Cruise Hive

JUNE 7, 2025

You’ve come to the right place to keep up with all of the big cruise news stories of the week. Highlights of Cruise Hive’s latest recap include coverage of high winds impacting ships from Sicily to Alaska, a fire onboard an MSC Cruises ship, and Diana Ross being named godmother of Star of the Seas. Make sure you stay well informed by signing up for Cruise Hive’s Daily Update , so the big cruise stories are delivered right to your inbox.

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Mary Gostelow

JUNE 7, 2025

A pungent smell of Arabian oud hits the Sybaritic Single’s nose as soon as he enters suite 400 at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, Geneva. Considering the number of Loro Piana-clad patrons on the ground floor and around the hotel, he assumes a Saudi has just checked out. Following years at Le Richemond, Beau-Rivage and Hotel d’Angleterre, he specifically decided to give Four Seasons a try.

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Cruise Hive

JUNE 7, 2025

Table seating at Carnival Cruise Line’s Lido Marketplace can be a nightmare with crowds, saved tables, long lines, and more. But would a table flag system help alleviate some of these common issues? One guest suggested the use of colored flags to Carnival Cruise Line’s brand ambassador, John Heald, as a way to indicate open seats and a willingness to welcome new table companions. “Can you have a flag system for lido tables.

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Cruise Hive

JUNE 7, 2025

On June 7, 2025, Carnival Cruise Line threw an epic party to celebrate sailing out of Port Canaveral for 35 years. The celebration took place onboard the 180,000 gross-ton Mardi Gras while at Terminal 3 in Port Canaveral , with members of the Canaveral Port Authority, the United States Coast Guard, and Brevard County in attendance. In 1990, the original TSS Mardi Gras was the first ever Carnival Cruise Line vessel to sail out of Port Canaveral, so it was only fitting to celebrate the momentous o

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Cruise Hive

JUNE 7, 2025

Cruise travelers often plan their oceangoing getaways a year or more in advance, looking forward to their carefully chosen itineraries and highly anticipated ports of call. It can be frustrating, then, when guests receive notifications just days before sailing that their cruise has been altered and port visits changed. That is just what is now happening to guests booked aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas for her June 22, 2025 departure.

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Cruise Hive

JUNE 7, 2025

There was commotion in Souda-Chania, Crete (Greece), as a crew member found herself in a potentially life or death situation. On the afternoon of June 3, 2025, while passengers were busy exploring the Mediterranean cruise port, a crew member went overboard in the Port of Souda under mysterious circumstances. But thankfully, she was quickly saved and is expected to be okay.

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