Key Aspects: Guests in select non-Haven staterooms will now be able to dine in the exclusive The Haven Restaurant. The free perk is only being extended to Haven-connected staterooms with related travel parties. Non-Haven guests will not have any access to other areas of The Haven or its specialized amenities and services. Norwegian Cruise Line’s
Tipping and gratuities can be a controversial topic for cruise guests. While no one denies that crew members work exceptionally hard and do their very best to ensure everyone has a great cruise vacation, higher and higher gratuity rates can really damage a cruise vacation budget. So far in 2026, Cruise Hive has reported that
Key Aspects: A Celebrity Cruises guest has proposed the idea of a day pass to visit Royal Caribbean ships to enjoy waterslides. This could help promote the differences between cruise lines, which might appeal to curious travelers. Security and logistical concerns, however, make such excursions or passes to different ships unlikely. It can be a
Key Aspects: Norwegian Breakaway is late returning to Boston following an overboard incident near midnight on Sunday, April 26. Embarkation will also be delayed by several hours and guests should stay in contact with the cruise line for updates. No information is yet available about if the visit to Bermuda will need to be adjusted
Key Aspects: Carnival Radiance, Carnival Vista, and Carnival Venezia will all have full muster drills this weekend. It is a requirement for all Carnival ships to have full, in-person safety drills twice each year. All guests must participate in the drill before their ship can depart the homeport. Every cruise sailing, whether it is a
Key Aspects: A 78-year-old passenger was medically evacuated from Celebrity Solstice. The rescue took place about 58 miles offshore of Oahu by the US Coast Guard. The evacuation occurred during the final days of the ship’s transpacific repositioning voyage. A transpacific cruise sailing toward Hawaii turned into an emergency operation when the US Coast Guard and
Key Aspects: Maryland’s Attorney General is pursuing legal action against Capital Jazz and its owner for failing to provide refunds to cruise guests. The company allegedly owes at least $642,240 to cruisers from a cancelled music-themed SuperCruise in March. Capital Jazz has also stopped paying the penalties from a 2025 legal settlement over earlier unpaid
Key Aspects: Canada Place is celebrating 40 years of cruise operations in Vancouver. About 1.4 million cruise passengers are expected in 2026. The busiest day is expected on September 19, when nearly 20,000 passengers pass through the terminal. Vancouver’s iconic Canada Place cruise terminal is celebrating 40 years of cruise operations, a milestone that arrives
Key Aspects: Carnival Corporation & plc is investigating a potential data breach of more than 8.7 million records. Impacted records could be from any of the corporation’s cruise lines and may include both guest and corporate data. The significance of the breach has not yet been confirmed and guests should be cautious about emails and
Key Aspects: On-site Long Beach Cruise Terminal parking is $23 per day (subject to change). The Long Beach Cruise Terminal has significant and ongoing capacity issues. Lots of off-site parking options are available at nearby hotels. There is parking available on site at the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, in a dedicated parking structure, but parking there does come with some issues.
Key Aspects: Disney Cruise Line has signed a new agreement with the Port of San Diego. It will extend sailings from the city through at least 2031 and roughly double the number of Disney departures each year. More than 1 million passengers are expected to pass through the port during the agreement. Disney got its
Key Aspects: Carnival Venezia will not be visiting Grand Turk as planned on her next two Eastern Caribbean sailings. The port has been dropped from the April 26 and May 3 departures, but Amber Cove has been added instead. Guests are receiving $50 per stateroom as compensation for the unexpected change. Guests setting sail on
