MedCruise presented its members record figures in Miami: passenger movements grew by 9.23% from 2023 to 2024 and by 15.5% compared to 2019
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. (more…)

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.
A new project is launching this year that aims to better understand and reduce impacts from underwater noise in the Canadian Arctic.
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. 
Cruise Planners proudly unveils Hotel Sheets. A groundbreaking feature now live within CP Maxx. Designed with travel advisors, and their clients in mind, Hotel Sheets redefines the way customized hotel proposals are created, shared, and booked. 
Celebrity Cruises®, the first ocean cruise line to earn a prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Star Award in 2023, has further raised the bar today with another first.
Doting grandmother Jeanette Townsend from West Sussex has been named the Great British Grandparent 2024, following an extensive nationwide search which received over 650 entries from loved ones nominating a family member or friend for the prestigious title.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched the “Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Academy”, a brand new integrated training platform, designed to provide agents with the knowledge and tools to sell confidently and boost sales.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises announces the latest resources for the brand’s trusted travel advisors: complimentary access to social media marketing tool Rallio and comprehensive advisor toolkits.
TUI UK&I has launched its new trade focused platform, ‘TUITradeHub’, which is a user-friendly hub designed by the TUI trade teams.
Are future generations at risk of losing precious childhood memories? According to new research by luxury British cruise line Cunard, the digital age is creating a generational gap in our collective history.
Cruise Planners, the nation’s largest home-based travel franchise network, is proud to announce the launch of their new eBook, How to Leverage AI-Powered Technology. 
Carnival Cruise Line has once again earned top honors in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards 2025, being named Best Ocean Cruise Line for the third consecutive year.
Cruise Planners, the nation’s largest home-based travel franchise network, is thrilled to announce that its founder and CEO, Michelle Fee, has been named again as one of South Florida Business Journal’s Top 250 Power Leaders for 2025, marking yet another year of recognition for her impactful leadership and contributions to the business community. 

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises combines over 130 years of experience in luxury and expedition cruises, with an array of modern impulses, and will kick off 2025 with a comprehensively revised brand identity.
Celestyal has introduced a new trade portal to support travel advisors over the upcoming wave period. Launched globally on December 10, “The Celestyal Compass” will incorporate a new learning platform called “Celestyal Campus.” 
With the aim of informing, inspiring and activating partners in the cruise industry, Cruise Europe (CE) has launched its first of 10 podcasts, featuring host and chief editor Sonia Limbrick at the Port of Dover in conversation with CE chair Simone Maraschi about his first 200 days as chair and his view on the future of the organisation.
Young holidaymakers are all about adventure, and bringing the whole family along is at the top of their lists. 

