Princess Cruises is introducing stricter booking policies, including higher deposits and earlier final payment deadlines, fueling mixed reactions among travelers. Among the biggest changes is an update to the timeline for final payments, the cruise line confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Beginning with new bookings for sailings departing in 2027 and beyond, […]
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Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival cruise ship ordered detained before murder trial
The teen stepbrother accused of killing 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship has been ordered detained pending trial after a federal judge reversed course and found that no release conditions could reasonably protect the community. Timothy Hudson, identified in federal filings as T.H. because he is a minor, had previously been allowed to […]
DNA from mystery juvenile male raises questions in Carnival cruise murder case against teen stepbrother
Content warning: This article includes descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find distressing. Federal investigators have obtained a DNA sample from a mystery juvenile male who allegedly had sex with 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship shortly before her death. This development introduces a potential twist as federal prosecutors move forward […]
Major cruise line hack exposes sensitive data of nearly 6 million travelers
Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, announced it is offering some U.S. travelers two years of free credit monitoring after a data breach leaked the personal information of nearly 6 million customers. “In April, we identified unauthorized access to a limited part of our IT system caused by a social engineering attack on a […]
Anna Kepner’s suspected cruise ship killer carried out ‘barbaric, intentional, thoughtful act’: prosecutors
Content warning: This article includes descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find distressing. Anna Kepner spent her final moments fighting for air while her killer kept squeezing, prosecutors said, describing the 18-year-old’s cruise-ship strangling as “a barbaric, intentional, thoughtful act.” In a newly unsealed transcript, prosecutors laid out their case against Kepner’s 16-year-old […]
Major cruise company cancels rock-bottom fares after massive website pricing glitch
Carnival Cruise Line is facing some consumer dismay, even disbelief, after the company canceled a wave of cruise reservations tied to a website glitch that briefly displayed dramatically reduced fares on several sailings. The issue reportedly occurred following a planned IT maintenance project that disrupted parts of the cruise line’s booking system. “After the site […]
Cruise ship outbreaks fail to scare off travelers ahead of busy summer season
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus aboard cruise ships have been drawing a great deal of attention, but many travelers do not appear to be changing their vacation plans as a result. Cruise industry experts say demand remains strong heading into the busy summer travel season, despite recent illness cases reported on several ships. The […]
Where are they now? Officials race to find 40 passengers who disembarked cruise ship stricken with hantavirus
Nearly 40 passengers exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak are believed to have walked off a cruise ship without contact tracing and scattered across multiple countries, leaving authorities scrambling to find them. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that operates the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, said Thursday that 29 passengers disembarked on April 24, nearly two weeks after […]
Cruise lines cancel sailings, reroute ships as Middle East conflict disrupts voyages
Several cruise lines have canceled their voyages or changed their itineraries in the Middle East due to ongoing safety issues amid the Iran conflict. Celestyal Cruises — an Athens-based company offering itineraries through the Greek Islands, as well as the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea — canceled all its April sailings, as two of its […]
Thousands of cruise travelers hit with abrupt vacation plan changes: ‘Apologize for the inconvenience’
Royal Caribbean has scrapped the itineraries for 20 upcoming voyages, impacting thousands of passengers. “Deployment planning is dynamic and regularly reviewed based on demand, capacity requirements and broader fleet considerations,” the cruise line said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “As part of this process, we’ve made the decision to redeploy Freedom of the […]
Carnival cruise ship death: Family dynamics may explain investigators’ silence, legal expert says
As the federal investigation into 18-year-old Anna Kepner’s death nears one month with no updates, a defense attorney says there may be a reason for the silence: investigators are navigating a rare situation in which the victim’s relatives and the potential perpetrator’s relatives live under the same roof. Criminal defense attorney and Fox News Contributor […]
Anna Kepner dies mysteriously during family vacation on Carnival cruise ship: Timeline of events
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old high school senior and varsity cheerleader, was found dead on a Carnival cruise ship during a family vacation earlier this month, and the cause remains a mystery more than two weeks later. Her remains arrived in Miami when the ship returned to shore two weeks ago Saturday. Since […]