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Today's stories are on cruise news today. Port skips, delays, and swaps from these posts are listed on the itinerary change tracker. Sailings tied to Hurricane Rachel are on the Hurricane Rachel cruise tracker.
Carnival added two 21-and-over SEA cruises. Paradise leaves Tampa on 12 Feb 2027. Horizon leaves Galveston on 13 May 2027. Bookings close 16 Oct 2026. Both call Cozumel and Isla Tropicale.
Princess opened its 2028-29 Americas season on 13 Oct 2026, with more than 250 departures. Amazon cruising returns for the first time since 2014. Coral Princess adds a 64-day Circle South America cruise. The release sets the booking bonus through 16 Feb 2027.
Oriental Land named Japan's first Disney cruise ship Disney Imagination. The Wish-class ship is set to sail from Tokyo International Cruise Terminal in spring 2029. The 13 and 14 Oct releases print no fare and no booking date.
Voyager of the Seas cancels Puerto Vallarta on 13 Oct 2026 for Hurricane Simon and calls Cabo San Lucas again, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Onboard credit is $50 to $250. Los Angeles return stays 16 Oct.
Norwegian Cruise Line is investigating fake emails that include real names, ships, sail dates, and booking numbers, and that ask for a card check. Do not click the link. Official mail uses @ncl.com, @e.ncl.com, or @nclcorp.com.
Disney Believe's 18 Dec 2027 maiden voyage lists from $6,444 for two inside and $17,074 for two in Concierge. The 10 percent deposit is non-refundable. Platinum booking opened 13 Oct at 8 a.m. ET.
Margaritaville at Sea replaced Paradise Pass with a 2027 Annual Cruise Membership from $2,499 for two adults. It covers eligible sailings up to 7 nights through 31 Dec 2027, up to a Breezy Balcony. Taxes are extra, and blackout dates apply.
Navigator of the Seas has ended five years of year-round Los Angeles cruises and is repositioning to Asia. A 4-night Penang and Phuket cruise leaves Singapore on 29 Oct 2026. Ovation stays in Los Angeles.
Celebrity Constellation's 12 Oct 2026 Rome to Ravenna cruise drops Dubrovnik for a berth conflict. Brindisi is 20 Oct, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Line-booked Dubrovnik tours refund automatically.
Virgin dropped Cabo, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta from Brilliant Lady's 10 Oct 2026 Los Angeles sailing for Rachel and Simon. Santa Barbara, San Diego and Ensenada replace them.
NCL expects Norwegian Aura early, so it opened two new inaugural sailings: Trieste to Athens on 2 May 2027 and Athens to Trieste on 12 May 2027. Miami cruises start in June.
Disney Believe sails its maiden voyage from Port Everglades on 18 Dec 2027, then runs four- and five-night Bahamas and Caribbean cruises. Public booking opens 19 Oct 2026.
At the President's Cruise Q&A, loyalists asked Michael Bayley why adult comedy keeps disappearing. His answer, per Royal Caribbean Blog: more comedy is coming. They just took the venue away. Plus: the Pinnacle $25 credit is safe, and Tampa still can't fit the new ships.
Holland America's 5 Oct 2026 release sets six ships in Alaska from April to September 2027 for its 80th year there. It adds an eight-day Inside Passage loop from Vancouver, brings back the 28-day Solstice cruise on 6 Jun, and adds 72 rooms at Denali Lodge. No fares.
MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean Group, through their joint venture Cruise Port Naha, have started building a new cruise terminal at Naha, Okinawa. The release targets completion and the start of operations for March 2028. It prints no cost and no ship list.
NCL is setting more competitive fares earlier in the booking curve on select 2027 sailings and on new 2028 inventory. The 30 Sep filing says third-quarter results should beat July's guide.
Disney laid Disney Believe's keel at Meyer Werft on 29 Sep 2026 with a Tinker Bell coin, and told media aboard Disney Wish on 5 Oct. The homeport and first itineraries are due in a livestream on Wednesday 7 Oct at 4:30pm ET.
Carnival is running full in-person safety drills, instead of e-muster, on six sailings that depart 8-12 Oct 2026. Spirit's boarding has since moved to 9 Oct.
Carnival Spirit's Seattle-to-Mobile cruise now boards Friday 9 Oct 2026 and runs 15 nights. Cabo San Lucas on 13 Oct is cancelled. Puntarenas and the 19 Oct canal transit stay.
