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Miami Herald
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Orlando Bloom is officially single. Signs were there in Miami months ago: report
If stateroom walls could talk.... In the wake of news that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom officially ended their engagement, some folks aboard a cruise ship a few months ago may have already known something was amiss in their relationship. An insider close to the situation told Page Six that Bloom was already acting single while on board MSC World America, which made its inaugural sailing from Miami last April. Bloom, along with Drew Barrymore, is a brand ambassador for MSC Cruises' new flagship. The actors participated in a naming ceremony at the new MSC Miami Terminal, then embarked on a three-night inaugural trip to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the cruise line's island in the Bahamas. Apparently, Bloom really enjoyed the high-seas gig. The insider also noted that the 48-year-old, who shares a 4-year-old daughter with Perry, was flirting up a storm in plain sight. 'He's been not subtly out and about,' dished the source, who added Bloom whooped it again a month later during the Miami Grand Prix festivities at Hard Rock Stadium. In June, rumors of trouble with Perry and Bloom began, with insiders saying that the couple was waiting to announce the split until Perry's tour was over. ('Lifetimes' hits Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 22, and Miami's Kaseya Center the following night.) Before the July 4 holiday weekend, the exes issued a statement via UsWeekly: 'Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting,' it said. 'They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.' They seem to be staying true to their word. The coparents were spotted on a different ship over the weekend. That would be Bezos' $500 million megayacht off the Italian coast. Perry and Bloom were photographed living the good life (along with Daisy) courtesy of the Miami Beach-based Amazon founder and his new bride. Bloom attended the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding in Venice last month stag, likely because Perry's tour had her in Australia around the date. But it appears Perry, who traveled to the boundary of outer space on the Blue Origin flight with Sanchez on April 14, didn't want to miss the after parties.
Miami Herald
18-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Cruise lines face new passenger fee; MSC Cruises brings new thrill
Another in-demand cruise destination is joining Mexico in rolling out a new cruise passenger fee on July 1. Luckily for cruise lines and their passengers, a compromise between the Mexican government and the cruise industry lowered Mexico's new cruise passenger fee from a proposed $42 per passenger to just $5 per passenger to start. Mexico's cruise passenger fee will rise gradually over the next few years, however, eventually reaching $21. Related: Royal Caribbean cruisers witness risky stunt at Alaska cruise port In a similar move, a popular cruise destination in another part of the world is also introducing a new cruise passenger fee on July 1, but it stands to be a significantly higher one than cruise lines face in Mexico this year. This country has been grappling with the impacts of overtourism on its sought-after islands for some time. Like Mexico, the local government is collaborating with the cruise industry on the rollout of the new fee and strategies to reduce congestion on the popular islands. The new fee is expected to be used for projects that support sustainable tourism and improve cruise port infrastructure. Doug Parker shared more details on the new cruise passenger fee, and other cruise news, including MSC Cruises' thrilling plans for its new cruises from Texas, on the June 17th edition of Cruise News Today. Want the latest cruise news and deals? Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter. Transcript: This is Cruise News Today with Doug Parker. Good morning, here's your cruise news for Tuesday, June 17th. A crew member aboard a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship was injured Sunday while anchored in Santorini. Yeah, according to local reports, the 31-year-old engine department worker fell while descending stairs to the engine room, injuring his left leg. Now, emergency teams transported him to a private clinic and then later to a medical center in Athens. Authorities haven't confirmed the ship, but tracking data from CruiseMapper points to the Norwegian Epic. A preliminary investigation is underway. Our thoughts are certainly with that crew member. Related: Unsung hero helps Norwegian Cruise Line passengers in crisis And starting July 1st, Greece will impose a €20 per-passenger fee on cruise ships visiting Santorini and Mykonos during peak season. The levy is aimed at tackling overtourism and will be absorbed by cruise lines rather than billed directly to passengers once they're on shore. The government estimates the cost could top $45 million in revenue this year alone. Additional seasonal fees from €1 to €5 per passenger will also apply at other ports. Proceeds will fund infrastructure upgrades and environmental efforts as Greece seeks more sustainable cruise tourism. Be the first to see the best deals on cruises, special sailings, and more. Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter. And cruise thrills are getting bigger in Texas. Yeah, the MSC Seascape will launch from Galveston later this year, bringing the Robotron ride to the Lone Star State on November 9th. It's the first robotic arm ride at sea, flipping and spinning riders 175 feet above the ocean. The ship will depart weekly to the Western Caribbean from a new terminal at the port of Galveston. Related: MSC Cruises is coming for Royal Caribbean's title And cruise stocks were up Monday. Carnival Corporation: up 2.5%, 22.97. Royal Caribbean: up 1.6%, 262.23. Norwegian: up 1.5%, 18.05. And Viking: up the same, 47.30. If you have a lead on a story, let us know. Tips@ Have yourself a great Tuesday. I'm Doug Parker with Cruise News Today. (The Arena Group will earn a commission if you book a cruise.) Make a free appointment with Come Cruise With Me's Travel Agent Partner, Postcard Travel, or email Amy Post at amypost@ or call or text her at 386-383-2472. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MSC Cruises takes another bold step in its ambitious growth plan
