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Cruise ship passenger injured in 'drunken tumble' down hatch loses appeal for damages
A Canadian man who injured his foot in a "drunken tumble" on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship has lost an appeal for damages. → Read More
Alabama mom who died on Princess cruise 'knew something was going to happen'
'My mom did not want to go on this cruise ... like blank point, she did not want to go,' Almarosa Tenorio's daughter said. Tenorio died after falling from an upper deck of the Royal Princess cruise ship. → Read More
Woman who plunged to death from upper deck of Princess ship identified
The 52-year-old American woman who plunged to her death last week from an upper deck of a Princess Cruises ship has been identified. → Read More
FBI investigating death of American woman on Princess Cruises ship
The FBI has joined local authorities in Aruba in investigating the death of an American woman Tuesday on a Princess Cruises ship. → Read More
Royal Caribbean is latest cruise line to hike drinks package prices
Royal Caribbean is joining Norwegian Cruise Line in hiking the cost of a drinks package for the coming year. → Read More
New York man charged with strangling girlfriend on cruise ship
A New York man has been charged with strangling and suffocating his girlfriend on a cruise ship, according to federal prosecutors. → Read More
Hurricane Michael: Eight cruise ships sailing altered itineraries to avoid storm
Hurricane Michael has affected the routes for at least eight cruise ships and more than 20,000 vacationers. → Read More
Carnival Cruise Line hikes prices at steakhouse restaurants across fleet
Carnival Cruise Line this month hiked the flat fee it charges to dine in steakhouses on its 26 ships by nearly 9%. → Read More
Hurricane Florence scatters East Coast-based cruise ships
A growing Hurricane Florence is forcing cruise ships based up and down the East Coast to alter itineraries. The storm has affected ships operated by Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean. → Read More
Zumba fans get another chance to dance it up on a theme cruise
Global fitness company Zumba is teaming with Royal Caribbean to hold a fourth official Zumba Cruise in early 2019. The five-day sailing will feature daily themed classes led by 50 top Zumba instructors. → Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line orders two more Leonardo Class ships
Norwegian Cruise Line on Thursday announced it had ordered two more Leonardo Class ships to arrive in 2026 and 2027. The line already had four of the vessels on order. → Read More
Deal watch: Avalon Waterways offers free flights to Europe with river cruise bookings
River cruise line Avalon Waterways is offering free flights to Europe to customers who book select European river cruises. → Read More
Luxury line Crystal Cruises plans another epic world voyage in 2020
Luxury line Crystal Cruises has unveiled plans for another epic world cruise to take place in 2020. The 105-day voyage on the Crystal Serenity will feature stops on four continents. → Read More
Azamara Club Cruises sets maiden voyage to French Polynesia, Hawaii
Small-ship line Azamara Club Cruises will sail to French Polynesia and Hawaii in 2020 -- a first for the line. The new itinerary comes as the line is in the midst of expanding its capacity by 50% with the addition of a third ship. → Read More
Seabourn Cruise Line to get into expedition cruising with two new ships
Seabourn Cruise Line is joining the list of lines getting in to expedition-style cruising. The Seattle-based company on Monday ordered two expedition ships for delivery in 2021 and 2022. → Read More
Royal Caribbean ups ante for short cruises from Miami with revamped Mariner of the Seas
Royal Caribbean's 3,114-passenger Mariner of the Seas on Monday will begin three- and four-night voyages to the Bahamas out of Miami, becoming the newest and biggest vessel in the market for such trips. → Read More
Another giant Meraviglia Class cruise ship on the way for MSC Cruises
Fast-growing MSC Cruises has ordered yet another giant new vessel. At 183,500 gross tons, the as-yet-unnamed ship will be among the largest in the world when it debuts in 2023. → Read More
Why Viking Cruises may have the most ambitious culinary program at sea
Viking Cruises is expanding its culinary offerings with new tasting menus and other additions. The line's five ships now offers one of the most diverse arrays of cuisine at sea. → Read More
New Viking Cruises ship boasts high-tech planetarium
A new Viking Cruises ship debuting this week in Europe has a surprise feature: A high-tech planetarium. The 26-seat attraction at the top of the 930-passenger Viking Orion had been kept a secret while the vessel was under construction. → Read More
Royal Caribbean to take majority stake in luxury line Silversea Cruises
Mass-market cruise giant Royal Caribbean on Thursday announced an agreement to take a two-thirds stake in luxury cruise line Silversea. → Read More