Cruise news (refurbishment-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Cruise ship AIDAmar drydocked in Rotterdam with passengers on board
Damen Shiprepair has completed an unusual drydock project for AIDA Cruises' AIDAmar, carrying out the vessel's annual bottom survey while ~2,000...
July 9, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Cruises and OneSpaWorld expand THESANCTUM Spa Concept fleetwide
Azamara and OneSpaWorld have announced a new phase in their nearly 20-year partnership with a series of fleetwide enhancements to the onboard...
July 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises expands adults-only offering with Marella Discovery 2 transformation for Winter 2027
Marella Cruises, the UK cruise brand operated by TUI, has announced that Marella Discovery 2 will become a permanently adults-only vessel from the...
June 29, 2026 
CCL-Carnival pulls Liberty out of Navantia shipyard due to unexpected strike
In a highly unusual logistical shake-up, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line was forced to abruptly pull a major cruise vessel out of a Spanish shipyard in the...
June 29, 2026- Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten returns MS Vesteralen to service with heritage-inspired onboard concept
Hurtigruten has returned MS Vesteralen to service following an extensive refurbishment, introducing a new onboard concept that draws on the company's...
June 26, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises commits $250M to Solstice fleet modernisation
Celebrity Cruises has announced an investment exceeding US$250 million to refurbish its five Solstice Series vessels, originally introduced between...
June 21, 2026 
Carnival Splendor's Singapore-Sydney repositioning cruise canceled due to drydock refurbishment
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has cancelled a scheduled relocation voyage aboard Carnival Splendor that was due to depart from Singapore for Sydney on...
June 18, 2026- Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd’s ship HANSEATIC spirit restarted cruises following first drydock refurbishment
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expedition vessel HANSEATIC spirit has completed its first scheduled drydock refurbishment since entering service in 2021...
June 17, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Quest restarted cruises after major drydock refit and refurbishment
Seabourn’s ship Seabourn Quest has resumed service following what the company describes as the most comprehensive interior refurbishment...
June 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Cunard's ship RMS Queen Mary 2 to gain more staterooms during 2027 refit & refurbishment
Cunard Line is preparing a significant refurbishment of its flagship, RMS Queen Mary 2, that will increase the vessel’s capacity through the...
June 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages expands Caribbean schedule with 38 new Resilient Lady cruises for 2028
Virgin Voyages has introduced a programme of 38 new Caribbean departures aboard Resilient Lady for 2028, further strengthening its presence in the...
June 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Margaritaville at Sea acquires Costa Fortuna for conversion into Beachcomber
Margaritaville at Sea has completed the acquisition of Costa Fortuna from Costa Cruises, marking the next phase of the company’s fleet...
June 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages’ ship Valiant Lady returns to service following extensive dry dock refit
Virgin Voyages’ second vessel, Valiant Lady, has returned to service following a scheduled drydocking that introduced new dining venues...
June 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry
CCL's ship Carnival Magic restarted cruises from Miami following drydock refurbishment
Carnival Magic has become the second vessel in the fleet of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line to display CCL’s “From Sea to Shining Sea” new...
May 28, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Cruises expands 2028 schedule with largest Asian season to date
Azamara has unveiled its spring, summer and autumn 2028 deployment, introducing one of the most extensive destination-led programmes in the...
May 26, 2026