Michael Bayley told a Q&A on Icon of the Seas that Labadee stays closed until Royal Caribbean is confident it is safe. Royal Caribbean Blog is the only source for his words, and it says visits are off through June 2027.
Top-tier guests on the President's Cruise heard it first: Royal Caribbean is sliding two sailings in before Hero's Aug. 11, 2027 inaugural. Here's what's confirmed, and the one detail that still doesn't line up.
Celebrity's letter for Millennium's 5 Oct 2026 Seoul sailing replaces Kumamoto with Fukuoka on 8 Oct, 7:00am to 4:00pm. The line says the port is closed after earthquake damage. Kumamoto tours refund to the original payment.
Celebrity's letter for Reflection's 4 Oct 2026 Fort Lauderdale sailing drops Bimini after a berth conflict. Friday 9 Oct is Perfect Day at CocoCay, 7:00am to 5:00pm. Bimini tours refund to the original payment.
Virgin's 2 Oct 2026 notice swaps Cabo San Lucas for Ensenada on Brilliant Lady's 3 Oct Los Angeles sailing. Mazatlán shifts to 11:00am to 8:00pm on 6 Oct. Cabo Shore Things refund in full. Puerto Vallarta stays.
On Icon of the Seas, Royal Caribbean CEO Michael Bayley's no-filter 'Common Ground' Q&A took on Sandals, permits and Pinnacle perks, then pointed loyalists toward Rome. Here's what's confirmed, what's secondhand, and the question nobody has reported hearing.
Cruise Industry News reported on 4 Oct 2026 that Carnival Festivale floated at Meyer Werft in late September. May 2027 Port Canaveral service is the shared debut window. The outlets do not agree on guest count or the first sailing's length.
Holland America's Private Island Invitational is a pro pickleball day at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay on 13 Mar 2027, during Nieuw Statendam's 7 Mar cruise. A ticket is still listed as available soon. Four earlier Caribbean cruises add pro meetups.
KIRO 7 reported Norwegian Joy guests waiting hours at the Seattle cruise terminal on 2 Oct 2026 for an immigration and customs check after leaving Vancouver. The Oct 1 daily had already flagged a face-to-face inspection.
Royal Caribbean's booking page lists Odyssey of the Seas from Rome on Sep 19 to 26, 2027, with Santorini, Ephesus, Mykonos, and Naples/Capri. The Crown & Anchor page still does not call it a President's Cruise. Two passenger recordings paraphrase Bayley on group brands, including Sandals, keeping their own identities. Verbatim Q&A quotes are still not in.
Disney Experiences, published 30 Sep 2026, lists dry dock changes on Disney Wonder, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Magic, including new Wonder carpet, Ramone's Cantina, and a refreshed Edge.
Margaritaville at Sea opened 30 itineraries for 2028 on 1 Oct 2026. Islander adds first calls in Limón and Colón on eight-night Tampa cruises. Beachcomber adds Galveston combinations.
Royal Caribbean will stage The SpongeBob Musical in the Royal Theater on Hero of the Seas. The CNW release, 10:07 ET on 2 Oct 2026, sets the debut from Miami in August 2027.
Voyager of the Seas has Japan and Asia cruises in spring 2028. Cruise Industry News describes the routes. TRAICY prints March and April dates. This is separate from Alaska.
Holland America opened May to October 2028 Canada and New England bookings on 1 Oct 2026 aboard Volendam and post-Evolution Zuiderdam. Cruises run 7 to 14 days.
Carnival opened 2028-29 West Coast bookings on 1 Oct 2026 for Adventure, Legend, and Spirit. Seattle and San Francisco cover Alaska. Spirit moves to Long Beach for Hawaii and Mexico.
MSC World Atlantic floated out at Saint-Nazaire and stays at the yard for fitting out. Sales releases put the ship in Port Canaveral from November 2027, with a 13 Nov start in the US release. Delivery is still 2027.
Carnival Corp says 2027 occupancy and pricing are at records, and half the year is already booked. Q4 yields are still guided up. Europe ties the Caribbean at 34 percent of 2027 capacity.
Cabo on 2 Oct is off Grand Princess's 25 Sep Los Angeles cruise for Rachel. The Cruise Hive update names no new refund or onboard credit.
Cabo on 1 Oct is off Miracle's 26 Sep Seattle sailing for Rachel. Galveston arrival stays 12 Oct. No replacement port or credit is named.
