PortMiami announces cruise ship arrivals for 2026–2027 season
The schedule includes vessels from Ponant Explorations, Explora Journeys, Orient Express Sailing Yachts and Four Seasons Yachts. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Reveals 2028 Summer Lineup of Alaska Vacations
Royal Caribbean has unveiled its 2028 Alaska lineup, offering more ways for vacationers to experience the beauty of the Last Frontier on Anthem, the newly amplified Ovation, Serenade and Voyager of the Seas beginning in April 2028. (more…)
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Holland America Offers Most Montreal Cruises as 2028 Season Emerges
Holland America Line opened bookings for its 2028 Canada & New England season. Featuring more calls to Montréal than any other cruise line, the season gives guests the opportunity to explore the region’s coastal communities, natural wonders and maritime heritage aboard carefully crafted voyages throughout Atlantic Canada and New England. (more…)
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Crystal Introduces That Crystal Feeling, a New Global Brand Campaign
Crystal unveiled today “That Crystal Feeling,” a new global brand campaign that shifts the focus from simply where a journey takes guests to how it feels to travel with Crystal. (more…)
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveils new 2028 sailings with launch of Canada voyage
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has unveiled its new 2028 cruise programme, featuring 39 sailings designed to showcase more of each destination through scenic cruising, wildlife encounters and immersive cultural experiences, aboard its fleet of smaller ships. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Names Ricardo Casco As Vice President Of Strategic Accounts In The U.S.
MSC Cruises announced today (October 1, 2026) that Ricardo Casco has joined the company as Vice President of Strategic Accounts, U.S. (more…)
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Four cruise ships bring more than 16,000 travelers to Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic welcomed 16,287 cruise travelers aboard four ships, in a day that highlighted the continued growth of cruise tourism in the country, with three vessels arriving in Puerto Plata and another docking at Cabo Rojo, Pedernales. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation Team Members Around the World Unite to Celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day
Team members from world’s largest cruise company, its world-class cruise lines, exclusive destinations and Center for Simulation and Maritime Training (CSMART) conduct beach and coastal cleanup events around the world. (more…)
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Tahiti campaign puts small-ship cruising and remote islands in focus
New international promotion highlights French Polynesia’s cruise options as Windstar and Aranui prepare to expand operations in 2027. (more…)
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Oceania Cruises® Showcases 2027 and 2028 European Voyages
Oceania Cruises has unveiled an expansive collection of 2027 and 2028 European voyages, offering guests more opportunities to explore Europe through thoughtfully crafted itineraries, local traditions and exceptional culinary experiences. (more…)
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Meet The Experts Leading Seabourn’s 2026-2027 Antarctica Season
Seabourn is bringing together an accomplished roster of polar experts, scientists, researchers, naturalists, historians and expedition leaders for its 2026-2027 Antarctica season aboard Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit, giving guests the opportunity to explore the White Continent alongside experts whose careers have been dedicated to understanding some of the world’s most remote environments. (more…)
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Holland America to Host First Professional Pickleball Association Invitational Held on a Private Island
Holland America Line debuts the Private Island Invitational, an exclusive professional pickleball competition at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay™, during a special March 2027 Caribbean cruise. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Opens 2028/29 West Coast Sailings Featuring Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico Cruises
Carnival Adventure, Carnival Legend and Carnival Spirit Offer Diverse Itineraries and New Carnival Journeys Sailings from Seattle, San Francisco and Long Beach. (more…)
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PONANT EXPLORATIONS opens sales for nearly 70 voyages in Asia, the Indian Ocean and Oceania
PONANT EXPLORATIONS is opening sales for nearly 70 voyages spread across 28 itineraries through Asia, the Indian Ocean and Oceania for winter 2027-2028 and summer 2028, with nine brand-new itineraries. (more…)
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Photo Story: MSC Cruises Marks Float Out Of MSC World Atlantic, The Cruise Line’s Next U.S Flagship
MSC Cruises has celebrated a major milestone in the construction of its next flagship, MSC World Atlantic, as the ship touched water for the first time at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France this past week. (more…)
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ECN launches Responsible Expedition Framework
The industry-first initiative evaluates participating cruise operators across six areas and has been designed to help travel advisors communicate their responsible tourism practices to guests. (more…)
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American Ranger Christened on the Hudson River: American Cruise Lines Celebrates 3rd New Ship Launched This Year
American Cruise Lines christened brand new American Ranger on the Hudson River last week. American Ranger is the 3rd new ship the company has launched this year and the 4th new Patriot Class ship. (more…)
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2027 Cruises I’m Tracking With Cruise Critic Price Alerts
Cruise Critic recently launched Price Alerts, a new tool designed to help cruisers find the best prices on sailings. (more…)
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HX flags financial uncertainty but reports strong booking growth
Expedition cruise operator HX has sought to reassure travellers and the trade after its latest accounts warned that geopolitical and market pressures may create uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. (more…)
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New hybrid-electric Magellan Discoverer prepares for Antarctic debut
Antarctica21’s new 96-passenger expedition ship is expected to reach Punta Arenas in late October ahead of its naming ceremony and inaugural Antarctic season. (more…)
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MSC Group’s Cruise Division Marks Groundbreaking Ceremony for Sandy Cay in The Bahamas
MSC Group’s Cruise Division formally broke ground September 28 on Sandy Cay, the luxury private island it is building in The Bahamas next to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. Construction is already well along, and the destination is on track to open in 2028. (more…)
