Cruise Planners Unveils eBook on Selling Luxury Travel
Cruise Planners has introduced an eBook designed to provide advisors with comprehensive tips, insights and actionable strategies to help them thrive in this highly lucrative market segment. (more…)
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The Q2 earnings season offered a notable shift in tone compared to Q1, reflecting greater stability across the cruise sector.
In the Galápagos, where curiosity meets evolution, nature has rewritten the rules. From lava-born islands to fearless creatures and flightless birds, this remote archipelago offers insight into life’s great experiment.
The Port of Galveston has achieved remarkable growth by following the Strategic Master Plan adopted by the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees in 2019. We’re working the plan, and the plan is working.
Celestyal has launched a travel advisor engagement survey and is offering an incentive to advisors who complete it.
Riviera Travel has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, now offering a fresh look and enhanced tools to further streamline and simplify the booking process for North American guests and travel advisors. 
MSC Group’s Cruise Division today (31 July 2025) published its 2024 Sustainability Report reaffirming its commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, accompanied by an independently verified Energy Transition Plan (ETP) to clearly show how it is working to achieve this ambition.
Smartvel (www.smartvel.com), the global leader in travel content solutions, is proud to expand its collaboration with Ponant Expeditions, the luxury expedition operator.
The port sets its sights on serving the business world while maintaining economic and environmental sustainability.
Travel + Leisure unveils the results of its 2025 World’s Best Awards, honoring top destinations, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, and travel experiences as rated by its global audience.
Princess Cruises is once again raising a glass to excellence, as all 16 ships in its fleet have earned the prestigious Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in the publication’s 2025 Restaurant Awards.
New Zealand cruise fans are increasingly opting for fly-cruise holidays in other parts of the world, according to figures released today by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
Research commissioned from WPI Economics was shared in Carnival’s first Independent Economic Impact Report.
The Norwegian government has introduced a new regulation aimed at enhancing field safety for all activities in Svalbard.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH), a leading global cruise company operating Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, today released its 2024 Sail & Sustain report.
The global cruise industry is on a clear path of recovery and growth. According to CLIA’s 2025 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook, over 37.7 million passengers are expected this year, with more than 310 ships sailing worldwide.
The 2025 State of the Cruise Industry Report shows 31 per cent of passengers in the last two years were new to cruising, while 82 per cent of overall passengers are intending to cruise again.
Crystal Cruises has unveiled Experience Finder, an innovative new tool designed to help travel advisors quickly and easily explore the range of shore excursions available to guests sailing aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity.
During Episode 4 of Cruise Europe’s The Cruise Cast, Niamh McCarthy of Excursions Ireland discusses the behind-the-scenes minutiae that go into making a successful shore excursion, providing her top tips to colleagues in the industry.
The annual MedCruise Statistics Report is among the flagship publications of the Association representing cruise ports in the Med and its adjoining seas.
New research conducted by Marella Cruises, TUI UK&I’s ocean cruise line, has revealed a definitive list of signs you are ready for heading abroad or stepping onto to that glorious cruise, with spending hours Googling things to do (41 percent), getting your suitcase out, even though you don’t leave for weeks (32 percent), ordering a million holiday outfits online (24 percent) and repeatedly checking your passport is in date (23 percent).
Streamlining the guest experience for cruisers joining excursions – Opens in new window ashore, Carnival Cruise Line – Opens in new window announced plans today to bring an innovative digital platform to its tour operator partners that eliminates physical tickets and provides enhanced functionality.
With a record year for the science programme, 45 million plastic bottles saved, and real-time support for communities, HX’s first standalone ESG report highlights the brand’s commitment to transparency.
Five ships, one destination: the world’s best fleet sailing to fascinating destinations worldwide – new campaign motifs showcase the emotional appeal of travel.
Charting the course to “Create an Epic Sea Change for All,” Virgin Voyages is an irresistible travel brand focused on delivering award-winning sailing experiences while making a positive impact.
Theodora Riga, President of MedCruise and President of the Corfu Port Authority, delivered the Trends in the Med keynote presentation on April 8 during this year’s Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami. MedCruise – Trends in the Med Presentation at Seatrade Cruise Global 2025.
Windstar Cruises is taking to the airwaves and screens with the debut of its new podcast, “Winds of Change.”
Figures released by Cruise Britain show that the cruise sector continues to grow with increases in call numbers and embarkations from British ports. 
For the second year running, Norwegian consumers have named Hurtigruten the most sustainable brand in Norway within the travel and tourism category.
Atlas Ocean Voyages has launched a redesigned consumer website, offering an enhanced platform for travelers and travel advisors to plan and book Polar, Epicurean, and Cultural Expeditions. 