Cruise News Briefing - October 31, 2021. Passengers on Mardi Gras’ inaugural cruise break its record for donations to St. Jude. Over 2/3 of Royal Caribbean’s new world cruise sold out within its first week of being on sale. Nassau, Bahamas saw an all-star lineup of ships docked on Friday. Cruise line stocks were mixed on Friday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.