Americas & Caribbean

Royal Caribbean Group's new Galveston terminal, set to open Nov. 9, will be the first cruise terminal to generate 100% of its needed energy through on-site solar panels.

Port of Galveston expects 362 cruise calls carrying more than 1m passengers in 2023, both figures new records.

SeaDream Yacht Club's SeaDream II will sail from St. Maarten for the winter 2023/24 Caribbean season.

The Alaska Native village corporation Huna Totem Corp. broke ground Monday on an $80m project that will bring a second cruise facility to Whittier, Alaska.

Viking Mississippi canceled its current cruise and American Queen Voyages adjusted some sailings due to low-water levels on the Mississippi River. All of American Cruise Lines' vessels are currently on schedule.

The Bahamas signed a heads of agreement with independent developer Azul Destinations for a new cruise port on Long Island in the Family Islands.

MSC Cruises continues its US expansion with plans for a record five ships to sail from US homeports by the end of 2023.

Disney Cruise Line appointed Earle Bethell, a Bahamian, as island operations director for Castaway Cay.

American Queen Voyages no longer requires pre-cruise COVID-19 testing on any sailings.

Carnival Spirit opened the October 2022 to May 2023 Panama Canal cruise season when more than 200 transits are expected.