La Paz and Cabo are off Panorama's 26 Sep Long Beach sailing for Rachel. Ensenada is back on 1 Oct. $300 Sail & Sign credit. Long Beach return on 4 Oct.
Royal Caribbean's 2028 Alaska season is Anthem, Ovation, Serenade, and Voyager of the Seas from Seattle, Seward, and Vancouver. Crown & Anchor can book now. The public opening is Thursday 1 Oct 2026.
Cruise Fever says Coral Princess cancelled Puerto Vallarta because of Hurricane Rachel. Quadratín Jalisco says the port calendar dropped the Friday 2 Oct 2026 arrival. Neither report names a replacement port or a refund.
Virgin has not changed Brilliant Lady's 3 Oct 2026 Los Angeles sailing. Cabo, Mazatlán, and Puerto Vallarta stay on the schedule. A backup itinerary exists, and Virgin has not named those ports. Pack a light jacket.
MSC broke ground on Sandy Cay on 28 Sep 2026 with Pierfrancesco Vago and Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis. Construction is underway. The island, next to Ocean Cay, opens in 2028 for MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys guests. Booking rules are not out.
Princess says it is the first global cruise line with a native ChatGPT planning app, launched 28 Sep 2026. Tag @princesscruises after you install the plugin. You can search more than 330 destinations and 17 ships.
Carnival Corp says Celebration Key expects about 3.5 million guests in 2027, up from about 2.7 million in 2026. Princess starts in October 2026. Select AIDA and Costa calls follow late in 2027.
A suspected line flooded a Deck 10 hallway on Harmony of the Seas shortly before 7am on 29 Sep 2026, outside cabins 10319 and 10321. The account is one passenger's Facebook posts. Royal Caribbean has not commented. No itinerary change is reported.
Virgin is fine-tuning 16 Brilliant Lady departures in 2027. Endicott Arm replaces Tracy Arm on 13 sailings. Victoria replaces Prince Rupert on 12. The 10 Sep sailing drops Astoria and refunds $33 per person.
Princess Plus and Premier rise $5 per person per day on sailings that depart on or after 13 Oct 2026. Fleet Plus is $70 pre-cruise and $75 onboard. Premier is $105 and $110. Sun and Star are $5 higher. Standalone four-device WiFi ends.
Carnival Spirit's 23 Sep 2026 Seattle Hawaii cruise still visits every planned Hawaii port. The order is now Hilo, Kahului, Honolulu, then Nawiliwili. Hours stay the same. Victoria on 7 Oct and the Seattle return on 8 Oct stay.
Royal Caribbean's North America cancellation bands become 1–4, 5–9, and 10+ nights on 11 Oct 2026. The 25% tier goes away. Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Coastal, and Transpacific 2028 sailings opening 29 Sep are already on the new structure.
Independence of the Seas stayed at Cape Liberty overnight on 26 Sep 2026 after harbor pilots stopped work. The working plan is a noon sail Sunday and a Tuesday Bermuda day call. No compensation amount is published.
Virgin rerouted Brilliant Lady's 26 Sep 2026 Los Angeles sailing for Hurricane Polo. Cabo, Mazatlán, and Puerto Vallarta are off. San Francisco, San Diego, Catalina, and Ensenada are on. Shore Things for the cut ports refund in full.
Celebrity's Concierge Class list, checked 28 Sep 2026, drops afternoon canapés. You get two welcome waters and room service with the delivery fee waived. A 20 percent gratuity may still apply. Cruise Hive dates it to sailings after 21 Sep.
Virgin delayed Valiant Lady into New York to about 4pm on 27 Sep 2026. Bermuda becomes a 9am to 4pm day call. Joining sailors get $200 Sailor Loot and $200 future voyage credit.
A nor'easter delayed Oasis of the Seas into Cape Liberty by 10 hours on 27 Sep 2026. The next cruise boards from 8pm, drops Port Canaveral on 29 Sep, and reaches Nassau at 7:30am.
Princess cancelled La Paz, Guaymas, and Puerto Vallarta on Grand Princess's 25 Sep 2026 Los Angeles cruise for Hurricane Polo. San Diego and Mazatlán are added. Cabo is shortened.
Virgin Voyages says Sailing Club and its VIP perks now run through 31 Dec 2028. Status Match applications are open 24 Sep through 31 Oct 2026 for airline, hotel, or other cruise status, with Blue Extras on the next new booking.
