The MSC Opera cruise ship, which arrived Friday at the port of Havana after a 22-day crossing from Italy with 1,749 passengers aboard, is the largest ever to dock at the island nation.

Celebrity Cruises has opened bookings on its 2017 and 2018 cruises in the Caribbean and South America for Captain's Club members, with general bookings set to open December 18.

The Costa Group has announced an exclusive agreement for Pepper robots to sail on ships in the AIDA and Costa Cruises brands.

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced its summer 2017 deployments. The recently-refurbished Norwegian Gem will sail seven-day Bahamas & Florida cruises from New York.

MSC Cruises may be in the process of acquiring an island in the Bahamas for use as a private destination, according to comments made by a Bahamian minister.

Silversea Cruises has announced two new Grand Voyages set to circumnavigate South America in 2017.