Cruise news for October 22, 2026

Oct. 22, 2026 has three stories. Open each link for the named source and the date it was checked. This page only restates those posts.

Associated British Ports' Southampton cruise feed, read 22 Oct, lists Arvia and MSC Virtuosa arriving at 7:00 p.m. Thursday 22 Oct, and MSC Preziosa at 9:30 p.m. Arvia is listed to leave at 5:00 p.m. Friday 23 Oct from the Ocean terminal, berth 46. MSC Virtuosa is listed to leave at 8:00 p.m. Saturday 24 Oct from Horizon, berth 102. MSC Preziosa is listed to leave at 6:00 p.m. Friday 23 Oct from the City terminal, berth 101. The schedule page says the times are provisional. Cruise Hive, Melissa Mayntz, 22 Oct, says Arvia and MSC Preziosa had been due Friday morning and MSC Virtuosa on Saturday morning, ahead of Storm Austen. The same article says MSC told guests boarding MSC Preziosa to be at City Cruise Terminal by 2:00 p.m. Friday, and that an 8:00 p.m. departure moved to 6:00 p.m. No MSC or P&O newsroom post for that alert was found. The Met Office on 21 Oct issued an amber wind warning for Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and parts of West Devon, and said a yellow warning runs from Thursday evening into Friday. A warnings page read 22 Oct lists Southampton inside a yellow wind warning and says the warnings may be out of date. The same feed still lists Queen Mary 2 at 6:00 a.m. Friday. That listing is not a change notice.

MSC Cruises opened the Grand Hamptons Villa for booking on 21 Oct 2026. There is one villa, only on MSC World Atlantic, for up to eight guests, on the November 2027 season from Port Canaveral. The international release says more than 230 square metres. The US release says more than 2,475 square feet. Those are the same threshold. The releases include a kids' suite, a private cinema, a terrace whirlpool, Yacht Club access, 24-hour butler and concierge service, a Premium Extra Drinks package, a Fun Pass, unlimited specialty dining, and Wi-Fi. Neither release prints a fare or a day in November. The ship page, read 22 Oct, places the villa on the aft corner and adds private access to Ocean House Beach at Ocean Cay. The 13 Nov 2027 date is in the earlier float-out post, from the December 2025 US sales release, not in today's villa release. The ship page prints 6,762 passengers. Cruise Hive's September float-out report printed 6,758.

Royal Caribbean's gratuity page, read 22 Oct, still lets you modify or remove a gratuity at Guest Relations before the morning of disembarkation. Daily charges are $21 per guest per day in a suite and $18.50 in every other stateroom. Beverages, specialty dining, room service, and the minibar are 18 percent. Spa and salon are 20 percent. Royal Caribbean Blog on 21 Oct says a fake announcement dated 19 Oct claimed daily gratuities could no longer be removed, and a spokesperson said an FAQ error has been corrected and that beverage and dining gratuities remain 18 percent. The policy page matches that 18 percent line. The prepaid FAQ tells you to open Add Ons if you have questions. It does not say that screen removes the charge.

If you are meeting a ship in Southampton, use the Thursday evening clocks and read the line's message before you leave. If you are pricing the villa, open the sailing. The release does not print a fare. If you are checking a Royal Caribbean bill, use the policy page.