Carnival Cruise Line Fantasy rescued 22 Cubans who were adrift at sea for three days.  

Click Orlando reports a Cuban-Mexican man took them aboard his sport fishing boat, then its engines malfunctioned and the group drifted three more days, officials say.

The Norwegian Sun has will call Port Canaveral home for another year, offering cruises to Cuba.

Beginning on April 15, Norwegian Sun will offer four-, five- and seven-day cruises to Havana, Cuba, with select sailings also calling to Key West during its four-day cruises.

Ports of call during the Sun’s five- and seven-day voyages include Key West, Nassau, Bahamas, or Norwegian’s private island beach at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

Oceania Cruises announced a new plant-based menu that is part of their OceaniaNEXT innovation.

The cruise line is featuring more than 200 new healthy menu selections. In addition to the current gourmet offerings, plant-based choices will be available at breakfast, lunch, and dinner in The Grand Dining Room and Terrace Café and guests will also have plant-based options available upon request during dinner service in each of the specialty restaurants.

MSC Cruises announced it plans to build a brand new cruise terminal at PortMiami to support the cruise line's expanding role in the North American cruise market.

Parent Company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced it as ordered a fifth Edge-Class cruise ship to be delivered in fall 2024.

French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique entered into an agreement with the cruise line for the new order.

"Edge class made an immediate hit with Celebrity Cruises guests and is a state-of-the-art example of technical excellence and elegant design," said Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  "We can't wait to build the next one."

Spectrum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's first Quantum Ultra class ship, was delivered to Royal Caribbean International in Bremerhaven.

The first cruise ship of the Quantrum-Ultra class has a rating of 169,000 GRT; it measures 347.1 m in length and 41.4 m in width, with capacity for 4,246 passengers.

The newly transformed Celebrity Summit is ready to turn heads after completing its dramatic transformation. The ship’s “Revolutionary” revitalization is the next chapter of The Celebrity Revolution, Celebrity Cruises’ biggest fleet-wide modernization ever, with more than $500-million in luxurious upgrades taking the brand’s already award-winning fleet to the Edge.

Azamara Club Cruises has 15 new signature evening events designed to connect guests to the local culture of a destination.

Exclusive to Azamara, AzAmazing Evenings are unique to each location and feature local talent and performances, and in many occasions hosted in historic venues, including The Odeon of Ancient Ephesus in Turkey and The Solìs Theatre in Uruguay.

Highlights from the new AzAmazing Evenings Include:

Lura at Pateo Da Gale

Royal Caribbean has temporarily closed down its SkyPad feature to all guests on Independence of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas in an effort to review and inspect the ride.

The SkyPad is a fusion trampoline jump mixed with virtual reality headsets.

Royal Caribbean confirmed the SkyPad is shutdown via Twitter, "The SkyPad is temporarily unavailable. We're currently conducting a review as the safety as part of our commitment to safety for all of our guests. I'm very sorry for any disappointment this has caused."