Norwegian Escape left Halifax at 5pm on 24 Sep 2026, five hours early, to stay ahead of the nor'easter. New York was due just after midnight on 26 Sep. Halifax tours that could not move were refunded onboard.
Selected guests on Allure of the Seas' 27 Sep 2026 Fort Lauderdale cruise can move to 11 Oct or cancel. A move refunds the fare. A cancel adds a 100 percent future cruise credit.
Carnival cancelled Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán on Panorama's 26 Sep 2026 Long Beach cruise for Hurricane Polo. Ensenada is added 28 Sep. La Paz and Cabo stay.
A nor'easter pushed Carnival Sunshine into Norfolk on Monday 28 Sep 2026. The next Bahamas cruise leaves that day, drops Bimini, and shifts Nassau later on 30 Sep.
Norwegian delayed Pride of America’s 26 Sep 2026 Honolulu embarkation to Monday 28 Sep for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Nolo. The usual seven-night Hawaii cruise shortens to five nights with Hilo, Kona, Nawiliwili, and Kahului. Guests get sail-or-cancel compensation options.
Royal Caribbean replaced Vision of the Seas’ 24 Sep 2026 Baltimore Canada/New England cruise with Port Canaveral, Nassau, and Grand Bahama for a nor’easter. The ship holds overnight and sails 3pm Friday 25 Sep. Prepaid Canada/New England shore tours refund as onboard credit.
Azamara opened bookings 23 Sep 2026 for a 195-night 2029 World Cruise on Azamara Quest from San Diego to Copenhagen, 3 Jan–17 Jul 2029. Shorter 179- and 139-night options open 14 Oct. Loyalty discounts 6–12% apply early. Deposits start at $7,000 per person.
Holland America unveiled a paid Beach Club at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay on 22 Sep 2026. Day passes open early October with priority tendering, waiter service, all-inclusive drinks, and specialty food. A new complimentary barbecue pavilion and upgraded cabanas are free to every island guest. Price not published.
Royal Caribbean cut Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas on Navigator of the Seas’ 25 Sep 2026 Los Angeles Mexican Riviera cruise for Category 5 Hurricane Polo. Mazatlán moves earlier. Puerto Vallarta is added 29 Sep. Royal Caribbean shore tours for the dropped ports refund as onboard credit.
Liberty of the Seas departs Southampton Horizon Cruise Terminal on 25 Sep 2026 and returns to City Cruise Terminal on 3 Oct. Royal Caribbean requested the split for shore power. Boat Show traffic through 27 Sep may slow the drive in.
Royal Caribbean delayed Icon of the Seas departure from Miami to 4pm Sunday 27 Sep 2026 for required maintenance. Guests still board Saturday 26 Sep. Costa Maya on 28 Sep is cancelled. Roatan, Cozumel, and CocoCay stay. Refundable onboard credit offered.
Royal Caribbean Group signed a deal for a 50% equity stake in Sandals and Beaches for about $3 billion. Close targeted early 2027. Existing resort stays and cruise bookings continue as usual.
Queen Elizabeth left Seattle a day late for essential maintenance on its 17–24 Sep 2026 Alaska cruise. Juneau and Endicott Arm scenic cruising are gone. Ketchikan, Victoria, and the 24 Sep Seattle return stay.
Silver Moon stayed in Tokyo until about 9pm on 21 Sep 2026 for Typhoon Dujuan. Hiroshima is cancelled. Osaka is a day call on 23 Sep. Kochi moves to 24 Sep. No published compensation package in the sources reviewed.
Financial Times and CNBC say Royal Caribbean Group is in talks for a large Sandals stake valuing the resort company around $6 billion. No agreement is signed. Your booked cruise does not change.
Carnival is running full in-person safety drills on five ships departing Sept 26-28, 2026, replacing self-muster check-in for over 18,700 guests.
A male guest jumped overboard from Carnival Panorama on 19 Sep 2026 while sailing Puerto Vallarta to Long Beach. Guests returned to cabins for a shipwide search. US and Mexican Coast Guards continued search and rescue.
Carnival Sunrise's 31 Oct 2026 Miami Halloween cruise drops Princess Cays. Same Monday window now goes to RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. Nassau and Celebration Key stay. Princess Cays tours refund to original payment.
NCL Holdings will not build a day destination at Daniel's Head in western Bermuda. Exploratory talks with BLMC ended. Booked Bermuda calls, including Norwegian Aqua's 25-26 Sep overnight at King's Wharf, still stand.
