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Less than one month after revealing that she was leaving Celebrity Cruises, Captain Kate McCue announced that she'll be joining a new cruise line. 

Her departure from Celebrity after making history as the first American woman to captain a mega cruise ship left many wondering what her next move would be. However, she promised she wasn't retiring because she has "too much salt in [her] veins to leave the sea behind."

Instead, the Instagram-famous Captain is joining Four Seasons Yachts. 

A Trump administration official blasted cruise ships for avoiding taxes. 

Annual data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that 2024 was the worst year for cruise ship gastrointestinal outbreaks in over a decade. There were 16 reported outbreaks on ships last year, up from 14 in 2023. 

A passenger died after contracting norovirus on a cruise ship.

Alan Forster, 77, passed away from suspected kidney failure after a cruise last October, The Independent reported. He was sailing aboard P&O Cruises' Arcadia from England to the United States and Canada. 

Cruises are one of the safest vacations you can take. However, that doesn't mean you should let your guard down onboard or ashore. 

An increase in deadly gang violence resulted in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago declaring a country-wide state of emergency on Monday. 

An 82-year-old cruise passenger died in St. Maarten last Thursday after falling into the water from her electric wheelchair while on the pier. 

According to the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM), the incident occurred around 5:00pm and was believed to be caused by a wheelchair malfunction. Though emergency responders tried to resuscitate the elderly woman, she was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Disembarking your cruise at the end of vacation is always bittersweet, but one Kentucky man had an especially unfortunate end to his vacation when he was arrested at PortMiami.

Dominic Weaver, a 47-year-old father, was arrested in Miami, Florida last week at the cruise terminal while disembarking his cruise ship. The man was charged for unpaid child support. Following his arrest, Weaver was sent back to Kentucky after being taken into custody by local authorities at PortMiami.

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a major Category 5 hurricane on Monday, October 8, before weakening as it continues to barrel toward Florida's Gulf Coast, impacting cruise itineraries. 

Florida is preparing for the storm's arrival, with the state's Division of Emergency Management gearing up for the largest evacuation since Hurricane Irma in 2017. Milton is expected to make landfall by mid-week and bring rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches across portions of the state, with localized totals up to 15 inches. 

No, the longshoreman strike won't affect cruise ship passengers. 

The U.S. port strike went into effect on Tuesday, impacting ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. It's the first coast-wide International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) strike since 1977, with 45,000 unionized dockworkers raising their pickets. 

Cruise operations typically have dedicated facilities separate from cargo handling; however, ships are serviced and stocked by working members of the ILA.