Key Aspects: 18 outbreaks of illness on cruise ships have been reported to the CDC in 2025, which means this year is on track for more outbreaks than 2024. Despite layoffs, the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation program continues to monitor cruise ships to ensure health and safety standards are being met and to track outbreaks. The
Two-and-a-half years after the first steel was cut for Star of the Seas’ hull construction, Royal Caribbean’s second Icon-class ship has officially left the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland and will soon enter service. The 248,663-gross-ton vessel, sister to Icon of the Seas, was delivered to the cruise line on July 10, 2025 during a
Virgin Voyages has announced its first-ever True Crime Cruise, which will coincide with the 2025 Halloween season. The 5-night Caribbean sailing will be hosted onboard Valiant Lady and will embark from Miami on October 10, 2025. During the cruise, true crime fans will get to enjoy live podcast recordings, meet-and-greets with top podcasters, and more.
Key Aspects: The number of cruise terminals at Barcelona’s Adossat wharf will be cut from seven to five. Terminals A, B, and C will be demolished, and a brand new terminal with a capacity for 7,000 guests will open at the location of terminal C by 2030. Additional measures are being taken to improve sustainability
On July 16, 2025, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an official report of the 18th outbreak to happen on a cruise ship this year. Navigator of the Seas disembarked guests on July 11, which is the same day the crew sent the report of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak to the
The Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, is a popular port for East Coast cruises headed out to the Bahamas, Bermuda, New England or Canada. It’s easily accessible for those who live in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut, and arguably easier to drive to than the Manhattan NYC cruise port. Myriad cruise
If you’ve ever wondered how a Holland America Line cruise ship really operates, you’ve got to look past the public spaces and staterooms and explore the inner workings of the vessel. That opportunity is once again a reality, since the cruise line has resumed offering its behind-the-scenes ship tours. These insider peeks at places most
Eight months after a devastating earthquake crippled much of the infrastructure in the South Pacific destination of Vanuatu, local officials are heralding the return of cruise tourism. Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Adventure will be the first cruise ship with regularly scheduled port calls to visit Vanuatu’s Port Vila. Her first call is set for August
Carnival Cruise Line is pulling back the curtain on its 2027-28 deployments, and the first announcement reveals a plan to boost capacity in New Orleans. The cruise line will continue to homeport two ships year-round in the Big Easy, but starting in May 2027 the 3,646-guest Carnival Dream will replace the 2,980-guest Carnival Valor, boosting
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Silversea Cruises’ Silver Cloud might be having a bigger negative impact on marine ecosystems than many realized. An experienced diver named Tim Yeo has accused the expedition ship of damaging the coral reef in Alor, Indonesia, with the anchors used by its zodiacs during her visit on July 11, 2025. Yeo,
A “new era” of nighttime entertainment will debut this fall when Princess Cruises introduces the world to Star Princess, its second new Sphere-class ship. The 4,300-passenger vessel is set to debut October 4, 2025, with a slate of new productions designed for various venues onboard, including two original theatrical shows in the Princess Arena, a classical
Let there be light, in this case a brighter, animated light on the crown-and-anchor logo aboard Royal Caribbean’s soon-to-debut Star of the Seas. Images of the new-build, second in the line’s Icon class, were captured at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland where the mega-ship is undergoing final touches before her launch in four weeks.
