Four Mexican Ports Booked, Ensenada Twice: The Carnival Cruise Two Hurricanes Rewrote
Two hurricanes, four lost ports and Ensenada twice. How an 1886 US law decided where Carnival Panorama could go, and what guests were owed.
The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Spent a Night Going Nowhere. Some Guests Called It a Win.
Icon of the Seas sat in Miami for a day of maintenance, skipped Costa Maya and paid every cabin. Her contract says she owed nothing.
The Rhine Is Below Zero and a River Cruise Ship Got Stuck in Cologne
The Kaub gauge reads below zero, Lobith hit its lowest since 1866, and a 140-passenger hotel ship ran aground in Cologne. What it means for your cruise.
Packed for Nova Scotia, Sailing to Nassau: The Nor’easter That Scrambled a Fleet of Cruise Ships
A nor'easter sent Vision of the Seas to the Bahamas instead of Canada and tangled five ships' plans. Who went where, why, and what you're owed.
Ship Collides With Brooklyn Bridge: What Went Wrong on Mexico’s CuauhtĂ©moc
How Mexico's tall ship Cuauhtémoc ended up backing into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two cadets, and what the NTSB investigation has found so far.
Left Behind on Lizard Island: What Happened to Suzanne Rees
An 80-year-old cruise passenger was left behind on a Great Barrier Reef island and died alone. What happened to Suzanne Rees, and where the investigations stand.
Snap, Drift, Crunch: Why Cruise Ships Keep Breaking Free From the Dock
AIDAperla just snapped its lines in Le Havre, and she's not alone. Here's why giant cruise ships keep breaking free from the dock, and what to do if yours does.
Cruise Passenger Numbers: What CLIA Own Data Shows
“The cruise industry is booming” is one of those claims everybody repeats and nobody sources. The numbers behind it do exist, and they are published once a year by the industry’s own trade body. They are more interesting than the…
The Whale on the Bow: Why Alaska Cruise Ships Keep Docking With Dead Fin Whales
Norwegian Joy docked in Sitka with a dead fin whale on her bulbous bow. It is the second this Alaska season, the fourth since 2016, and here is why.
Cairns Spent A$127 Million to Fit Bigger Cruise Ships. Then the Mud Came Back.
Three Carnival sailings in three weeks were turned away, diverted or cut short at Cairns because the shipping channel silted up. Here is why, and what it means for you.