Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, is heading to Galveston to embark on dozens of coastal getaways during the 2027-2028 travel season. The Icon will offer three dozen six-to-eight-day cruises to popular destinations like Cozumel and Puerto Costa Maya,

Independence of the Seas joins Miami’s lineup in November 2027, running 4- to 8-night Eastern and Western Caribbean routes that reach George Town, Cayman Islands; Tortola in the British Virgin Islands; Falmouth, Jamaica; and Puerto Plata.

Royal Caribbean has opened bookings for its 2027-28 Caribbean sailings with 13 ships departing from multiple ports, offering itineraries of three to nine nights across the Caribbean, including visits to CocoCay and future Royal Beach Clubs.

Coast Guard has 4-step process for setting port conditions during hurricane or tropical storm, before closing a port.

A 69-year-old Oklahoma woman is heading home after being jailed in The Bahamas for having a loaded gun in her purse while reboarding Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas in Nassau. Her family says the weapon was legally owned and forgotten, citing her mild dementia.