Two new coastal ships — the 125-passenger American Patriot and American Pioneer — are due to join American Cruise Lines in 2025.

Carnival Cruise Line’s new Celebration Key will feature a retail portal called Lokono Cove where stores and kiosks join a Bahamian artisan market showcasing local craftsmanship.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), a freshman congressman who co-chairs the Congressional Ports Caucus, told a Seatrade Cruise Global audience Congress has to be a federal partner in the future of cruising. He highlighted two areas.

The Port of Seattle's 2024 cruise season opened Saturday with expectations for 1.7m revenue passengers (more than 800,000 individual passengers) on 275 calls.

The successful bid for American Queen Voyages' two lakes (coastal) vessels was $1.9m, buyer TBA, and the sale of the four river vessels to American Cruise Lines was approved for the adjusted price of $6m.

The Atlantic Canada Cruise Association forecasts an even busier 2024 season than the region's record 2023.

MSC Cruises chose Leonardo's technology for logistics and baggage handling operations in its new PortMiami mega-terminal.