Cruise News Briefing - May 17, 2021. Carnival Cruise Line named the godmother of the upcoming Carnival Mardi Gras, which is scheduled to debut from Port Canaveral this summer. Royal Caribbean pulled Odyssey of the Seas out of Israel this spring because of political unrest, the vessel will now spend its inaugural season sailing from Florida. The United States Senate has passed a bill that could potentially salvage part of Alaska’s 2021 cruising season. Cruise line stocks for CCL, NCL, and RCL.