Key Aspects: Carnival Cruise Line has moved departures 30 minutes earlier for upcoming sailings on Carnival Elation and Carnival Glory. Carnival Elation has 77 sailings from Jacksonville adjusted, while Carnival Glory has 76 sailings from Port Canaveral adjusted. Only the homeport departure times are changed and there are no additional adjustments to individual itineraries. Guests
Key Aspects: The 4-night, April 28, 2027 sailing for Resilient Lady has been cancelled in favor of a full-ship charter. Guests can rebook on select alternative sailings with price and promotion protection as well as onboard credit. This is the second Virgin Voyages cruise to be ditched for a charter sailing in recent weeks. Guests
Key Aspects: Barcelona Cruise Port has received approval to develop a new Terminal C as part of a €104.5 million investment. This 11,253-square-meter terminal will feature solar power generation and shore power infrastructure for docked cruise ships. The agreement extends the port operator’s contract until 2050, with an option to extend it through 2053. Barcelona
Key Aspects: Carnival Cruise Line is celebrating the November 6 release of The Cat in the Hat with limited-time activities aboard 23 ships. Movie-themed festivities include giant inflatable hats, premiere parties, surprise stateroom gifts, and character appearances. Two new Seuss-a-palooza activities are also being introduced as part of its ongoing Seuss at Sea program. A
Key Aspects: The Victory I casino cruise ship remains in dry dock with no confirmed return-to-service date due to a financial dispute. Detyens Shipyards in Charleston, South Carolina, alleges the ship’s operator now owes $790,666 for repairs, storage, and other services. Victory Casino Cruises has furloughed its entire staff from the Port Canaveral-based ship while
Key Aspects: Heavy local rains and flooding are impacting travel to and from Port Canaveral on Monday, November 2, 2026. Five ships are in port and guests are reporting minor debarkation slowdowns, which Port Canaveral has confirmed. There are no reports of any delays to the ships’ expected departures on their various sailings this afternoon.
Key Aspects: For the first time since entering service in 2007, Emerald Princess has received a failing score on a CDC Vessel Sanitation program inspection. The ship scored 78 on her October 16, 2026 inspection, and any score of 85 or lower is considered failing. Previously, the ship received a score of 99 on her
Key Aspects: The date for the deployment of the SS United States off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has been announced as Thursday, November 12, 2026. A moving safety zone of 100 yards will be in effect while the ship is towed out of Mobile Bay, and all vessels must remain at least
Key Aspects: Disney Cruise Line is allowing younger children to dine at Palo Trattoria on at least one Disney Adventure sailing. Children ages 3-12 will receive special brunch pricing, with an à la carte children’s menu available at dinner. Palo Trattoria already welcomed guests ages 10 and older, while Palo restaurants elsewhere in the fleet
Key Aspects: Royal Princess has finished a two-week dry dock in Singapore and now features the exclusive Sanctuary Collection. Some spaces, including the Sanctuary Club, are not yet exclusive, but the collection’s official debut is with the ship’s January 4, 2027 sailing. Other dry dock updates include changes to the Piazza venues, an expanded casino,
Royal Caribbean has begun notifying booked guests with sailings that include Labadee, Haiti, that their itineraries are being adjusted and the private destination is no longer possible, at least through April 2028. In July 2026, the cruise line extended the cancellations through June 2027, but these latest notifications further extend the private destination’s closure another
Key Aspects: Three Royal Caribbean ships have arrived at their summer homeports in recent days to start diverse sailings in different regions. Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas are now homeporting from Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, for the summer season. Navigator of the Seas has arrived in Singapore for her first season
