Key Aspects: Dover, UK, handled its first-ever four-ship cruise day on May 8, 2026. Celebrity Eclipse, Viking Sky, MS Fram, and Le Bellot all arrived simultaneously. The record-setting day comes as the port is expected to receive 115 calls from 22 cruise lines. Residents of Dover, England, woke to an unusual waterfront on May 8, 2026, when four
Key Aspects: An elderly woman died at Celebration Key after her mobility scooter tipped off the dock while she was riding it. The exact cause of death is not yet known but an autopsy and full investigation is underway. The woman was a guest aboard Carnival Celebration and the incident happened on the last full
Key Aspects: Guests booked on Norwegian Jade have been informed that laundry services are temporarily unavailable. This follows the ship’s 2-week dry dock and the installation of updated laundry equipment is not yet complete. The situation is temporary, but no date has been confirmed for guest laundry services to resume. Cruise guests don’t often think
Key Aspects: Vision of the Seas will be departing the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda an hour earlier than originally planned. The impacted sailing is the ship’s May 9, 2026 departure, a 5-night cruise from Baltimore. No technical difficulties are reported with the vessel, and the change is just to ensure an on-time return to
Key Aspects: Just over one year ago, mass layoffs at the CDC threw the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) a major curve ball. Despite the challenges, the VSP has come back stronger and is completing more cruise ship inspections than before. Gastrointestinal outbreaks onboard cruise ships are also trending down compared to last year. In April
It’s been a rough week of cruise news, with a major US airline shutting down just before summer, a deadly snorkeling incident on a private island, and Disney crew members hauled off in restraints in front of guests. Plus, a Bahamas alcohol ban is shaking up itineraries, more loyalty program drama at Carnival, a charter
Key Aspects: A Costa Cruises cruise director has been awarded €130,000 after failing to be rehired after 51 contracts with the line. An Italian labor court judged that the excessive use of fixed-term contracts is an abuse of the contract style. This judgment could have ramifications for crew members throughout the industry if hiring practices
Key Aspects: MSC Preziosa has cancelled an overnight stay in Hamburg with a sea day. The itinerary change for May 9, 2026, means guests will miss the annual Hafengeburtstag port festival. MSC Cruises offered 50 euros per person – up to 100 euros per cabin – as compensation for the adjustment. Passengers sailing aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC
Key Aspects: Vision of the Seas is dropping two ports and adding alternatives for her May 10, 2027 sailing. The 11-night cruise will now visit Samana Port and Perfect Day at CocoCay instead of St. Maarten and St. Thomas. No other ports on the Eastern Caribbean itinerary have been changed at this time. Many cruise
Key Aspects: Carnival’s booking system will undergo planned maintenance from 9 p.m. ET on May 8 through 3 p.m. ET on May 9. During this time, guests will not be able to book new sailings or manage existing reservations. If guests want to feel productive, they can still research the cruise line’s offerings or opt
Key Aspects: Disney Adventure‘s May 7, 2026 cruise is cancelled with guests disembarking the ship and transferring to local hotels. Technical difficulties impacting the ship’s propulsion are believed to be the cause of the cancellation. The Singapore-based ship offers 3- and 4-night cruises to nowhere, but only one sailing is cancelled so far. Disney Adventure
Key Aspects: Princess Cruises is navigating its second outbreak of 2026, this time onboard Caribbean Princess. 115 guests and crew members have been sickened by the notorious norovirus. Enhanced sanitation protocols have been implemented onboard and the ship will be deep cleaned upon its arrival in Port Canaveral. Norovirus strikes again. More than 100 passengers
