Would you live on a cruise ship?

Some may dream of setting sail on an endless vacation, while others can't fathom being stuck at sea for more than a week or two.

However, for Laura, a traveler in her mid-50s, the idea of living full-time on a cruise ship wasn’t just a fantasy — it became her reality in January 2025 after she left the "corporate grind" behind. 

Cruisers have a range of options to start their day, from the buffet to the main dining room and other grab-and-go options. However, one complimentary option that frequently gets overlooked is room service. 

Room service is one of my favorite ways to treat myself to a relaxing morning on any cruise vacation, whether leisurely sipping coffee on a sea day or avoiding the buffet on a busy port day. 

A cruise ship carrying over 3,000 passengers was turned away from a Caribbean port after a large number of gastrointestinal illnesses were reported onboard. 

Enchanted Princess wasn't able to call at Grand Turk on Thursday, May 23, after local authorities denied the ship entry due to public health concerns. 

Grand Turk was the last scheduled port of call on the 145,000-gross-ton ship's 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Enchanted Princess had already visited Princess Cays, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. 

We share a lot of cruise updates and advice on Cruise.Blog, and this is a weekly roundup of everything you may have missed from this week, including a passenger who was critically injured on an excursion in Nassau and a look into a windowless cabin aboard Carnival Luminosa on a weeklong sailing to Alaska. 

This is an easy-to-digest overview of our recent articles for busy bees who want to stay updated on all the helpful cruise advice we share. 

Carnival Splendor rescued 4 people and 3 dogs off a disabled catamaran drifting in the South Pacific. The rescue happened on Thursday, May 22, on the third day of the ship's 8-night cruise from Sydney, Australia. 

Carnival Splendor was sailing south of New Caledonia when they were alerted about the catamaran's distress call from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Noumea.

One of the most family-friendly cruise lines is kicking kids off select sailings.

Carnival notified passengers booked on Carnival Magic's November 1, 2025, voyage that the ship will be adults-only due to an "operational change."

The reason is that the sailing is now a special Casino Event cruise part of the line's Players Club program. As such, all guests must be at least 21 years old. 

I fell in love with Perfect Day at CocoCay seconds after stepping ashore in January 2023. Since then, I've returned 8 times, exploring the new adults-only beach, waterpark, upscale beach club, and complimentary beaches. 

I didn't think Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day experience could get better — until they revealed details about their upcoming Perfect Day Mexico project set to welcome passengers in 2027. 

A 22-year-old cruise passenger sailing aboard Carnival Sunrise was critically injured after falling off a ferry during an excursion in Nassau. 

Hannah Smith, a recent college graduate from Memphis, Tennessee, embarked on the cruise with a friend to celebrate the milestone. 

She had graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Communications from Miles College in Alabama in early May and was looking forward to relaxing on a Bahamian voyage.

Did you know you can bring your own drinks on a Carnival cruise?

While I've brought wine on cruise ships before, it took me over 30 sailings to finally haul a 12-pack of soda onboard. 

Instead of buying Carnival's pricey CHEERS! package, I decided to keep my costs as low as possible by buying soda at a local supermarket en route to the terminal on embarkation day.