Canadian far-right media group Rebel Media won’t be sailing out of Miami for a week-long conference aboard a Norwegian cruise ship scheduled for November.

In the latest example of the growing business and tourism ties between Tampa Bay and Cuba, Carnival Cruise Line has added five more voyages from Port Tampa Bay.

Two cruise lines have expanded options for travelers interested in Cuba. Azamara Club Cruises will have additional cruises to Cuba from Miami in 2018 and 2019 featuring expanded night activities.

Excitement was in the air at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, as Royal Caribbean International marked the official start of construction by cutting the first piece of steel for its new Quantum Ultra ship.

Acapulco announces a massive increase in the number of new cruise ship arrivals throughout 2017. The city’s port is expected to welcome 32 ships this year, versus 18 for 2016, a 78 percent increase.

Same sex couples can now marry onboard P&O Cruises and Cunard ships, following a Supreme Court ruling in Bermuda, where most of the lines’ ships are registered.