Carnival Testing, Hero Crew Member, Guests Banned

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Final-Minute Modifications Alter Alaska Cruise Itineraries

Company booked to sail on a number of 2025 Alaska sailings aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas had been knowledgeable of some itinerary changes.

Many of the alterations contain a change within the timing of port calls to Ketchikan and will affect shore excursions, nonetheless, all affected shore excursions booked by the road are being robotically adjusted.

The ship sails 7-night Inside Passage cruises roundtrip from Vancouver, British Columbia. Concerning the ship’s June 22, 2025 departure, the road advised visitors {that a} scheduled day of scenic cruising is cancelled.

The itinerary referred to as for scenic cruising in the course of the last two days of the cruise, nonetheless, the second day is now nixed and the ship will sail on to Vancouver. Additionally, the port name time in Ketchikan was modified from 1 p.m. to eight p.m. to 11:30 a.m. to six p.m. on June 27, 2025. 

The change signifies that visitors lose a half-hour in port.

No causes got for any of the modifications, which additionally have an effect on cruises later in the summertime, together with departures on August 10 and September 7, 2025. Ketchikan port calls on these departures will now be from 9 a.m. to five p.m.

Company who’ve booked unbiased shore excursions might need to change their preparations.

Specific Eating Pilot Take a look at Rolls Out on Carnival Ship

Some cruisers prefer to linger within the eating room, maybe nibble on a cheese plate and slowly end their glass of wine — and others don’t.

For the latter, Carnival Cruise Line is testing out a new concept, Specific Eating, on Carnival Vista. The plan strikes visitors into and out of the ship’s essential eating room, Horizon, in lower than 45 minutes.

Company utilizing the Your Time Eating plan can ask for the specific choice once they examine in on the eating room entrance. Solely sure sections of the eating room will provide the specific plan.

Passengers who check out the brand new service will order from a particular menu, however don’t fear — it sounds nice. For appetizers, visitors can select roasted duck rolls, shrimp cocktail, Caesar salad, or tomato soup.

Principal programs function mouth-watering entrees reminiscent of sirloin steak, braised quick rib, and Cornish sport hen, and for dessert, how about cheesecake or chocolate melting cake?

The cruise line’s model ambassador, John Heald, posted on his common Fb web page that he’s already obtained suggestions in regards to the new eating choice. Many visitors prefer it, he wrote, and need to know if and when it’d roll out on different ships.

That has but to be determined.

Waiter Prevents Catastrophe on Royal Caribbean Ship

A freak accident onboard Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas might have had a tragic end result if not for the fast considering of a crew member.

It was on June 8, 2025, because the 5,500-guest ship was within the strategy of docking at Port Canaveral, her first port name on a 7-night cruise from New Jersey, when the incident occurred.

Nitin Kumar, a waiter within the ship’s Coastal Kitchen restaurant, seen cracks within the venue’s glass wall, which seems to be out onto a pool deck beneath. Fearing the worst, he made a run for the pool deck and warned the visitors sitting below the restaurant window to maneuver — rapidly.

They did, and simply seconds later, the glass wall got here crashing down. Nobody was injured. For his fast response, Royal Caribbean honored Kumar with the Royal Way Hero award. The framed certificates acknowledges crew members who go to nice lengths to maintain visitors and different crew members out of hurt’s approach.

Why the glass window cracked is unknown, but it surely was instantly changed. The impacted pool was briefly closed, drained, and cleaned, after which ship operations continued usually.

Lido Deck Struggle Ends With Cruise Company Locked Up

It was one other case of unhealthy habits onboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship that ended up getting a number of individuals added to the road’s banned-from-sailing checklist throughout a 3-night getaway cruise from PortMiami.

This time it was a combat on the Lido Deck on June 7, 2025 onboard Carnival Dawn quickly after it left Half Moon Cay within the Bahamas. The brawl included the throwing of punches and chairs, and the ship’s safety workers needed to intervene.

An unknown variety of visitors had been apprehended by safety and returned to their cabins, the place they had been locked in and guarded. It was not identified whether or not anybody was injured.

