Cruise news (refurbishment-tagged)
- Cruise Industry

Celebrity Solstice ship returns to service after refit
Celebrity Cruises has returned Celebrity Solstice to service following an extensive drydock refit and refurbishment. The vessel departed Singapore...
March 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Major refit and refurbishment of MSC Poesia before the Alaskan cruise season
The Musica-class vessel MSC Poesia has entered drydock at Malta's Palumbo Malta Shipyard as part of a major refurbishment program ahead of her...
February 28, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Carnival Conquest returns to Miami after shipyard refit
The cruise vessel Carnival Conquest restarted operations from homeport Miami following a 12-day drydocking at Freeport's Grand Bahama Shipyard. The...
February 21, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Silver Spirit scheduled for interior upgrade at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard
The luxury vessel Silver Spirit is scheduled for a comprehensive interior upgrade at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard, with work set to conclude...
February 19, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Costa Toscana completes first major scheduled docking at Marseille
The LNG-powered Costa Toscana has completed its first scheduled shipyard maintenance period since entering service in 2021 and returned to its...
February 16, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Stena Line completes refurbishment of Stena Germanica and Stena Scandinavica
Stena Line has completed a significant programme of refurbishment and modernisation on its ferries Stena Germanica and Stena Scandinavica, which...
February 14, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Fred Olsen's Bolette returns to service after drydock refurbishment in Falmouth UK
The cruise ship Bolette, flagship of the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines fleet, resumed operations after completing a 16‑day drydocking at the APCL A&P...
February 10, 2026 - Cruise Industry

MSC Cruises extends Yacht Club across the Musica class
MSC Cruises is to install its award-winning MSC Yacht Club “ship-within-a-ship” enclave aboard two further vessels, MSC Musica and MSC...
February 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Margaritaville at Sea Paradise returns to service following Grand Bahama refit
Margaritaville at Sea Paradise has resumed service after completing a refit and refurbishment program during a recent drydock period in Freeport...
January 27, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Azamara launches fleetwide “Azamara Forward” enhancement program
Azamara Cruises has announced the introduction of Azamara Forward, a comprehensive fleet enhancement program representing the most extensive...
January 16, 2026 - Cruise Industry

MSC Poesia to conclude passenger service early ahead of refit
MSC Poesia is scheduled to end its passenger operations earlier than originally planned, bringing its current voyage to a close in ...
January 13, 2026 - Cruise Industry

TUI's Mein Schiff 5 enters Dubai drydock for scheduled maintenance
TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 5 has entered drydock in Dubai for a planned maintenance and refurbishment period, temporarily suspending her winter...
January 12, 2026 - Cruise Industry

Silver Muse returns to service following major refit in Palermo
Silversea Cruises’ Silver Muse has re-entered service after completing an extensive refit and refurbishment at Fincantieri's shipyard in...
January 10, 2026 - Accidents

Greek trade unions challenge repair plans for cruise ship Crown Iris
Trade unions in Greece have moved to oppose plans that would see the cruise ship Crown Iris allocated berth space at a Greek facility for major...
December 27, 2025 - Cruise Industry

MSC Magnifica resumes cruises after 2-month drydock refit and refurbishment
MSC Cruises has completed a substantial refurbishment of MSC Magnifica at the Palumbo Malta Shipyard, returning the vessel to service ahead of her...
December 27, 2025