Cruise Safety, Dock Drama, Galveston Growth

Federal agents arrested 11 foreign nationals aboard Holland America Line's Volendam and Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Breakaway in Boston over a three-day operation, part of Operation Tidal Wave, on allegations involving child sexual abuse and exploitation material; all 11 are being processed for removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act. In Pittsburgh, the 150-passenger paddlewheeler American Heritage was blocked from its North Shore berth on Friday morning by two unauthorized moored boats, prompting the Sports & Exhibition Authority to begin the at-risk, derelict and abandoned boat notification process with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission under Act 28. And Fitch Ratings upgraded the Port of Galveston's revenue bonds from A to A+, citing cruise growth that carried the port past 1.5 million passengers in 2024 and a 2025 forecast of 1.75 million passengers and more than 400 sailings.