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The "MSC Orchestra" was detained in Genova on June 4 with nine deficiencies, which were found in the frame of the investigations of the smoke development in the engine room, two of which were regarded as serious and grounds for a detention: 1) Pollution Prevention - Diesel engine relating to air pollution control Not as required 2) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on June 9 and left the port on June 10 en route to Barcelona, where it arrived on June 12. before calling at Ibiza, Cagliari and Civitavecchia. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Repairs to the 'Lord of the Isles', serving on the route Mallaig-Oban-Lochboisdale, have been successful on June 11. The vessel will depart Kennacraig and reposition to Lochboisdale, ready to pick up the service from June 12 .All sailings for that day and June 13 will now be reinstated.

The "Fair Lady" is expected to be out of service until June 27, 2025, due to a technical damage. The transmission failure is more extensive than originally expected. Therefore, the planned trips to Heligoland from Bremerhaven, Langeoog, Hooksiel, and Wilhelmshaven with the sister company Adler & Eils have been canceled until the end of the month. The ship is currently being repaired at the Mützelfeld shipyard in Cuxhaven, which is part of the Bredo Shipyard in Bremerhaven. The shipping company Cassen Eils canceled the ship's planned departure from Wilhelmshaven to Heligoland on May 29. A few days later, the departures from the seaside resort quay in Bremerhaven were also canceled. Since April 2025, the "Fair Lady" has been operating regularly from Bremerhaven to Heligoland again after six years, with at least 47 departures planned until the end of September, every Friday through Sunday.

Due to a technical issue with the 'Isle of Lewis', serving on the route Oban-Castlebay, on June 11, the scheduled departure from Oban at 1:10 p.m. was delayed, while further investigations took place. After the repairs have been successfully completed, the vessel finally departed from Oban at 5:50 p.m. The 'Loch Alainn' delayed the following sailings in order to provide onward connections: Departure Barra - 11:15 p.m. (late 7:20 p.m.) Departure Eriskay - 1:05 a.m. (late 08:15 p.m.).

On June 8, a cracked glass panel installed above the pool deck of the 'Symphony of the Seas' gave way, raining down shards on the lounge chairs of the deck below. Luckily, the seats were empty thanks to one of the ship's crew members who saw what was about to unfold. The ship had departed Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, en route to its first stop in Florida, docking in Port Canaveral, when the incident occurred. The guests praised one of the ship’s waiters, Nitin Kumar, for jumping into action, warning passengers just in time for them to get out of the way. Nitin saw it cracking and sprinted down to the pool deck and told the people in deck chairs to move. No reason for the accident has been confirmed, but it occurred while the ship was turning 180 [degrees] to dock in Port Canaveral, causing significant vibrations. Report with photos: https://people.com/cruise-waiter-saves-passengers-from-glass-broken-window-royal-caribbean-symphony-seas-11752493