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Royal Caribbean Group reported a stronger-than-expected third quarter of 2026 and raised its full-year earnings outlook, citing strong demand for close-in bookings. For travelers, the key line from chairman and CEO Jason Liberty is that, while it is still early, 2027 bookings are pacing ahead of …
Sea Cloud Cruises has announced a President's Cruise aboard the tall ship Sea Cloud Spirit from July 20 to 27, 2027, sailing from Bilbao, Spain, to Lisbon, Portugal. Kevin Smith, the line's President for the Americas, and his wife Christina will host guests at dinners, evenings on deck and a spec…
Explora Journeys' 922-guest Explora III made its first call in Miami on October 25, kicking off a winter season that runs through early April 2027 with cruises from Florida, Puerto Rico and Barbados. When the Caribbean season ends, the ship heads to the West Coast for Explora Journeys' first-ever…
Villa Vie's Odyssey, the residential cruise ship that began sailing in September 2024, has entered what the company calls a temporary lay-up in the Far East. In a letter to residents, the company's CEO said it was unable to secure the fuel needed to keep operating, and residents were asked to lea…
Virgin Voyages has canceled the Brilliant Lady's seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise departing Los Angeles on October 30, 2027, telling booked guests the voyage will no longer go ahead because the ship has been taken for a private charter. The round trip was due to call at San Diego, Cabo San Luca…
Viking is promoting its Mississippi River voyages aboard the Viking Mississippi with up to free airfare plus a choice of bonus savings and a $25 deposit on select 2027 and 2028 departures. Featured itineraries are the 8-day Mississippi Delta Explorer (New Orleans to Memphis, from $4,299), New Orl…
MSC Cruises is adding MSC Grandiosa to its Port Canaveral lineup this November, giving Orlando-area cruisers another big-ship option for Caribbean sailings. The ship’s centrepiece is the Galleria Grandiosa, an indoor promenade of shops, bars and restaurants under an LED dome. On deck there is the…
Viking is promoting its Mississippi River voyages aboard the Viking Mississippi with up to free airfare plus a choice of bonus savings and a $25 deposit on select 2027 and 2028 departures. Featured itineraries are the 8-day Mississippi Delta Explorer (New Orleans to Memphis, from $4,299), New Orl…
Antarctica21's new Magellan Discoverer has completed sea trials off Chile, and shipbuilder ASENAV in Valdivia expects to deliver the 100-passenger expedition ship later this year. It will be the first hybrid-electric expedition ship built in the Americas. Built to the PC6 polar ice class with a b…
Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades welcomed more than 5.38 million cruise guests in 2026, a record for the third year in a row, and has opened its new cruise season with nine cruise lines and 40 ships. New this season, Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas arrives in November to homeport for 2027, …
Carnival Luminosa has arrived in Singapore for a drydock of nearly 30 days, after a two-part repositioning from Alaska: an 18-night crossing from San Francisco to Tokyo, then a 14-night cruise to Singapore via Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam. The ship then repositions to Brisban…
Windstar Cruises' first ship, the 148-passenger Wind Star, has completed 40 years of service. When it debuted in late 1986 with computer-controlled sails, the 5,703-ton vessel was the largest sailing cruise ship in the world, and its maiden voyage sailed from Antigua to St. Croix on December 14, …
Costa Cruises' Costa Favolosa entered drydock at Damen in Rotterdam on October 20 for scheduled maintenance after its Northern Europe summer. Alongside technical work, the ship is expected to get refreshed soft furnishings, new carpeting and new upholstery before guests return in early November. …
MSC Cruises has revealed the included dining on MSC World Asia, its newest ship, which begins sailing in the Mediterranean this December with more complimentary and grab-and-go options than any MSC ship before it. On the Aqua Deck, the new Aqua Food Market has five stalls serving freshly made, cu…
Tourism Fiji says a growing line-up of international cruise lines and small-ship expeditions will include Fiji's 333 islands in their 2027 itineraries, making the country an increasingly popular gateway for South Pacific cruising. Heritage Expeditions launches an 11-day voyage aboard the Heritage…
Mountaineer and philanthropist Peter Hillary, son of Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary, will sail on select National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions voyages in 2027, sharing stories from a lifetime of exploration in onboard conversations and joining guests on the expedition itself. Hillary will …
TUI Cruises has canceled Mein Schiff 3's planned voyage to the Canary Islands after the ship was damaged while leaving Bremerhaven, Germany, in stormy weather on the evening of October 25. According to German police reports, a gust of wind pushed Mein Schiff 3 into a smaller container ship, causi…
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas returned to Brisbane on October 22, 2026 for its fourth Australian summer season, with 28 round-trip cruises. They range from three-night weekend breaks to nine-night voyages, including 13 East Coast cruises of three to seven nights. Queensland itineraries ca…
MSC Meraviglia will sail a one-off, three-night round trip from Southampton on May 26, 2027, calling at Zeebrugge in Belgium and Cherbourg in France. Fares start at £440 per person, and the sailing went on sale on October 20, 2026. MSC says it is the line's only short cruise from Southampton in 2…
River cruisers will have more ships to choose from in 2027. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) counts 21 new river vessels scheduled to enter service during the year, on Europe's classic rivers and on long-haul waterways in Asia, South America and North America. The new ships include A…
Planning a river cruise for 2027? You will have more choice than ever. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) says 21 new river ships are scheduled to enter service next year, from the Rhine, Danube, Seine and Douro to the Mekong, the Amazon and North American rivers. Look for AmaWaterways…
Nicko Cruises has opened bookings for its 2028 summer ocean season aboard the Vasco da Gama, with voyages of 13 to 23 days through Northern and Western Europe. The line keeps its focus on smaller ports, varied shore excursions and longer time ashore. Highlights include two 13-night Baltic voyages…
