Royal Caribbean International has announced the schedule for its 2017 Alaska cruise season, including two new 12-night cruisetours.

In preparation for its Space Coast debut this spring, the 130,000-ton Carnival Magic will undergo an extensive multi-million-dollar dry dock that will add a variety of exciting dining and bar innovations.

Carnival Corporation has announced a new virtual reality (VR) cruise simulation that will be available at 133 AT&T stores in 37 states around the United States through March 11.

Haimark’s only ship, the Saint Laurent, is chartered from Clipper Cruises. A dispute over an insurance claim between the two landed Haimark in bankruptcy proceedings in October.

As domestic cruise lines still await final Cuban governmental approval to sail there, Cyprus-based Celestyal Cruises returns to Cuba for its third year, now carrying U.S. travelers.

Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas has had to turn back to its home port of New York after sailing into a huge storm which left passengers confined to their cabins.