MSC Cruises takes another bold step in its ambitious growth plan originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me. MSC Cruises' answer to Royal Caribbean's Icon Class is only getting started. After the Switzerland-based global cruise line launched its newest megaship, MSC World America, from Miami last month, some might have thought the cruise line would take a breather before moving on to another mega-sized Royal Caribbean's giant Icon of the Seas, MSC World America is a huge ship, accommodating more than 6,700 passengers, and it's making a big impression on cruisers as it joins Icon of the Seas in sailing seven-night Caribbean cruises from Miami. A market leader in Europe, MSC Cruises designed MSC World America to sail with its own unique style that blends European sophistication with American comfort. And the cruise line has big plans to introduce more Americans to its signature style of cruising as it continues to grow its presence in North America and throughout the globe. MSC Cruises already has another World Class ship in development for the North American market, along with one for Europe. And now, the cruise line is making plans for even more World Class ships to is ordering two more World Class ships to complement the four already delivered or under construction. With the addition of two more ships to its pipeline, the MSC Cruises fleet will expand to 27 ships by 2030. The two new ships, the fifth and sixth in the World Class, are expected to be delivered in 2029 and 2030. Each will be designed to build upon the innovation of the World Class, which combines advanced environmental technology with the latest advancements in passenger experiences. MSC Cruises has not yet revealed where these two ships will sail, or whether either of them will sail in North will follow the existing World Class ships, MSC World Europa and MSC World America, as well as two more already under construction at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire in France — MSC World Asia and MSC World Atlantic. Although many cruisers may assume MSC World Asia is being built to sail in Asia like MSC World America was built for the American market, that's actually not the case. MSC Cruises' World Class ships are named for the continents and oceans of the world, and their names don't necessarily indicate where they will be deployed. The naming convention is meant to showcase that the global cruise line sails in all parts of the World Asia will offer Mediterranean cruises upon its launch in late 2026, and MSC World Atlantic will sail from Port Canaveral, Florida beginning in 2027. As the cruise line accelerates its global expansion, North America continues to be a key growth market. In addition to adding MSC World America and MSC World Atlantic to sail from Florida, the cruise line is also preparing to launch its first cruises from in November, MSC Seascape will move from Miami to its highly anticipated new homeport of Galveston. Sailing from a brand-new terminal that's currently under construction at the Port of Galveston, MSC Seascape will offer cruises to the Western Caribbean. For its Galveston debut, MSC Seascape will sail with some new Texas-inspired touches featured alongside the cruise line's signature blend of European style and American comfort. Further emphasizing its focus on North America, MSC Cruises will also launch its first Alaska cruises in 2026. MSC Poesia will homeport in Seattle for the summer 2026 Alaska cruise season. (The Arena Group will earn a commission if you book a cruise.) , or email Amy Post at or call or text her at 386-383-2472. This story was originally reported by Come Cruise With Me on May 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
MSC Cruises' ship meets Mother Nature in scary situation
MSC Cruises' ship meets Mother Nature in scary situation originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me. MSC Seascape recently faced the wrath of Mother Nature while in the Bahamas. Cruise Ships have state-of-the-art navigation and propulsion systems and can usually prepare to handle any weather situation that pops up, although sometimes they are vulnerable. They can weather heavy weather, storms, and sea conditions, but they have a weak in general are designed to withstand lots of forces applied to the decks and hulls and are built to last many, many years. Cruise ships can weather heavy seas, including 20-plus-feet swells and gusts exceeding 50 knots while at sea; however, the situation at the dock is a different story. MSC Seascape recently faced a squall line of wind and rain cutting through the Bahamas and over their exclusive island, Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. Seascape left Port of Miami Friday, May 29 for a Bahamian weekend cruise to Nassau on May 30 and 31 to Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. While Seascape was at the dock moored around 3 p.m., lines attached to the dock took heavy winds on their starboard side, and with too much pressure from winds, the lines exceeded their holding capacity. . How cruise ship captains keep you safe in bad weather (1:34) MSC Seascape was moored for the day for passengers to enjoy the private island and was scheduled to leave at 8 p.m. While passengers enjoyed the day on Ocean Cay, Mother Nature sent a squall line of weather that impacted their day. As passengers were heading back to the ship for safety and to get out of the wind and rain, the main bow lines began to snap/break, leaving the ships bow to go adrift. Immediately the alarm came from the ship. Crew sprang into action to secure the ship and hold passengers back from boarding as the ship unexpectedly pulled away from the dock and gangways, leaving everyone stranded. There was a passenger injured, but due to the fast-acting crew, there were only minor injuries, and the crew managed the emergency flawlessly as trained. In my 20-plus years working around ships and ports in the United States Coast Guard, I have a working knowledge and understanding of the dynamic forces that impact ships at sea and while moored at the dock. Let's look at some common questions: Cruise ships and weather: how do they deal with the ever-changing