Key Aspects: Carnival Cruise Line has opened new West Coast sailings from Long Beach for its 2028-2029 season. Baja Mexico cruises ranging from 2 to 3 nights will be offered aboard Carnival Radiance, plus a special 4-night Christmas sailing in December 2028. Meanwhile, Carnival Panorama will operate longer 5-night Mexican Riviera itineraries. Carnival Cruise Line
Key Aspects: Carnival Conquest responded to a distress call relayed from rescue authorities regarding a sailboat on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The cruise ship was having a sea day on the way to Grenada at the time and was able to bring the one stranded individual aboard. There was no delay for Carnival Conquest to
Key Aspects: A critically ill passenger was transferred from Carnival Firenze to first responders near Long Beach, California, on August 25, 2026. Long Beach Fire Department safety crews brought the passenger ashore before transporting them to a local hospital. The medical emergency altered the ship’s 4-night itinerary, with visits to Catalina Island and Ensenada rescheduled
Key Aspects: Carnival Cruise Line’s reservations system will be down for maintenance beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2026. During the planned outage, guests and travel advisors cannot make new bookings or service existing reservations. The outage is expected to end by 12 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, but previous outages have lasted
Key Aspects: Greenland’s government is asking cruise lines to avoid or limit sailing in certain fjord areas when possible. The voluntary recommendation follows concerns from residents about wildlife, noise, natural areas, recreation, hunting, and fishing. More formal restrictions are being developed under Greenland’s Tourism Act and will identify areas open to cruise tourism and areas
Key Aspects: Royal Caribbean is seeking volunteers to give up their bookings on Voyager of the Seas’ September 4, 2026 Alaska cruise. Guests can move to select 2027 Alaska sailings with a 100% cruise fare refund and $200 onboard credit, or cancel for a full refund plus a 150% future cruise credit. Guests must apply
Key Aspects: Carnival Cruise Line has notified booked guests about 11 itinerary updates across four different ships in the fleet. The changes are relatively minor with port swaps or changing the day or time of individual port visits. The impacted ships are Carnival Spirit, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Legend, and Carnival Elation with sailings from November
Key Aspects: Carnival Cruise Line is testing keeping Guy’s Burger Joint open later hours aboard Carnival Conquest. Brand ambassador John Heald confirmed that Carnival Conquest was chosen for the later hours because of its shorter sailings. Because of great responses, Heald said the cruise line is looking into extending the venue’s hours on other ships.
Key Aspects: Margaritaville at Sea will begin sailing from Galveston, Texas in October 2027, becoming the port’s seventh cruise line. Weekly Friday departures will operate from Cruise Terminal 28, with itineraries visiting the Caribbean and Central America. The cruise line has not yet revealed which ship will be based in Galveston, with an announcement planned
Key Aspects: Carnival Paradise is swapping Princess Cays for RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay on her November 9, 2026 sailing. There are no other changes to the 6-night cruise from Tampa other than changing the private destination visit. The cruise line has not indicated that there are any technical problems with the ship for this minor
Key Aspects: Carnival Cruise Director Robby Howell is retiring from the cruise line after 10 years at sea. Howell says the decision is entirely his own as he prepares to begin a new chapter on land with his wife. His final cruise will depart Port Canaveral aboard Carnival Venezia on November 1, ending November 8.
Key Aspects: A man died after falling from a balcony stateroom onto an exterior promenade onboard Norwegian Getaway on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The incident happened between 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. on the last night of a 3-night weekend cruise from Miami. Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed the tragic incident but has not released any
