By Steve Wills “When leaders design warships the results are often mixed.” Leaders throughout history, going back at least to...
By Julian Pawlak and Deniz Kocak Piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping continue to pose significant threats to global shipping and...
Two passengers were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after cruising on the Norwegian Encore in December 2025, according to Cruise Hive....
The 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner was arrested and charged last week in connection with the teenager’s death, according to...
Carnival Cruise Line experienced company-wide IT problems starting on Sunday, February 8, 2026, affecting a significant portion of its fleet...
By Hadrien T. Saperstein In December 2025, clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border turned into open conflict for over a week,...
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) arrested five men on various drug charges on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The men...
At least 27 people are sick on the Seven Seas Mariner with a gastrointestinal (GI) infection, according to the Centers...
By Helge Adrians Russia is working to integrate inland waterways more deeply into its deterrence and defense posture. In Western...
By Shane Halton and Adam Reiffen “When companies spend millions of dollars on new information technologies but don’t change anything...
A luxury cruise ship became trapped in thick Arctic ice in the Ross Sea on January 17, 2026. The cruise...
By Colin Grabow In a year dominated by sharp partisanship, numerous lawmakers improbably united around the revival of America’s commercial...
By Brian Kerg Dr. Elsa Kania joins the program to discuss her dissertation, “China’s Command Revolution,” which examines the reforms,...
By J. Overton Dr. Emma Salisbury joins the program to discuss her essay, “From Hulls to Pods: Why NATO’s Navies...
Last week the Department of Transportation (DOT) published its quarterly cruise crime data for Q4 2025. The data followed similar...
By CDR Chase E. Harding, USN Introduction The balance of power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting rapidly as China’s shipbuilding...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 44 crimes across all cruise lines in Q4 of 2025. Royal Caribbean led the...
By T.X. Hammes Over the past five years, numerous articles have called for increased U.S. defense resources focused on the...
A passenger went overboard from the Star Breeze while the cruise ship was sailing off the Marquesas Islands in French...
A young man was found deceased aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas while the ship was in port in...
