Cruise News Shockers: Smuggling, Storms, and Stowaways

Join Amy for this week’s Cruise News Roundup, diving into the wildest stories from the high seas! From a man arrested for climbing Carnival Adventure’s mooring ropes in Sydney to Carnival Pride’s flooding during a fierce East Coast storm, we cover it all. Learn about Carnival Cruise Line’s return to traditional muster drills, a massive cigarette smuggling bust on Carnival Luminosa, and Carnival Miracle passengers caught off guard by a new UK ETA visa rule. Plus, Margaritaville at Sea expands with a Carnival-owned ship, and Celebration Key goes cashless with Sail & Sign. Don’t miss the latest cruise travel updates, safety tips, and itinerary changes!

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FUTURE CRUISES
April 2026 - Majestic Princes (Cork, Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Orkney Island, Invergordon, Edinburgh, LeHavre)

PAST CRUISES
January 2025 - Celebrity Apex (St. Kitts, Tortola, Puerto Plata)
Sept 2024 - MSC Euribia (Hellesylt, Geiranger Fjord, Molde, Flåm, Kiel)
Jan 2024 - Carnival Jubilee (Roatan, Costa Maya, Cozumel)
Sept 2023 - Carnival Vista (Roatan, Belize, Cozumel)
Jan 2023 - Norwegian Breakaway (Costa Maya, Belize, Roatan, Cozumel)
Jan 2020 - Carnival Glory (Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel)
Nov 2019 - Carnival Dream (Cozumel, Progreso)
Feb 2019 - Carnival Dream (Roatan, Belize, Cozumel)
Mar 2006 - Carnival Destiny (San Juan, St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, Aruba)

0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Stowaway?
1:40 - In-Person Muster
03:23 - Flooding from Storm
4:57 - Smugglers
6:44 - Denied Entry
8:37 - New Ship
7:10 - Cashless Celebration Key
11:30 - Life Update