A brief but disruptive power outage aboard the Celebrity Constellation left more than 2,000 passengers in the dark early Saturday morning as the cruise ship drifted without propulsion off the southern coast of Italy.
Greece has implemented a new sustainable tourism fee targeting the cruise industry, charging €20 per passenger at peak ports like Santorini and Mykonos.
Cruise lines operating in Alaska have announced plans to extend the 2025 cruise season by several weeks, citing record-breaking demand and favorable weather forecasts.
U.S. federal authorities have launched an investigation into a recent death aboard the Carnival Dream, a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, while it was sailing through the Western Caribbean on a voyage departing from Galveston, Texas.
Starting in May 2026, no more than three cruise ships per day will be permitted in key destinations, including Reykjavík, Akureyri, and Ísafjörður.
More than 130 passengers aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas fell ill with gastrointestinal symptoms during a recent cruise that departed from Los Angeles on July 4.