Disney Cruise Line announces it will return to Greece in 2020, as part of its 2020 sailings release.

After a five-year hiatus, the Disney Magic will be returning to the Greek Islands with 9- and a 12-night voyages from Civitavecchia.

DCL will offer five new ports in Europe in its 2020 European season, along with sailings to Alaska, the Caribbean and the Bahamas.

Guests will be able to begin booking these sailings on March 7, 2019. 

Alaska

After nearly 30 years, Illene and Howard Weiner are being celebrated by Princess Cruises for being the most-travelled guest on the cruise line, with 2,500 days at sea spread over 282 cruises.

"We're incredibly honored to have the loyalty and passion for Princess Cruises that Ms. Weiner exudes as our most-travelled guest," said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president. "Not only has she celebrated her own milestones throughout the years, she's found pure joy and happiness in discovering the world's beauty and local cultures from a cruise ship."

Norwegian Cruise Line says a  “sudden, extreme gust of wind, estimated at 100 knots" struck the Norwegian Escape, which caused injuries to several passengers.

The wind gust was so powerful that it caused the Escape to tilt on its port side, when the incident occurred on Sunday night.

The cruise line confirmed the incident following several reports on social media of damage to the ship.

Princess Cruises announced it will expand its MedallionNet internet service on additional ships by the end of 2019.

MedallionNet will expand to six additional ships this year:

• Coral Princess (April 5)
• Island Princess (May 15)
• Crown Princess (June 30)
• Emerald Princess (August 3)
• Golden Princess (December 20)
• Sky Princess (October 12)

MedallionNet is currently available on Caribbean Princess, Regal Princess, Royal Princess and Ruby Princess.

Cunard has today unveiled its winter 2020 – 2021 sailings with exciting new destinations and more variety than ever before that will see the famous fleet, including the world’s only ocean liner Queen Mary 2, visit incredible places across the globe.

From November 2020 to May 2021, Cunard’s three ships will travel 139,000 nautical miles, calling at 94 destinations in 38 different countries, including three maiden calls to Hualien, Miyakojima and New Plymouth.

MSC Cruises took delivery of MSC Bellissima from Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard.

MSC Bellissima’s Delivery Ceremony took place in the presence of Gianluigi Aponte, MSC Group’s Founder and Executive Chairman. Also present were Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Cruises, Laurent Castaing, General Manager, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, as well as other regional and local authorities and dignitaries. 

Guests on Norwegian Cruise Line can now use the cruise line's app on any of the 16 ships in the fleet.

The NCL app offers pre-cruise features including planning and ship itineraries. Guests can make pre-bookings for dining, shore excursions, entertainment, and onboard activities. It also features a “pre-cruise” mode so guests can start planning their trip before they’ve even stepped on board.

Azamara Club Cruises bid farewell to Australia as the 690-guest Azamara Quest wrapped up her season in Australia.

The ship arrived in Sydney Harbour today, which marked the end of Azamara’s fourth and longest season down under, as well as Quest’s last visit for some years, as Azamara Journey and Pursuit will be deployed down under for the following two summer cruise seasons.

Navigator of the Seas arrived in Miami today with a brand new look, after getting a bow to stern upgrade with a ton of new features.

The transformed 3,386-guest ship features a slew of additions, such as the The Blaster, the longest aqua coaster at sea; Riptide, the industry’s only head-first mat racer waterslide; a reimagined poolscape infused with Caribbean vibes; To Dry For, the first standalone blow-dry bar at sea; and elevated dining and nightlife.