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Aranui 5 opens Australian bookings with 20% off Austral Islands voyages
The hybrid cargo-and-passenger vessel Aranui 5 is poised to open the secluded Austral Islands to voyagers seeking an authentic French Polynesian...
July 7, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Ponant schedules Winter 2027 Baja California itinerary via Smithsonian partnership
In winter 2027, Ponant will launch a 10-night cruise program around the Baja California Peninsula with the 184-passenger ship Le Bellot. Departing...
July 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Seascape ship homeported in Galveston (Texas USA) starting November 2025
MSC Cruises, less than a decade after entering the USA market, has set a southern course to Galveston TX—the nation’s fourth busiest...
July 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Malaysia to host Chinese cruise ship Piano Land in 2025
Malaysia is set to welcome its first-ever homeporting of a Chinese cruise ship, with Piano Land scheduled to begin operations from Penang and Port...
July 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival enforces zero-tolerance for disruptive behaviour on Panama-bound sailings
CCL-Carnival Cruise Lines has initiated a new course to reshape the onboard environment on high-demand voyages—particularly those to Panama...
July 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
FCCA opens registration for its Caribbean Industry Summit
Registration has now opened for the Florida–Caribbean Cruise Association’s Cruise Conference and Trade Show—the sole official...
July 5, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises charts a new financial course
Celestyal Cruises has successfully concluded a major refinancing operation that replaces its original vessel acquisition funding with a more...
July 5, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC joins Carnival & Royal Caribbean in $600M Grand Bahama Shipyard expansion
MSC Cruises has become the latest stakeholder in the Grand Bahama Shipyard/Freeport venture, joining Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Group...
July 5, 2025 - Cruise Industry
HAL ms Zuiderdam ship's "Stars & Stripes Voyage" (American Revolution-themed)
HAL-Holland America Line scheduled a cruise commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. On July 4, 2025, ms Zuiderdam embarked...
July 5, 2025 - Accidents
Nice Mayor’s stunt amplifies debate over cruise limits amid regional clampdown
The Mayor of Nice, who also presides over the Nice–Côte d’Azur Metro, sailed out on a port-police launch to meet the RCI-Royal...
July 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Silversea schedules Venetian Society Reunion Cruise on Silver Shadow ship in 2026
Silversea has charted a rich course for its Venetian Society Reunion Voyage aboard Silver Shadow in 2026, establishing a 12‑day roundtrip itinerary...
July 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Cordelia Cruises' ship Empress marks historic boost to Andhra’s coastal economy
The luxury vessel MV Empress, operated by Cordelia Cruises (India), departed from the Visakhapatnam International Cruise Terminal en route to Chennai...
July 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Stranda Port to invest NOK 60 M in environmentally-tailored fjord infrastructure
Stranda Port Authority KF has initiated an advanced fjord network, designed with environmental considerations for the World Heritage villages of...
July 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean opens bookings as official holiday partner of Brisbane Heat
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has formalized a multi‑year collaboration with the Brisbane Heat (Australian professional franchise cricket team...
July 3, 2025 - Accidents
Missing passenger from NCL's ship Norwegian Bliss found dead in Gold Ridge (Alaska)
A 62-year-old female passenger was reported missing in Juneau, Alaska USA, after failing to return to the Norwegian Bliss before its scheduled...
July 3, 2025