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SeaDream charts personal yachting voyages in Caribbean for Spring 2028
SeaDream Yacht Club has unveiled its spring 2028 Caribbean season, featuring 32 new voyages aboard the newly refreshed SeaDream I and SeaDream II...
July 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Catania Port reopens Pier 25 with a new/3rd cruise berth for mega‑ships
Catania Cruise Port (Sicily, Italy), under the management of Global Ports Holding/GPH, has reached a significant development milestone with the...
July 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
CCL's ship Carnival Panorama extends Mexican Riviera cruises through Spring 2028
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has announced a significant extension of the Carnival Panorama's deployment from Long Beach/LA, California, into spring 2028...
July 25, 2025 - Accidents
Crew member dies after jumping overboard from Icon OTS near Bahamas
Late on the evening of July 24, as Icon of the Seas sailed the eastern Caribbean approximately 200 miles east of Nassau, a grave emergency unfolded...
July 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Greece launches seasonal cruise passenger fee to tackle overtourism
Greece has introduced a new disembarkation fee on cruise passengers arriving at its ports and island destinations, effective Monday, July 21st, 2025...
July 24, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Smithsonian Journeys resumes Mississippi River cruises with historic commentary onboard
Smithsonian Journeys is reintroducing a Mississippi River itinerary to its cruise portfolio for the first time since 2019, marking its return to USA...
July 24, 2025 - Accidents
Pro-Palestinian demonstration on Syros forces Crown Iris to skip port call
A group of around 150–300 pro-Palestinian residents on Syros Island (Greece) halted the arrival of the Israeli-operated cruise vessel Crown...
July 24, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Asia elevates onboard entertainment with Pan-Asian inspiration
MSC Cruises has announced that its upcoming flagship, MSC World Asia, will raise the standard of onboard entertainment when it embarks from the...
July 24, 2025 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line reintroduces behind-the-scenes ship tours
HAL-Holland America Line has reinstated its behind-the-scenes ship tours, providing guests with structured access to operational areas of the vessel...
July 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
APT Travel Group launches APT Luxury brand and 2 new European river liners
Australia’s largest family-owned river cruise and tour operator APT Travel Group has launched APT Luxury, its newly elevated brand...
July 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival doubles the fun at Celebration Key with 2 ships calling
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line marked a milestone on July 22 as Carnival Glory and Carnival Conquest made the first dual call at Celebration Key, its newly...
July 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian schedules 500+ Spring & Summer 2027 voyages across 20 ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled its spring and summer 2027 deployment, featuring over 500 voyages aboard 20 vessels from nearly 30 homeports...
July 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises deploys 6 ships to the USA (4 homeports) in summer 2027
MSC Cruises has scheduled a comprehensive itinerary program for summer 2027, deploying 6 vessels and using 4 USA homeports. From Miami, Port...
July 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises enhances Premier and Plus packages based on guest feedback
Princess Cruises has unveiled updates to its Premier and Plus fare bundles (effective bookings from July 22nd) for 2026 voyages. These revisions are...
July 22, 2025 - Accidents
Alleged due‑process concerns as Filipino crew deported from USA-based cruise ships
Since April, 100+ Filipino seafarers aboard cruise ships calling at USA ports have been removed and deported under what local organizations describe...
July 22, 2025