near Roatán, Honduras, according to information shared by a crew member onboard.
The rescue was reported after the ship departed the Honduran port when the captain made a public announcement over the vessel’s public address system informing guests and crew that a distress signal had been received from a nearby boat.
A former long-serving employee of P&O Cruises has launched a legal case in the United Kingdom alleging disability discrimination and unfair treatment after she was reportedly sent back to the Philippines while battling advanced cancer.
The case, Mrs Catherine Holmes v Carnival PLC, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at the Bristol Employment Tribunal on April 21–22, 2026, where the court will first determine whether it has jurisdiction to hear the claim.
TUI Cruises has begun the repatriation of crew members from Mein Schiff 4 after disembarking passengers from the cruise ship, which had been stranded in the Persian Gulf due to regional tensions and partial airspace closures. This is the next phase of operations after it took nearly a week to organize flights and safely return to guests with the help of partner airlines and coordination with local security authorities.
The cruise ship Costa Deliziosa departed Malé on Wednesday evening after taking onboard 28 Italian nationals who were unable to return home due to disrupted flights.
Norwegian Cruise Line has officially welcomed a spectacular new addition to its fleet with the delivery of Norwegian Luna. The handover ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Italy where executives from both the shipbuilder and Norwegian Cruise Line gathered to celebrate the completion of the impressive new vessel.
