MSC Meraviglia was denied the necessary clearance to disembark guests out of concern a crew member with the flu might carry the coronavirus.

The grandfather who was accused of accidentally dropping his 18-month-old granddaughter from the 11th deck of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas has changed his plea to guilty.

Salvatore “Sam” Anello agreed to a plea deal.  He was charged with negligent homicide in October, alleging that he dropped his granddaughter, Chloe Wiegand, from an open window on the 11th floor of the cruise ship in July.

Virgin Voyages is one of the newest cruise lines out there, and you might be curious what it's all about. 

Richard Branson's newest venture has turned a lot of heads, starting with its first ship, Scarlet Lady, that began service in October 2021. 

Their second ship, Valiant Lady, conducted its first maiden voyage on March 18, 2022. Two more ships, Resilient Lady and Brilliant Lady, are expected to debut in 2023. 

Carnival Cruise Line signed a deal to offer cruises seasonally from the Half Moone Cruise Center in Norfolk, Virginia through 2025.

The agreement was announced between the cruise line and the City of Norfolk at a press conference by Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Alexander who was joined by Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Nautical and Port Operations Terry Thornton.

Carnival Magic will become the largest ship to ever sail from Norfolk when she begins offering 12 sailings from the port in 2021.

Royal Caribbean announced it will add 15 visits to St. Maarten in 2020, which will bring as many as 68,000 additional guests to the island.

The new visits will begin in May 2020 and run through December 2020 and take place on Freedom of the Seas.

Disney Cruise Line released its summer 2021 sailings, which include sailings to destinations in Greece, Alaska and the Caribbean.

These new sailings will become available to book beginning on February 28, 2020.

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Disney Cruise Line offers a lot for family to enjoy on their ships, including the shows, kids clubs, classes and slides. 

Here's a look at our favorite free things to do on Disney Cruise ships.

After you pick the perfect cruise line and ship, you will want to start thinking about how you want to spend your days in port. 

You cruise line will offer various excursions that can be pre-booked through their portal or once you board at their shore excursions desk, however, you also have the choice to book via third party. This is often much cheaper than booking similar tours through your cruise line.

The Silver Whisper cruise ship, by Silversea, became the first cruise ship to visit Antarctica as part of an around-the-world cruise.

On February 4, 2020, Silver Whisper met up with the cruise line's Silver Cloud expedition ship in Antarctica's Wilhelmina Bay.

Guests on the cruise had four days to explore the area, helped along by specialized zodiac rafts that the cruise line carries.