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Long Beach to Pay $400K Over Fall Near Carnival Terminal
Today on Cruise News: Long Beach has agreed to pay $400,000 to 83-year-old Filippo Ruffino, whose lawsuit says he fell on damaged pavement outside the Carnival-owned Long Beach Cruise Terminal in June 2024; Carnival Corporation says the lawsuit lacked merit because the incident did not occur onboard its ship or inside the terminal. Norwegian Cruise Line has raised its projected annual traffic at Great Stirrup Cay to approximately 1.4 million guests after changing its 2027 itineraries, following the September opening of the Great Tides Waterpark and a new two-berth pier. And Riviera Travel will operate George Eliot exclusively for solo passengers on the Danube, Rhine and Moselle from June 2027, with no solo supplement. Read today's stories and sign up for email alerts at CruiseNews.io.
7 Nov 2026
MSC Opera Cancels Civitavecchia Cruises Over Technical Issues
Today on Cruise News: MSC Opera has cancelled cruises from Civitavecchia at a day's notice, citing technical reasons, with full refunds and travel reimbursement promised for cancelled guests while some other passengers were told to join the ship in Livorno instead. Viking has taken delivery of Viking Haki, a 190-guest river ship built by Neptun Werft in Rostock for the Rhine, Main and Danube, with 17 more river ships due to join its fleet by 2028. Ambassador Cruise Line has signed with EnerMoves to fit a shore power system aboard Renaissance, with Ambience and Ambition to follow, so all three of its ships can draw electricity from shore while berthed. Read today's stories and sign up for email alerts at CruiseNews.io.
7 Nov 2026
Disney Cruise Line Adds Haptic Vests for Deaf Guests Fleetwide
Today on Cruise News: Disney Cruise Line has introduced haptic vests at silent discos on every ship, giving guests who are deaf or hard of hearing a way to feel the music, and has added braille and tactile guidebooks for its fleet and its two island destinations in The Bahamas. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is due to sign a 30-year concession with Global Ports Holding, following a July memorandum outlining up to EC$250 million in phased investment to modernize Kingstown Cruise Terminal and expand berthing capacity for larger vessels. Viking has opened bookings for its 19-day Grand Nile Journey from 2028, combining four hotel nights in Cairo with a 14-night Nile sailing to Aswan aboard the 52-guest Viking Ra. Read today's stories and sign up for email alerts at CruiseNews.io.
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