Cruise news for September 22, 2026

Sep. 22, 2026 has five stories. Follow each link for the named source and the date it was checked.

Carnival is holding full, in-person muster drills on five ships this week: Horizon, Panorama, Sunshine, Vista, and Firenze, all departing Sep. 26 to 28, 2026. Carnival describes it as a twice-yearly SOLAS compliance requirement. More than 18,700 guests must gather at assigned stations before sailing, replacing the usual faster self-muster check-in.

Carnival confirmed a male guest jumped overboard from Carnival Panorama on Saturday Sep. 19 between Puerto Vallarta and Long Beach. Guests were ordered back to cabins for a shipwide search. The US and Mexican Coast Guards took over search and rescue after CCTV confirmed the overboard.

Carnival Sunrise's Oct. 31 five-night Miami Halloween cruise no longer calls Princess Cays. Monday Nov. 2 from 8am to 4pm is now RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. Nassau on Nov. 3 and Celebration Key on Nov. 4 stay. Prepaid Princess Cays excursions are cancelled and refunded to the original payment.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings will not develop Daniel's Head in western Bermuda into a private day destination. The Bermuda Land Management Corporation said exploratory talks ended after NCLH notified it on Aug. 17, 2026. Your booked Bermuda port calls are not cancelled.

Royal Caribbean Group was in reported talks to take a large stake in Sandals Resorts International. CNBC put the price near $3 billion for about half the company, valuing Sandals around $6 billion. As of this Sep. 22 post, no deal was signed and neither company had confirmed it. The signed agreement is a later story, on Sep. 23.