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6 days ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
There’s trouble in paradise at MSC Ocean Cay – MSC Cruises’ private island and marine reserve in the Bahamas. Stormy weather rolled in during MSC Seascape’s visit to the exclusive destination on Saturday, May 31, 2025, with high winds causing the 170,412-gross ton vessel to break free from its moorings. “Our ship the MSC Seascape just broke away from the dock. We are safe, but Wi-fi is spotty. Will update when I can,” one current guest shared with a video on Facebook.
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6 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Catie Kovelman
8 hours agoA rocket scientist wrestles with backlash over her Blue Origin flightFormer NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe always dreamed of going to space. She never imagined realizing that dream would let loose a barrage of online hate.
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6 days ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
Cruisers hoping to sail to Jamaica on an upcoming voyage will be glad to learn that their vacation just got a little bit safer. It seems like almost every time the US State Department revises a travel advisory, it’s to indicate that a location has become more dangerous. However, the government has opted to lessen the severity of the advisory from a Level 3: Reconsider Travel to a Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution.
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1 week ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
Carnival Cruise Line is back with some more itinerary changes – but don’t worry, no popular ports of call have been removed or replaced. Instead, Carnival has changed the departure times on embarkation day for select sailings across eight different cruise ships – including Carnival Liberty, Carnival Venezia, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Dream, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend, and Carnival Freedom.
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1 week ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
If you’re going to break the rules, be prepared to face the consequences. And if you’re hoping to avoid the consequences, then definitely don’t post about what you did on social media. Likely thanks to a popular social media post, Carnival has caught and cracked down on a recent guest, named Courtney Murley, who allegedly smuggled alcoholonboard Carnival Conquestduring a sailing at the end of March 2025.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Catie Kovelman
2 hours agoSo much for corporate Pride: A quarter of NYC's Pride sponsors have backed outAcross the country, Pride celebrations are struggling as major companies pull back in the face of Trump’s attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.
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1 week ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
Skagway, Alaska, has officially enacted a new sales tax policy on land tours and shore excursions – and the cruise lines don’t like it one bit. Cruise companies have long been exempted from including commission fees in the taxes on Skagway shore excursions that are sold by the cruise lines. For context, the commission fees are usually paid to the cruise line on top of the tour price for arranging the excursion – which is how the cruise brand profits.
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1 week ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
I think many of us can relate to wanting to leave demanding corporate jobs behind and relax on the high seas indefinitely. One woman, who goes by Laura, has actually taken the leap. This cruiser made life on a cruise shipher reality – and has booked sailings to occupy about 95% of her time through March of 2027. She started her cruise journey on January 18, 2025, and has been on 13 sailings so far – most of which were onboard Princess Cruises’ fleet.
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1 week ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
The verdict is in! According to a court in the western German City of Düsseldorf, an unidentified man and his two travel companions should not have been kicked off their cruise after some alleged misbehavior. So, what exactly did the guest in question do to warrant such a severe punishment? According to witnesses, the man urinated into a glass at an onboard bar while visiting with his travel party and left the glass on the table.
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1 week ago | 
cruisehive.com | Catie Kovelman
There are a lot of sights cruisers can expect to see while sailing on a getaway cruise to Cozumel, Mexico – such as sandy beaches, deep blue waves, and even Mayan ruins. However, a possible extraterrestrial sighting verges very far into the unusual category. But on May 18, 2025, in the late afternoon, some of the lucky guests onboard may have caught a glimpse of an unidentified flying object (or UFO) while Margaritaville at Sea’s Islander was docked in Cozumel, Mexico.