It’s additionally unclear whether or not the perpetrators had been debarked on the ship’s last port name, Nassau, the subsequent day, or remained of their staterooms till Carnival Dawn returned to Miami on June 9, 2025. 

What is evident, nonetheless, is that they are going to by no means sail on a Carnival Cruise Line voyage once more. Like different cruise strains, Carnival Cruise Line has a strict Code of Conduct, and violations of that code can price a visitor a advantageous of $500.

Luxurious Line Unveils $25K Per Night time Suite on New-Construct

Extremely-luxury line Regent Seven Seas Cruises took the wraps off its two-level Skyview Regent Suite, set to debut aboard the new-build Seven Seas Status, and (wow!) it’s virtually 8,800 sq. ft. 

In fact, that features a 3,700-square-foot wraparound balcony for these sunny days and starry nights. All of it could be yours for a cruise fare starting at $25,000.

The ship, set to launch in late 2026, is below development at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Italy, the place no expense is being spared to create the luxurious lodging. 

The cruise line revealed particulars of the flamboyant suite on the similar time it introduced that the 822-guest ship will spend her inaugural winter season crusing the Caribbean from PortMiami and her first summer season season in Europe. Bookings will open on June 25, 2025.

Again to the suite: It’s opulent by any normal, with luxurious facilities like its personal health heart, sauna and therapeutic massage room; an in-suite elevator; sleeping lodging for six visitors; its personal personal eating venue with seating for 12; skylights; and spacious residing, eating, and lounge areas.

The road’s all-inclusive cruise fare for the Skyview Regent Suite even extends past shipboard companies, offering a personal automotive and driver in every port of name.

Carnival Valor Again in Service With New Public Areas

Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Valor emerged from a dry dock renovation with two new public spaces — the Heroes Tribute Bar & Lounge and the favored WaterWorks aqua park.

The three,000-guest ship that entered service again in 2004 resumed her crusing schedule on June 11, 2025, embarking visitors in Barcelona. The ship had been in dry dock since Could 10, 2025 on the Navantia shipyard in Cádiz, Spain.

The Heroes bar has a army focus, and the WaterWorks park is dwelling to thrill rides such because the Tornado Waterslide, plus the Speedway Splash and the Energy Drencher, an enormous bucket that drops water on visitors standing beneath.

Different areas of the ship had been refreshed, such because the spa amenities, which had been rebranded because the Cloud 9 Spa. Designated areas for youths and teenagers obtained extra video gaming areas and a karaoke expertise.

Carnival Valor’s present cruise is a repositioning voyage to her US homeport at New Orleans. As soon as she returns to the Huge Straightforward the ship will sail 4- and 5-night Western Caribbean cruises.

Cruiser Asks: How Do We Flip Off the Music?

A public announcement speaker positioned inside a stateroom aboard Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas appears to be taking part in music that the visitors within the cabin can not flip off.

The confused visitors are at present onboard the ship as she sails a 9-night Portugal and Spain voyage that departed from Southampton, UK, on June 9, 2025. They posted particulars of their dilemma on Reddit, saying {that a} “hidden speaker” was entertaining them with undesirable music.

The perplexed visitors requested whether or not every other cruisers had skilled the identical downside. Some previous Royal Caribbean visitors rapidly responded, saying that the speaker is within the self-importance and has a quantity knob close by.

The affected visitors discovered the knob, but it surely seems damaged. Their cabin steward couldn’t get it to work both, so they’re hoping ship upkeep crews can assist them out. Thankfully, the music turns off at evening.

Extra Cruise Headlines

Get much more vital cruise information at Cruise Hive, the place we’ve obtained protection about TUI Cruises canceling a voyage in favor of a fitness group charter deal in 2026, the new-build Disney Journey getting Mickey and Minnie statues put in on her stern, and Carnival Cruise Line revealing its 2025 Halloween voyages.

Additionally, Bermuda reporting a steep drop in cruise tourism; and a P&O Cruises’ ship making an unplanned name in Scotland to evacuate an unwell passenger.