Royal Caribbean named Gen. Lori J. Robinson godmother of Legend of the Seas. Veterans Day naming is 11 Nov 2026 in Fort Lauderdale before Caribbean Icon-class sailings.
MSC dropped Endicott Arm scenic cruising on Poesia's last Alaska sailings. Juneau now starts at 8am instead of 2pm. The 21 Sep Seattle departure is the season closer.
Norwegian Sun's 23 Sep 2026 Copenhagen sailing keeps you docked for two overnights for required maintenance. Oslo and a sea day are gone. Warnemünde still follows.
Carnival Freedom is swapping its shortened, straight funnel for a new whale-tail design during a French drydock that keeps the ship out of service until October 9.
Celebrity Constellation's 21 Sep 2026 Rome Best of Italy and Croatia cruise keeps Dubrovnik Monday and swaps Kotor for Bar, Montenegro, on Tuesday. Line-sold Kotor tours still run with new timing.
Carnival Encounter's 26 Sep 2026 Brisbane Great Barrier Reef cruise keeps Cairns on 29 Sep but ends the overnight. Townsville fills 30 Sep. Sep 30 Cairns tours move or refund.
Princess cancelled Ruby Princess Nawiliwili on 22 Sep 2026 after Hurricane Lowell damage on Kauai. The ship reaches Honolulu early for an overnight stay. Kauai Princess tours refund to the original card.
Two medical evacuations pushed Oasis about eight hours late into Cape Liberty on 20 Sep 2026. Port Canaveral on 22 Sep is gone. Royal is paying OBC, internet, and flight change help.
AIS shows the former Costa Fortuna sailing as Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber under the Portuguese flag, bound for Gibraltar on 21 Sep 2026 before a Belfast refit and a January 2027 Miami debut.
Meyer Werft floated out Disney Believe's first midship gigablock in Papenburg the week of 19 Sep 2026. Delivery remains late calendar 2027 with no homeport or itineraries yet.
Celebrity Millennium cut Mt Fuji (Shimizu) on its 11 Sep 2026 Japan cruise and kept an extra day in Kagoshima through 20 Sep to route around Typhoon Dujuan.
Celebrity Beyond's 20 Sep 2026 Miami cruise puts Grand Cayman on Day 4 by tender and Cozumel on Day 5 with longer hours. CocoCay and Nassau times shift. Prepaid Celebrity tours get rescheduled or refunded.
Carnival opened 2028-29 Galveston bookings on 17 Sep 2026 with Jubilee's first regular four- and five-day Excel-class sailings. Cozumel and Progreso headline the short loops, plus longer Paradise Collection trips.
Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, Resilient Lady, and Brilliant Lady meet on 16 Feb 2027 north of Cuba. Virgin published the meetup as its first four-ship Sisters at Sea.
Engine limits forced Royal Princess to skip Juneau and Ketchikan on its 12 Sep 2026 Alaska cruise from Seattle. Princess is refunding 50 percent of cruise fare.
Royal Caribbean told agents and Facebook followers when 2028 Alaska, Europe Part 1, and seven-night summer Caribbean open for booking across late Sep through early Nov 2026.
Norwegian Joy arrived late in Sitka on 17 Sep 2026 after a deceased juvenile male fin whale was found on the bulbous bow. Removal and an extra hour in port followed.
A 14 Sep 2026 fire at Whittier's Chugach Glacier Gateway Cruise Terminal destroyed the dock. Norwegian Jade moved away safely with no ship damage. Embarkation shifted to Whittier's existing Cruise Ship Terminal 1.
MSC World Asia finished final Atlantic sea trials off France. Delivery is set for 25 Nov 2026, naming in Le Havre on 28 Nov, and a Barcelona maiden on 4 Dec 2026.
Disney Wish left Terminal 10 on Friday 11 Sep 2026 and returned to Terminal 8 on Monday 14 Sep. Guests dropped bags at 10, parked at 8, and shuttled for check-in.
Carnival told Venezia guests for 14 Sep 2026 at Manhattan Cruise Terminal to keep appointment windows. Pier 88 was shared with Oceania Vista while Pier 90 stayed out of service.
Brilliant Lady finished its inaugural Alaska and British Columbia season in early Sep 2026 after more than 15 sailings from Seattle. The ship now repositions toward Los Angeles and Mexican Riviera runs.
