Royal Caribbean announced it has cancelled five 2021 sailings of Liberty of the Seas to provide more time for the ship to be upgraded.

Royal Caribbean Blog first reported the cancellation, citing the cruise line wanted to have more time for the ship's scheduled Royal Amplification. The affected sailings are:

Carnival Valor will offer two 15-day Trans-Atlantic Crossings in 2021

The first will depart on January 25, 2021 from New Orleans to Barcelona. It will include day-long stops at Bermuda, Funchal (Madeira) Portugal, and Malaga and Valencia, Spain before arriving in Barcelona on Feb. 9, 2021.

Following its arrival in Barcelona, Carnival Valor will undergo a 17-day dry dock details of which will be announced in the coming months.

The second will depart on February 26, 2021 from Barcelona to New Orleans and arrive in New Orleans on March 13, 2021 

Carnival Corporation announced its philanthropic arm, Carnival Foundation, and five of its global cruise line brands together with the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation have collectively pledged over US$1.25 million to support disaster recovery efforts from raging bushfires causing widespread devastation throughout Australia.

SilverSea's Silver Whisper departed Fort Lauderdale on January 6 on a 140-night seven-continent World Cruise.

The Legends of Cruising 2020 sailing will eventually conclude in Amsterdam, where guests will arrive on May 25 having circumnavigated the world. Pushing the boundaries of travel, guests on Silversea’s World Cruise 2020 will travel deep into 62 destinations in 32 countries, including the Antarctic Peninsula over three days.

The cruise line’s President and CEO Roberto Martinoli was in attendance at a bon voyage event prior to the ship's departure.

Umbrella company Carnival Corporation will launch four new cruise ships in 2020 across its global cruise brands.

• Iona for P&O Cruises UK
• Enchanted Princess for Princess Cruises
• Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Line
• Costa Firenze for Italian brand Costa Cruises

Iona from P&O Cruises (UK) – May 2020

Iona marks the first new ship for P&O Cruises since the introduction of Britannia in 2015.

Norwegian Cruise Line has updated its website to indicate the convenience charge for room service orders has increased to $9.95 per order.

The previous convenience charge was at $7.95.

Carnival Australia will donate A$350,000 to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund in an effort to help the efforts related to brushfire relief.

The money comes as a gesture from five of Carnival's cruise brands that sail in Australia: P&O Cruises Australia, Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard and Holland America Line.

Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas will begin regular sailings from her new homeport of New Orleans in less than a week.

The Big Easy will be Majesty's home as she offers 7-night adventures to the Western Caribbean, Bahamas and Perfect Day at CocoCay.

New Orleans is home to other cruise ships, including the NCL Getaway, Carnival Valor, and Carnival Glory.

Carnival Cruise Line has updated its dress code to ban clothing that has offensive language.

Carnival brand ambassador John Heald posted on Facebook an update to the new policy, that specifies the type of clothing no longer allowed onboard.