CRUISE NEWS: Ship Breaks Loose, Passenger Dies, & More

This Cruise News roundup from The Travel Scouts covers 10 industry headlines: the AIDA Perla was torn from its pier by a storm in Le Havre, France, colliding with the harbor wall and delaying its scheduled Belgium docking while inspections continue (no injuries reported); Celebrity Cruises is offering double loyalty points on qualifying Caribbean and Celebrity Infinity sailings booked by September 21st; Norwegian Cruise Line may have inadvertently revealed the name of its sixth Prima-class ship, the Norwegian Bella, via a grayed-out website listing and a related trademark filing; a UK air traffic control system failure caused nearly 1,750 flight cancellations in a single day, with lingering disruptions affecting cruise passengers with UK connections; MSC's private island Ocean Cay will begin hosting two ships simultaneously starting November 2027 as its pier is extended; Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas has resumed sailing after mechanical issues forced a cancellation; the CDC's July inspection results show the Oceania Vista scored a perfect 100, with a 97 year-to-date industry average; a Princess cruise passenger died from injuries sustained in a pool fall during a Mediterranean sailing; MSC's new World Asia will reposition to the Southern Caribbean for winter 2027-2028 after its Mediterranean debut season; and the episode closes with a "final look" clip of a passenger narrowly reboarding a ship in Bermuda after running late. The video also includes a mid-show viewer poll recap on first-cruise-line loyalty, a new engagement question about travel insurance habits, and a sponsor segment for the Veterans at Sea charity cruise sailing with Holland America next Veterans Day.