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Cruise Leaders Highlight Courtesy in Shared Spaces and Ashore

Shipboard officials say punctuality, awareness and respect for common areas can help reduce friction among passengers and crew.

Miss Samantha towed ALANI to a Bar Harbor mooring after the sailboat reported flooding with two people aboard.

Royal Caribbean shortened a late-August cruise after the Port of Shanghai closed during the storm.

Mauritius is preparing to expand cruise berthing capacity, with construction projected to begin around October 2027.