Tampa Growth, Canceled Cruises, Carnival Fireworks

Today's Cruise News covers three stories from across the industry. Port Tampa Bay projects roughly 1.8 million cruise passengers in 2026, an eight percent increase over its record 2025 total, with a fourth cruise terminal in development to add capacity. AIDA Cruises has canceled its winter 2027-28 Middle East program aboard AIDAperla and AIDAprima, saying the regional situation cannot be assessed reliably enough to keep the deployment on sale, and is offering affected guests alternative itineraries and a rebooking voucher. And Carnival Cruise Line kicks off its America250 homeport community celebrations, marking the United States' 250th anniversary with military tributes, deck parties, and festivities in Long Beach and other homeport cities.