2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (579+ words) Royal Caribbean President and CEO Michael Bayley is celebrating a major career milestone. This September, the cruise executive officially marked the 45th anniversary of his start with Royal Caribbean. Bayley began his career with the cruise line at age 22 as an…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (598+ words) A 58-year-old pastor from Elbow Lake, Minnesota, has passed weeks after suffering a severe injury onboard Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess during a family cruise in Italy. Stephen (Steve) Junker fell on Sunday, August 16, 2026 and was found unresponsive in the ship’s…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (483+ words) Cruises are getting a little more heroic as the upcoming fourth Icon-class ship, Hero of the Seas, has floated out at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, where the vessel is currently under construction. The ship was floated out on…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (629+ words) Every experienced cruiser has found themselves faced with a crowded elevator, and both embarkation and debarkation days are notorious for lacking elevator space when guests are trying to make their way around a very crowded ship. But what is the…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (619+ words) Dominique “Dom” Gamba, the popular and skilled Senior Director of Food and Beverage Operations at Royal Caribbean, has announced his departure from the company. Gamba made the announcement via his social media accounts on September 3 and September 4, 2026, including Facebook and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (599+ words) The new Carnival Rewards program just began on September 1, 2026, and already the cruise line is cancelling benefits for select sailings because too many passengers qualify for some of the most coveted perks. The impacted sailings are the Saturday, September 5, 2026 departures…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (457+ words) Norwegian Cruise Line is making waves at its brand-new Great Tides Waterpark days ahead of its official opening. The cruise line hosted an exclusive preview event at its private island destination, Great Stirrup Cay, marking the completion of the nearly…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (654+ words) Guests already onboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas will no longer be setting sail on an abbreviated Alaskan cruise as they had hoped. Instead, the ship requires ongoing repairs and what was to have been the August 30, 2026 departure is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (744+ words) Dolly Parton may be gone, but the country music superstar will never be forgotten aboard one Royal Caribbean ship: Hero of the Seas. Following intense voting on finalist names, the cruise line has confirmed that the next Chief Dog Officer…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (605+ words) Guests setting sail on MSC Cruises’ MSC Seashore will get the party started a little earlier than expected for the ship’s Sunday, September 6, 2026 departure. The cruise line has sent notifications to booked guests to alert them to a change in…...