Royal Caribbean Announces Leadership Expansion for Asia Pacific
Royal Caribbean announced a leadership transition designed to further strengthen its presence across Asia Pacific, including Singapore and Southeast Asia. (more…)
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Celebrity River Cruises Innovates Pre- And Post-cruise Experiences With Launch Of Before And After Stays In Four European Cities
Starting today, Celebrity River Cruises guests can discover even more of Europe with guided, multi-day Before and After Stays — thoughtfully curated, end-to-end destination experiences. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Group Releases 2025 Community Impact Report, Advancing Its Commitment To Communities And Destinations Around The World
Royal Caribbean Group released its 2025 Community Impact Report, highlighting the company’s continued efforts to strengthen the communities and destinations it visits around the world. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Partners With Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity Ahead Of “charlie And The Chocolate Factory” Debut On Legend Of The Seas
Royal Caribbean announced a new partnership with Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity ahead of the July 2026 European debut of Legend of the Seas. (more…)
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HX Expeditions and the University of Tasmania Launch First Arctic Educational Course, Beginning with Alaska
HX Expeditions today announced the launch of the HX + UTAS Alaska Course, the first in a new series of Arctic educational courses developed with their longstanding educational partner the University of Tasmania (UTAS). (more…)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Names Lee Applbaum as Chief Marketing Officer
Applbaum Brings More Than 25 Years of Experience Building Iconic Global Brands, Leading High-Performing Teams and Driving Strong Culture. (more…)
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Cruise ship erupts into flames sparking mass evacuation as passengers flee
A cruise ship has been forced to evacuate over 100 people after a huge fire erupted at a port in France. The blaze broke out aboard a ship in the port of Honfleur in Normandy last night. (more…)
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Nicko Cruises Announces Schlager Cruise on Vasco Da Gama
Nicko Cruises has opened bookings for its Schlager cruise sailing from October 22 to October 27, 2027, onboard the Vasco da Gama. (more…)
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Boat Bike Tours Launches New Active-Yet-Effortless France Itineraries for 2027
Boat Bike Tours is launching two new e-bike and boat tours in France in 2027 that make exploring the rivers surrounding Paris and south of Lyon active yet effortless. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation Completes New Pier Extension for Celebration Key in The Bahamas
Carnival Corporation today announced the successful completion of its Celebration Key pier extension on Grand Bahama Island. (more…)
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Marella Cruises to turn Marella Discovery 2 into an adults-only ship
Marella Cruises, TUI’s UK cruise brand, is to permanently turn Marella Discovery 2 into an adults-only ship and introduce four new onboard entertainment spaces ahead of the winter 2027 season. (more…)
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Meyer Werft and MSC Cruises provide joint statement on newbuilding contract
Meyer Werft and MSC Cruises have issued the following joint statement regarding the current status of negotiations on the major contract for Meyer Werft to build four next-generation cruise ships, plus two options. (more…)
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Golden Destinations launches exclusive Star Voyager charter cruises
Malaysia’s publicly listed outbound travel brand, Golden Destinations, will charter Star Voyager from StarCruises for a series of exclusive sailings from Port Klang to Thailand during the December 2026 school holiday season. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Unveils New Culinary Experiences
Carnival Cruise Line revealed The Next Course, a new wave of culinary experiences featuring restaurants and bars launching on Carnival Festivale in 2027 and Carnival Tropicale in 2028, and with new innovative dining experiences now being rolled out across the fleet. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Hosts America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration in Baltimore
Carnival Cruise Line, an official America250 partner, hosted a patriotic celebration today (Sun, 28 Jun 2026) honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary aboard Carnival Pride at the Port of Baltimore. (more…)
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Ponant Considers Iloilo and Guimaras for Asian Expedition Cruise Itineraries
The French luxury expedition cruise line has inspected ports, attractions and shore excursion options in Western Visayas as it considers future calls in the Philippines. (more…)
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R Yacht Launches Sefu’s Web Page and Concept Video
R Yacht has announced the launch of a new website for the Sefu, replacing the teaser site that provided information about the yacht’s onboard experience. (more…)
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TUI River Cruises launches biggest winter season ever with capacity on the Rhine, Douro and solo cruiser sailings
TUI River Cruises has launched its winter 2027 programme, featuring TUI Elara’s first winter season and bringing the total to three ships on the Rhine including new Belgian ports. (more…)
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Emerald Kaia christened by long-time Scenic Group employees
Emerald Cruises officially welcomed its third luxury superyacht into its fleet this weekend, with Emerald Kaia christened at a ceremony in Venice, Italy last weekend. (more…)
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ABP highlights growing demand for regional and expedition cruise calls across the UK
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, is strengthening its role in the UK cruise sector with recent short sea and expedition cruise calls at Swansea and Millbay Docks in Plymouth. (more…)
