Cruise news (Jacksonville USA-tagged)
- Accidents
Carnival Legend cruise ship helps stranded boat in the Bahamas
Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Legend has responded to a call for help from a small boat (catamaran) that had run out of fuel off the coast of...
July 2, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Victory Cruise Lines Announces American Southeast Itineraries
Victory Cruise Lines announced its new American Southeast itineraries for 2020. Following the success of the line’s inaugural season on...
December 23, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Florida Fast Train to Connect PortMiami with Orlando
Via partnership with Virgin Voyages, to the Florida's new high-speed railway system will be added a new train station at PortMiami linking directly...
October 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ports of Miami and Fort Lauderdale Reopen
Hurricane Dorian blasted across the Bahamas on Sunday, September 1, as a Category 5 with 185 mph sustained winds. Port closures resulted in extended...
September 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ports in Florida Set Conditions to 'Whiskey'
The danger alert from hurricane Dorian to Florida during Labor Day weekend put many cruise ports in Florida on “Whiskey” status...
August 30, 2019 - Accidents
Carnival Ecstasy Arrives in Jacksonville After Accident
A Carnival Cruise Line's ship carrying injured vacationers arrived at Jaxport cruise terminal Thursday morning, June 27, in Jacksonville. Image...
June 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
JaxPort Breaks Record with Carnival Elation
Florida’s port Jacksonville set a new record of cruise passengers who have passed through over the last year. A total of 199,899 cruisers...
October 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
American Cruise Lines Announces Line-Up of Holiday Cruises
American Cruise Lines announced its full line-up of holiday cruises for 2018 season. The company offers holiday cruises to the most popular river and...
August 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line Reaches Contract Extension with JAXPORT
Carnival Cruise Line and JAXPORT announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement to extend cruise services for additional 3 years. The...
May 2, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line Announces New Option From Jacksonville
Carnival Cruise Line recently announced it was bringing a unique cruise option to Jacksonville in spring 2018. The voyage will be an 8-day...
May 21, 2017 - Accidents
American Star Crashes into Main Street Bridge
The large river cruise ship American Star crashed into the Main Street Bridge in Jacksonville FL Friday evening (November 25), leaving the cruiser...
November 26, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Charleston Resumes Operations
Port Jacksonville FL resumed operations late Saturday following Hurricane Matthew. Port Charleston SC is to be reopened today, so a pair of Carnival...
October 10, 2016