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AIDAluna restarted cruises after drydock refit and refurbishment AIDA Evolution
After a 7-week stay at the Chantier Naval shipyard in Marseille, the vessel AIDAluna re-entered service on December 10th, emerging from refit under...
December 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Explora Journeys and Hilton launch ocean-travel loyalty alliance
MSC Group's ultra-luxury brand Explora Journeys and global hospitality group Hilton have together announced a strategic collaboration, initiating a...
December 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC's private island Ocean Cay to be upgraded with new family & wellness amenities in 2026
MSC Cruises has announced that beginning January 2026 its private island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas will offer an expanded suite of...
December 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises adds 5-berth cabins to Arvia, Britannia and Iona
P&O Cruises UK has introduced a new accommodation configuration: 5-berth cabins on the ships Arvia, Britannia and Iona. The family-type...
December 9, 2025 - Cruise Industry
France to impose €15 cruise-passenger levy under new budget
The French legislature approved a proposal to introduce a new tax on cruise ship passengers — a levy of EUR 15 per person for each French port...
December 9, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa started homeporting in Port Canaveral (FL USA)
The 181,000-ton MSC Grandiosa reached Port Canaveral on Saturday, December 6th, commencing week-long Caribbean and Bahamas roundtrips from the...
December 9, 2025 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival unveils plans for Ensenada Bay Village
The port of Ensenada, long treated as a routine West Coast call port rather than a standout destination, is poised for transformation. On December...
December 9, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Godmother named for Windstar’s newest ship, Star Seeker
The Xanterra Parks and Resorts-owned Windstar Cruises has selected Libby Anschutz to serve as godmother of its newest ship, Star Seeker. The...
December 8, 2025 - Cruise Industry
SH Vega to host first-ever Photojournalism at Sea Expedition in March 2026
The boutique expedition vessel SH Vega will carry the first edition of a new creative programme called “Photojournalism at Sea,” a...
December 8, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises unveils the upcoming flagship MSC World Asia
MSC Cruises has unveiled the upcoming flagship MSC World Asia, scheduled to begin 7-night Mediterranean sailings from December 2026. The winter 2026...
December 8, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Cunard's ship Queen Victoria homeported in Southampton for 2025-2026 winter
MS Queen Victoria of Cunard Line will make her return to Southampton as homeport for the 2025-2026 winter season. The vessel is scheduled to offer a...
December 8, 2025 - Accidents
Fog closes Port Tampa Bay, delays arrival of 3 Royal Caribbean ships
A dense winter fog on Saturday morning, December 6th, disrupted cruise ship operations along Florida’s west coast, enveloping Tampa Bay and...
December 7, 2025 - Accidents
Italian ports see protests against Israeli cruise ship visits
Public dissent in Italy appears to be growing as local communities mobilize against what protesters call the normalization of Israeli aggression via...
December 7, 2025 - Accidents
P&O Iona ship's departure from Southampton postponed after TEU containers overboard in Solent
A 2-week cruise departure from Southampton has been delayed after nearly twenty TEU containers from a cargo ship fell into the Solent, obstructing...
December 7, 2025 - Accidents
100+ hit by Norovirus amid World Cruise aboard AIDAdiva
During the 133-day world cruise aboard AIDAdiva, operated by AIDA Cruises, more than one hundred people fell ill after a norovirus outbreak...
December 7, 2025