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StarCruises Opens 2027 Bookings with Expanded Japan and South Korea Itineraries
Star Navigator to operate 13 roundtrip itineraries from Keelung and seasonal sailings from Kaohsiung, with bookings opening 1 October 2026. (more…)
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Heritage Expeditions releases new South Pacific voyage exploring Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
Pioneering small-ship expedition cruise company Heritage Expeditions has released a brand-new paradisiacal island-hopping adventure through the South Pacific, exploring Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, and the remote ‘islands of hidden treasures’ Wallis and Futuna. (more…)
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ALMACO Completes Modernization Project Onboard Harmony of the Seas
ALMACO Group has successfully completed a modernization project onboard Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas during the ship’s scheduled drydock at Navantia Shipyard in Cádiz, Spain. The project was completed in May 2026. (more…)
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Michelin-starred chef Kevin Fehling will once again be welcoming guests in person at THE GLOBE on board the EUROPA in 2027
On the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises ship EUROPA, culinary delights take centre stage all year round. In 2027, three-starred chef Kevin Fehling will be on board for seven cruises, captivating guests in his restaurant THE GLOBE with his unmistakable culinary style. (more…)
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Jeckliner and Jeck im Sunnesching are setting off on a grand voyage together in 2027
Two successful brands from the music and events scene in Cologne are joining forces for a fantastic time at sea: Jeckliner and Jeck im Sunnesching are becoming Jeckliner im Sunnesching. (more…)
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From classic itineraries to new destinations: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises unveils its new routes for 2029
The 2029 season with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises once again promises first-class service, exceptional cuisine and extraordinary cruise experiences. From spectacular coasts, island worlds and metropolises around the globe to some of the most remote regions on earth – the EUROPA and EUROPA 2 as well as the expedition ships HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration and HANSEATIC spirit offer their guests a diverse range of perspectives of the world. (more…)
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CLIA announces date and new format for annual conference
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has confirmed plans for its annual conference in 2027, with a refreshed format on offer to agents. (more…)
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Seabourn Invites Travelers To Explore The Mediterranean And Beyond With Limited-Time Special Offer
Seabourn is encouraging travelers to plan their next voyage of exploration with the launch of the new “Explore Beyond Event,” a limited-time offer providing up to $2,000 USD in Shipboard Credit per suite on select sailings in 2026 through 2029. (more…)
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River cruising the Century way
David Fredericks explains why Century Cruises is introducing its own luxury product to European waters after decades operating river cruise vessels in the region for other brands. (more…)
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What is Rocky Mountaineer and why add it to an Alaska cruise?
Rocky Mountaineer has entered the pantheon of great journeys alongside the Orient Express, Route 66 and a cruise down the Nile. Here, we unpack why it’s topped so many seasoned travellers’ hit lists, why it’s the ultimate complement to an Alaska cruise, and why booking with Iglu Cruise is the best way to combine the two. (more…)
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PortMiami marks major milestone, welcoming 10 million passengers
PortMiami welcomed its 10 millionth cruise passenger on September 14. With two weeks left in the 2026 Fiscal Year, which runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, PortMiami has already surpassed its previous fiscal year record of 8,564,225 cruise passengers. (more…)
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Porto Cruise Terminal celebrated 11 succesful turnaround operations for TUI’s Mein Schiff 6
The Porto Cruise Terminal (Port of Leixões) has reaffirmed its position as a leading cruise tourism hub and a major economic driver for Porto & North of Portugal Region after successfully handling eleven consecutive turnaround operations for the TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 6, between July 2 and September 10, 2026. (more…)
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Dutch river cruise stranded as Rhine falls to new record levels
The river Rhine dropped to a new record low level at the weekend at the Dutch-German border, with no sign of fresh rainfall in the days ahead. (more…)
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Princess Cruises Becomes First Global Cruise Line to Launch AI-Powered Cruise Planning App For Large Language Models
Princess Cruises becomes the first global cruise line to launch a native app in ChatGPT, bringing trusted, real-time cruise planning directly into the leading AI platform. (more…)
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Travelmarvel returns to the Nile with new ship TM Sirius as Egypt sales boom
Egypt is firmly back on the travel map for holidaymakers with growing interest in Nile cruising coinciding with Travelmarvel’s return to Egypt and the maiden voyage of its newest river ship, Travelmarvel Sirius. (more…)
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises Expands Sports Car-Themed Pre/Post Cruise Options
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has expanded its collaboration with Motorsport Lab to introduce four pre- and post-cruise programs across seven European voyages in 2027. (more…)
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All Cruise Ships Impacted by Major Hurricane Polo
With Hurricane Polo gaining strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast, cruise lines are making sure their cruise ships stay far away from any impact and keep guests safe. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Celebrates Commitment to Cleaner Oceans Through International Coastal Cleanups
In recognition of International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 19, Carnival Cruise Line brought ship and shoreside team members and community partners together for a coastal cleanup initiative spanning destinations and homeports around the world, reflecting the cruise line’s ongoing commitment to healthier oceans and coastal communities. (more…)
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This Luxury Cruise Line Is Making a Major Move Into River Cruising—and an Expert Calls It a ‘Game Changer’
Explora Journeys plans to bring its all-suite ships, European hospitality, and luxury-focused approach to river cruising, joining a growing group of brands sailing both oceans and rivers. (more…)
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