MSC Cruises has confirmed its existing option to build two additional next-generation cruise ships with STX France.

Azamara Journey has completed its dry dock in the Bahamas, gaining new venues, public spaces and technologies. The ship is the first of two to be renovated.

Sea Cloud and Sea Cloud II will cruise between the British Virgin Islands, the Lesser Antilles and The Grenadines, sailing from the ABC Islands to Costa Rica and Cuba.

The list of cruise companies that are altering their Turkish itineraries grows longer as Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced today that it will pull its brands out of the country following the recent attack in Istanbul.

Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas cruise ship canceled its planned visit to the Haitian cruise port of Labadee this week, citing “political protests in the area.”

FRS says that, with the acquisition, Clipper will expand its Canadian service with a new hub in Vancouver and will launch a new ferry service from Florida to Cuba.