If this week’s Cruise Wrap is anything to go by, the sector is pushing for its return in a big way, rewarding agents in the process.

In sad news, Royal Caribbean Cruises co-founder Arne Wilhelmsen has died at the age of 90.

Travel Weekly staff have had Enya’s “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)” stuck in our heads all morning because of this damn Cruise Wrap. The price we pay for keeping you up to date with all the latest cruise news.

After nearly 32 years at the company, Royal Caribbean’s vice chairman is disembarking. We assume the gangplank was fitted with red carpet and LED path lights.

There are three things that matter most on a Friday: Flavour of the Week, industry gossip and a few bottles of rosé. Two of those come standard, but we suggest drinking the other while reading this.

To celebrate the beginning of cruise month, we’re bringing you a bumper Cruise Wrap which is practically overflowing with deals.

It appears the video of a crew member allegedly taunting a couple who missed the boat was a case of EXTREMELY bad timing. Yikes.

Travel Weekly’s deputy editor was seen disguising herself as a cruise ship this morning with hopes someone will spend millions revamping her life. No luck so far.

This cruise wrap is bigger than some of the cruise ships featured! And yes, we’d like you to take everything we say today literally.

Cruise your way into the long weekend with a particularly long wrap-up of all things ocean-bound from your friends at Travel Weekly.

This cruise wrap is as long as this week has felt. On the bright side, if you need to look like you’re super-busy for a while, you can kill almost a whole afternoon scrolling through this one.

Meanwhile, our colleagues have banned us from eating at our desk because the mess is becoming a “health hazard”. We will be taking the matter up with Fair Work later today.