In a recent U.S.P.H. inspection conducted yesterday, December 3, 2017, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Navigator of the Seas earned perfect 100 points.

A 33-year-old man, member of the MS Oosterdam crew was evacuated by the United States Coast Guard on Sunday, December 3, 2017. The crew member was suffering symptoms of appendicitis and needed urgent medical attention on land. Therefore the crew of the Holland America Line's cruise ship MS Oosterdam notified Coast Guard watchstanders that they need medical evacuation assistance.

Princess Cruises announced the name of the fourth Royal class ship, currently under construction at Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. The vessel which is set to debut in October 2019, will be named Sky Princess.

One of the biggest German cruise lines TUI Cruises is canceling ship arrivals in Turkey, reports the respected cruise site Schiffe und Kreuzfahrten. The last call in Turkey will be in April 2019, when the cruise ship “Mein Schiff 4” will be visiting the port of Bodrum for the last time.

Before the start of the Caribbean season, two Costa cruise ships entered drydock in Marseille shipyards. In addition to routine maintenance, Costa Magica and Costa Pacifica will get significant improvements in catering and wellness facilities at the Chantier Naval de Marseille dock in Port of Marseille.

A crew member was evacuated from one of the largest cruise ships in the world Ovation of the Seas.

Carnival Triumph Thursday arrival in the port of New Orleans has been delayed due to technical issues. Because of propulsion problems affecting the maximum cruising speed the vessel arrival was rescheduled for 8:00 p.m on Thursday.

The German cruise line AIDA has presented a check to the SOS Children's Village Iloilo in the southeast Philippine island of Panay. The donation was made possible by the proceeds from the onboard sales of the book "Kreativ - fold the most beautiful towel animals", in which the cruise operator gathers ideas for artfully folded animals. 

Carnival Cruise Line announced today it is revamping the menus for several of its specialty dining venues and reintroducing Baked Alaska across the fleet. After several years the classic dessert made of cake and ice cream topped with merengue is being reintroduced to all Carnival cruise ships.

In a recent U.S.P.H. inspection conducted on November 26, 2017, Celebrity Cruises ship, Celebrity Eclipse earned perfect 100 points. The 122,000-ton cruise ship was returning from a Caribbean voyage to its homeport Miami, Florida when the unannounced inspection was conducted. CDC inspectors boarded the Eclipse and after several hours the cruise ship received a perfect score of 100 points with compliments to all crew for their amazing and hard work.