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Unalaska sees late but busy start to summer cruise ship season
Unalaska’s summer tourism season began this month with the state ferry M/V Tustumena’s first port call of the year on June 6, kicking off the Aleutian Island’s ferry and cruise ship season. (more…)
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Bravo’s Captain Sandy to keynote ASTA River Cruise Expo
Captain Sandy Yawn of “Below Deck” will be the keynote speaker at the 2027 ASTA River Cruise Expo in Vienna. (more…)
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Behind the battle for Haines’ cruise ship dock
In the first week of June, three men flew into Haines to meet with borough manager Alekka Fullerton. They were executives she hadn’t met from a company she hadn’t heard of. (more…)
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Global Ports Holding’s Next-Gen Program Connects Students with the Cruise Industry
Global Ports Holding has launched its Next-Gen Program across its global network of 35 cruise ports in 20 countries. This program introduces students to the dynamic world of cruise, port operations, and maritime careers. (more…)
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Achieves Industry-First Silver Carbon Literate Organisation Status
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Global Deployment Pattern Set to Continue
The cruise industry’s 2026 global deployment pattern is forecast to continue based on port infrastructure and destination attractions. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation Expands Surplus Meal Donation Program to the Dominican Republic
Carnival Corporation announced the expansion of its surplus meal donation program to the Dominican Republic, marking the second Latin American country to join the company’s initiative to safely redirect prepared, unserved meals to local communities where its ships visit. (more…)
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Azamara and Premier Golf Announce Global Partnership Delivering Unforgettable Golf Experiences at Sea and Ashore
New collaboration combines Destination Immersion®, world-class golf, and curated travel experiences across Europe, Asia, the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand. (more…)
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Antarctica21 Launches Antarctic Travel Designers Contest Offering Travel Advisors a Complimentary Antarctic FAM
Antarctica21, the pioneer of fly and sail Antarctic expedition style, today announced the launch of the Antarctic Travel Designers Contest, a merit-based FAM program open to travel advisors who want to start working with Antarctica21 and are based in the United States and Canada. (more…)
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Ultra-luxury Saudi-backed line Aman at Sea unveils 1st Caribbean season for 2027
Amangati, the first vessel in the Aman at Sea fleet, will make its Caribbean debut in late 2027 following its inaugural Mediterranean season. (more…)
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Registration Opens for the Cruise Industry’s Only Official Conference in the Caribbean and Latin America
The cruise industry is now open for business, as registration is officially open for the FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show. (more…)
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Travelmarvel Welcomes Its Newest River Ship: TM Rigel Sets Sail on the Rhine, Main and Danube
Travelmarvel, the premium arm of APT Travel Group, has announced the inaugural sailing of its newest European river ship, the TM Rigel, departing Amsterdam on 30 June 2026 on the popular European Gems itinerary to Budapest. (more…)
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Port Canaveral Earns Green Marine Certification for the 10th Consecutive Year
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For the 10th consecutive year, Port Canaveral has earned Green Marine certification, continuing its decade of environmental leadership and sustainability performance among deepwater seaports. (more…)
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Norwegian Launches Summer Deals for Close-to-Home Voyages
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is offering 50 percent off all cruises on close-to-home voyages from 15 homeports across the continental United States and Canada, plus Kids Sail Free on select sailings. (more…)
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Hurtigruten Relaunches MS Vesterålen with New Coastal Heritage Concept
Hurtigruten has relaunched MS Vesterålen with a unique onboard concept inspired by the company’s 133-year history sailing the Norwegian coast. (more…)
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AmaWaterways reveals first look at AmaRudi, Europe’s largest river cruise ship
Launching in Spring 2027, AmaRudi builds on the success of AmaMagna as AmaWaterways’ second double-width river ship. (more…)
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Hurtigruten Launches Annual Summer Sale with Up to 50% Off Norwegian Coastal Voyages
Hurtigruten has launched its annual Summer Sale for North American travelers, offering discounts of up to 50% off select departures for travel through April 2027. The sale runs through July 16, 2026. (more…)
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How Tauck is scaling river and small ship cruising without sacrificing the guest experience
As Tauck moves into its second century, it is expanding its small-ship and river cruise businesses and continues to put the guest at the heart of every decision. Jeremy Palmer tells Susan Parker more. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions Strengthens North American Presence Following Antarctic Season
Aurora Expeditions has recorded strong growth from the North American market for its 2025/26 Antarctic season, with US bookings increasing by 37% year over year. (more…)
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Thai cave rescue hero Dr. Richard Harris OAM joins Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctic voyages as Special Guest
World-renowned cave diver and specialist anesthetist to join expeditioners in Antarctica, including Aurora’s polar dive program. (more…)
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