and unexpected storms? Cruise ships have weather forecasters on board, as well as crew trained to watch and forecast upcoming weather events that may impact their journey to destinations. What and how do they prepare for weather impacts? Cruise lines look at forecasts days ahead of their voyage, consider what they may face and constantly monitor while at sea or in a port. "Captains don't want to put a billion-dollar cruise ship in harm's way," is something Come Cruise With Me Executive Editor Dan Kline says a lot. . In this case with MSC Seascape at Ocean Cay, the ship was aware of a last-minute storm approaching. But like on land at home, in rare cases, storms can develop rapidly in hours or even minutes and can exceed expected forecasts. In this case, the storm produced heavy wind gusts that put significant pressure on the bow and starboard side where the securing/mooring lines failed, leaving the bow to go adrift. The bow of a ship is the lightest part of the ship and therefore more susceptible to being pushed around unless underway. When ships are at the dock, this is their weak point/most vulnerable spot as they are left to the winds, seas condition, and currents. As seen with Seascape, winds can impact the stability and security of the ship. When ships are at sea and underway (moving through the water), they have great control and can handle heavy storms and seas with ease. Ships' hulls direct the water around the ship efficiently and slice through the water, giving great control. This is similar to a Nascar racer driving at the Daytona 500. When driving at high speeds, the air/winds over the car apply down pressure, giving the car an ability to go faster with more control and stability. However, when cruise ships are docked/moored, or adrift without propulsion, they are in peril to Mother Nature and the forces of the seas and winds. Cruise ship mooring lines can hold enormous pressure, but they have a breaking point. Mooring line breaking strength (MBS) is how they are rated. Typically, a 4' mooring line (typically used by cruise ships) made of Dyneema (polyester, nylon, polypropylene) can hold a million pounds of pressure applied and extreme pressures. But forces like UV [rays], extreme heat, and salt water can alter or diminish the strength of the lines and their ability to optimally perform under high pressure when applied unexpectedly or relentlessly. In the case of MSC Seascape, the perfect storm, in a sense, struck the ship from the side and pushed the mooring lines beyond their limits. This can happen, and ships can only prepare for the expected, not something that very rarely happens. (The Arena Group will earn a commission if you book a cruise.) , or email Amy Post at or call or text her at 386-383-2472. This story was originally reported by Come Cruise With Me on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Miami Herald
02-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Video: Norwegian Cruise passenger injured in weather accident
Although the tropics were quiet as the Atlantic hurricane season kicked off on June 1, May 30 and 31 brought unusually high winds to multiple ports around the world where cruise ships were docked. Winds gusts in certain ports were so strong that large cruise ships struggled to remain tied up at their docks, creating rare dangerous situations for both passengers and crew from multiple cruise lines. Related: MSC Cruises' ship meets Mother Nature in scary situation Unfortunately, two of the three windy-weather related incidents even led to passenger injuries. In all cases, fast-acting crew members and port workers prevented the situation from becoming much worse though. Whether a ship is docked in Alaska, Italy, or The Bahamas, cruise ship crew members are well trained to respond when Mother Nature decides to push mooring ropes and bollards to their breaking points. Doug Parker shared more details on all three of the cruise ship accidents Mother Nature caused during the windy weekend, and other cruise news including Carnival Cruise Line's latest effort to enforce cruise rules, on the June 2 edition of Cruise News Today. Want the latest cruise news and deals? Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter. Transcript: Cruise News Today with Doug Parker. Good morning. Here's your cruise news for Monday, June 2. A windy weekend - Yeah, high winds knocked a gangway into the water off Holland America's Westerdam on Friday while docked in Ketchikan, Alaska. Gusts around 69 miles an hour caused the ropes to snap and the ship detached from the pier. Tugboats though quickly came in and assisted the ship back to the pier now. No injuries were reported and a crane did lift the gangway out of the water. All passengers eventually re-boarded the Westerdam safely. Related: Carnival Cruise Line faces first storm of hurricane season And meanwhile in Sicily, strong winds caused a mooring bollard to give way sending a Norwegian Epic passenger into the water on Friday. The gangway collapsed as the ship started drifting away from the pier sending the woman into the bay. She was rescued by her husband and both were treated for minor injuries. The Norwegian Epic was delayed leaving port. Now closer to home, an MSC ship broke free from the dock during a squall at Ocean Cay that injured one guest as well. Busy weekend. Be the first to see the best deals on cruises, special sailings, and more. Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter. Carnival Cruise Line is reinforcing its "Have Fun. Be Safe" policy with updated reminders now in every stateroom fleetwide. Rules include a 1 a.m curfew for minors, noise restrictions, and a $500 fine for doing things like smoking or tossing items overboard. And all illegal substances are prohibited even if it's legal in port. This push follows a series of onboard incidents including a recent brawl in Galveston involving 24 passengers. Related: Carnival Cruise Line bans TikTok influencer after booze scam And cruise stocks were up on Friday. Carnival Corporation: up slightly, 23.22, Royal Caribbean: up 1.1 percent, 256.97, Norwegian: up slightly, 17.65, and Viking: up a half percent - that's at 44.64. If you have a lead on a story, let us know: tips@ Have yourself a great Monday. I'm Doug Parker with Cruise News Today. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
