Ana Vilchez is rising to the challenge of filling Orfila Salazar's big shoes as the cruise leader in the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Tourism.

2023 is going to be a record year for Civitavecchia, the port of Rome, with more than 3m passengers handled in the first 10 months to end October.

SeaDream Yacht Club is returning to Norway in 2026 and will more than double the number of voyages.

Antigua Cruise Port handled the turnaround of Emerald Sakara and a 700-passenger exchange for Arvia on Saturday, a four-ship day.

The partnership of Princess Cruises with Wine Selectors was launched during Royal Princess’ cruise to Tasmania which returned to Sydney on Sunday.

TasPorts’ pilot Marcus Merchant and Capt. Andrea Spinardi exchanged plaques when Princess Cruises’ 141,000gt Royal Princess arrived in Hobart for the first time.

Viking will double its Southeast Asia cruise capacity by introducing the 80-passenger Viking Tonle in 2025.

One passenger died after a Nassau Blue Lagoon ferry carrying passengers on a Royal Caribbean excursion submerged in rough seas.

Besides Celebrity Xcel's inaugural Caribbean season in 2025/26, Celebrity Cruises will field its first year-round Miami ship and new Iceland and Asia itineraries.

Argentina projects a record 2023/24 cruise season with more than 758,000 passengers to visit Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia on over 700 calls.