Cruisers sailing the Western Caribbean to popular destinations like Roatan, Honduras, can relax. A new vaccination rule in Honduras that sparked confusion last month has been clarified. According to a July 4, 2025 update from the US Embassy in Honduras, the country’s new measles and rubella vaccination requirement does not apply to foreign visitors, including cruise ship
Sailing through the glacier-studded waters of Alaska is a bucket-list experience for many cruisers, and visiting different ports of call to learn about native cultures and enjoy the fabulous scenery, wildlife, and frontier lifestyle makes for an amazing cruise vacation. Guests aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas June 29, 2025 sailing, however, are getting
Stay in-the-know about the cruise industry’s most important developments with Cruise Hive’s weekly news recap. Highlights this week include the fees that Royal Caribbean will charge guests to visit its new Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, and how one cruise line is implementing the new cruise-tourism tax in Greece. Make sure you stay well informed
Crew members onboard the luxury ship Azamara Onward are facing a makeshift quarantine following an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness during the current sailing. Because of the outbreak, crew members will not be permitted to debark when the ship visits Saint Tropez on the French Riviera on Saturday, July 5, 2025. The port is a tender
A few days after some minor electrical issues caused a firewall to go down, the 226,963-gross-ton Harmony of the Seas began having power outages. The power began shutting off in different parts of the ship in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025, prompting the captain to begin making emergency announcements about the situation.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no, really, it was a plane flying so close to a cruise ship that passengers freaked out! In June of 2025, a P-8 Poseidon aircraft was cruising at a low altitude over the ocean when it flew past the 71,909-gross-ton Carnival Elation. This caused guests to panic as
It is a sad ending following the cruise guest missing from Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss after a hike in Juneau, Alaska on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The guest, 62-year-old Marites Buenafe from Kentucky, departed the ship at 7:30 a.m. that day, with a plan to take a tram to the trailhead and hike Gold
While millions of people across the United States celebrate Independence Day with special barbecues, treats, and holiday meals, guests aboard Carnival Cruise Line ships won’t be having a special menu to mark the occasion. One guest aboard Carnival Conquest is upset at the lack of a special menu, though the cruise line has offered themed
The United States is about to turn 250 and to commemorate the big birthday, Holland America Line has announced a new themed cruise will launch from Boston, the home of the American Revolution. The “America’s 250th Celebration: Stars & Stripes” voyage will depart on America’s Independence Day, July 4, 2026, aboard the 81,769-gross-ton Zuiderdam. It will feature
Carnival cruise lovers who are also Coke aficionados have been cheering this week with the announcement that the cruise line will be switching to Coca-Cola products in the coming months, but exactly which products will be available? The Coca-Cola company owns more than 500 different products, from different types of bottled water to sparkling juices,
When looking at the mega-ships currently sailing the high seas, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas and MSC Cruises’ newly launched MSC World America are among the best. Both cruise ships offer cutting-edge technology, world-class amenities, and lead sustainability with LNG-powered engines. But which of these massive cruise ships is right for your next vacation? I’ve been on over
A cruise ship’s departure time is never set in stone, as guests booked on an upcoming Royal Caribbean ship sailing from the Port of Galveston have just learned. In a letter to guests booked on Harmony of the Seas’ September 21, 2025 voyage to the Western Caribbean, the cruise line announced that the ship will
