Virgin Voyages announced today its first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady, will feature an onboard record shop, karaoke studio, and artfully selected music.

Due to set sail for its inaugural season in 2020, Scarlet Lady will be equipped with an on ship record shop called Voyage Vinyl, The Groupie, a private karaoke and gaming lounge, and perfectly curated music and performances by up-and-coming artists as well as music trendsetters for Virgin Voyages’ Sailors to enjoy.

Princess Cruises announced it has entered into a deal with Fincantieri to build two new 175,000-ton cruise ships.  These will be the largest ships ever built in Italy.

Each ship will have double-occupancy capacity for approximately 4,300 passengers and feature a dual-fuel system, primarily powered by LNG.

The new ships will be delivered in Monfalcone in late 2023 and in spring 2025.

Today's deal follows up on a memorandum of agreement signed in July 2018.

Port of Seattle Commissioners voted to approve funding for the Port Valet program, which allows cruise passengers to have their bags taken from the ship and transported directly to their airline early, before departing through Sea-Tac International Airport.

Celebrity Cruises celebrated the completion of a multi-million dollar refurbishment to Celebrity Summit, as part of a $500-million fleet-wide modernization effort.

The all-new Celebrity Summit’s enhancements include:

Stateroom and suite enhancements:

The next new Royal Caribbean ship, Spectrum of the Seas, has departed her shipyard to head to the North Sea for her sea trials.

Spectrum, which measures in at 1,139 feet long, made its way on the half-day journey along the Ems River on its eventual way to sea trials in the North Sea.

Casey Holladay is suing Royal Caribbean for $20 million after he fell off the SkyPad on Mariner of the Seas.

According to NBC 6, Holladay said he fell off the trampoline/bungee combo during the ride and dropped about 20 feet to the ground. Holladay says he was brought back to Miami, where he underwent multiple surgeries to repair his pelvis and shoulder.

The Viking Sky cruise ship lost engine power over the weekend, which resulted in all guests needing to be evacuated.

Poor weather made it too dangerous for rescues in lifeboats, so all passengers were airlifted by helicopter and brought to land in Norway. Hundreds had to wait hours for the boat to be towed to shore.

The Viking Ocean Cruises ship was on the end of a 12-day sailing when it ran into high winds and rough waves on Saturday. As the ship began to experience engine problems, the crew issued a mayday call. 

Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas, is expected to leave Papenburg on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 and be transported on the Ems to Eemshaven (Netherlands). The arrival in Eemshaven is scheduled for Thursday, 21 March. After technical and nautical trials, Spectrum of the Seas arrives later in Bremerhaven.

The Spectrum of the Seas will sail back towards the North Sea and back with the help of two tugs. This type of transfer has proven itself because of its better maneuverability.

Virgin Voyages has posted a new video to show off the outdoor areas on the cruise line's first ship, Scarlet Lady.

The video includes looks at the pool deck and staterooms.

Scarlet Lady will sail 4 and 5 night cruises to the Western Caribbean and Cuba from Miami, Florida.