Oceania Cruises marked a major milestone this week as steel was officially cut for its newest ship, Oceania Sonata™, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Venice. This marks construction of the first vessel in the brand-new Sonata class, a series of ships set to redefine luxury and experiential travel at sea.

When she enters service in 2027, Oceania Sonata will bring the total number of ships in Oceania Cruises’ fleet to nine. She will be followed by her sister ship, Oceania Arietta, further expanding the fleet.

MSC Cruises has canceled two upcoming sailings of the MSC Orchestra following an electrical malfunction that occurred in the ship’s engine room early Tuesday morning, prompting an emergency response and a significant delay in the vessel’s itinerary.

The crew of AIDAluna played a vital role in the successful rescue of several shipwrecked individuals found adrift in a life raft late Tuesday night, June 3, 2025, off the coast of Spitsbergen in the Arctic Circle. The rescue occurred around 11 p.m. when the German cruise ship AIDAluna spotted the survivors and swiftly sprang into action.

Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has marked a major milestone with the launch of Mein Schiff Flow, the second in a pair of LNG-powered cruise ships commissioned by German cruise operator TUI Cruises.

Following the February 2025 delivery of its sister ship Mein Schiff Relax, the new vessel continues the line’s expansion of next-generation ships focused on environmental sustainability and passenger comfort. Once completed, Mein Schiff Flow will boast a gross tonnage of 160,000 and accommodate up to 3,984 guests.

Norwegian Epic broke free from its moorings while docked at the Port of Catania, Italy prompting emergency maneuvers at sea and leaving hundreds of passengers ashore with little information.

Just after 1 p.m. local time, loud bangs echoed across the port as mooring lines on the Epic gave way under pressure. Several guests witnessed concrete mooring bollards being ripped from the pier and crashing into the ship’s hull. The vessel began drifting away from the dock as high winds swept through the area, worsening the already unstable situation.

Hold the salad! A salmonella outbreak is rocking the high seas and the supermarket aisles — and you won’t believe what’s behind it. Yep… cucumbers.

Federal health officials have launched a full-blown investigation after at least 45 people across 18 states, including passengers aboard SIX cruise ships, fell seriously ill thanks to contaminated cukes.

A concerned crew member aboard the MSC Euribia has stepped forward anonymously to raise concerns over what many onboard feel is a basic yet overlooked issue: access to clean laundry.

While MSC Cruises promotes high grooming standards and professional appearance for its crew, workers aboard MSC Euribia are struggling to meet those expectations due to what they say is a limited and unfair laundry policy.

MSC Cruises is preparing to rewrite the cruise industry record books with a bold plan to build the world’s largest cruise ships surpassing the Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class vessels.

AIDA Cruises has been recognized with two silver honors at this year’s ESG Shipping Awards in Athens. The awards celebrate the company’s technological innovation and social responsibility, cementing its standing as a sustainability front-runner in the maritime sector.

Greek authorities have arrested a 72-year-old Canadian woman aboard a cruise ship docked in Rhodes, acting on an Interpol Red Notice related to a decades-old financial scandal in India.

The arrest, carried out on May 24, 2025, was executed after the ship arrived at the port of Rhodes. The woman, who holds Canadian citizenship but is originally from India, was wanted in connection with a fraud case tied to a Mumbai-based export firm.