Carnival Cruise Line is extending its new main dining room menu, already served on 18 ships, to six more, according to brand ambassador John Heald. Carnival Elation and Carnival Valor were first, debuting the menu on October 17, 2026, followed by Carnival Horizon from PortMiami on its October 18 …
The Island Princess left Fort Lauderdale earlier this month on a 50-night "Grand Mediterranean Odyssey," a round trip from Port Everglades visiting 24 ports in 10 countries and territories before returning to Florida in late November. Guests could also sail either half as a 25-night segment betwe…
Oriental Land Co. and The Walt Disney Company have named the first ship for Disney Cruise Line Japan the Disney Imagination. The Wish-class ship will sail itineraries in Japan from Tokyo starting in spring 2029, bringing Disney cruise vacations to Japanese families for the first time. Continuing …
MSC Cruises has added the MSC Armonia to its Europe and Mediterranean lineup for winter 2027-28, making it the line's ninth ship in the region that season alongside the MSC World Europa, the MSC Euribia and six others. The season opens in December with a series of 13-night Eastern Mediterranean c…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines says the launch of its 2028 program on October 7 produced the strongest trading day in its history, the second time this year it has broken that record. The previous high came in July with the launch of the 87-night Amazon & Antarctica Grand Voyage, and an early release o…
AIDA Cruises will operate its first world cruise from Warnemünde aboard AIDAmar, departing November 3, 2028, and ending in Hamburg on March 25, 2029. The 142-day voyage visits 51 ports in 19 countries on five continents, crosses the equator twice and the date line once, and includes 12 overnight …
Okaloosa County, Florida, says the SS United States will sail its final voyage in the second week of November 2026, when the former ocean liner will be sunk about 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach to become the world's largest artificial reef. The county cautions that the ti…
Crystal Serenity has arrived at the Lisnave Shipyard in Setúbal, Portugal, for a three-week drydock that adds new public areas and refreshes venues and staterooms. The headline addition is a new pool bar on Deck 12. The Atrium and Crystal Cove are being reworked with more seating, a new marble da…
Aman at Sea is extending the Amangati's inaugural Caribbean season into 2028, adding 12 winter cruises of five to eight nights to the autumn 2027 itineraries it announced in June. New "Greater Antilles" voyages head west in January from Philipsburg and the British Virgin Islands to Hispaniola, wi…
Holland America Line has launched Alaska Heritage Tours, a collection of shore experiences built around the places and traditions that marked its earliest days in Alaska, ahead of its 80th season in the state next summer. The line says the tours have been modernized over the decades but trace bac…
Oceanwide Expeditions has published its first environmental, social and governance report, and it confirms that the polar expedition line is preparing for two new ships. In March the company signed a letter of intent for two next-generation eco-sail expedition vessels, which are planned to join t…
Carnival Freedom made its first call at Valletta, Malta, on October 15, 2026, during an eight-night Western Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona that also visited Marseille, Livorno, Civitavecchia and Naples. It is the fifth Carnival ship to visit Malta. The ship crossed to Europe in early Septemb…
Spanish start-up Corazul Cruceros has moved its first cruise to October 30, 2026. The Buenavista had been due to take guests on a shakedown cruise on October 23 and start its maiden cruise on October 26. Corazul blamed adverse sailing conditions and delays in government authorizations during the …
European Waterways, the largest hotel barge company in Europe, runs 18 barges in nine countries. They range from the six-passenger Nymphea in the Loire Valley to the 20-passenger La Bella Vita on the Venetian Lagoon and the River Po. Founder Derek Banks started the company in 1977 from a lock hou…
The 3,400-passenger Aroya is back at its Istanbul homeport for Aroya Cruises' first winter season in the Mediterranean. From the Galataport Cruise Terminal, the ship is sailing seven-night cruises that call at Marmaris and Kusadasi and spend two days in Alexandria, where passengers can also board…
Phoenix Reisen has confirmed that Oceania Cruises' Insignia will join its fleet and begin sailing as the Alvara in November 2027. The 700-guest ship was built in 1998. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The ship is due at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in September 2027, where it will…
Princess Cruises is expanding the Sanctuary Collection, the resort-style experience that debuted on Sun Princess and Star Princess, to five Royal Class ships. Royal Princess goes first, followed by Discovery Princess, Enchanted Princess, Regal Princess and Sky Princess. Sanctuary Collection guest…
Holland America Line has opened the new Beach Club at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, its private island in the Bahamas. Nieuw Amsterdam was the first ship to call for the season, and the captain and cruise director marked the opening with a toast on October 19. The Beach Club costs $125 per person for…
Holland America Line is adding Bar 1873, a two-deck venue around the Deck 2 atrium, as the centerpiece of Oosterdam's Holland America Evolution refit. Live piano anchors the evenings, and a roughly 10-foot illuminated tulip sculpture is the focal point. Each Evolution ship will get its own versio…
Princess Cruises is sailing the Amazon again for the first time since 2014, including a call at Santarém, Brazil. It leads a 2028-29 Americas season of more than 250 departures that opened for sale on October 13. Coral Princess adds a 64-day Circle South America voyage combining Antarctica, the A…
For the first time Royal Caribbean will keep a ship in Europe through the winter. Rhapsody of the Seas sails seven-night cruises from Athens (Piraeus), Barcelona and Lisbon from May to October 2028, with overnights in Alexandria and Istanbul, then switches in November 2028 to nine- to 12-night wi…
Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber has arrived at Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for a major refurbishment ahead of its first season with the line. The 2003-built former Costa ship will gain new venues and updated staterooms and public areas. After the refit the 2,720-passenger ship…
Two new river ships are coming from Swiss operator Thurgau Travel. The Thurgau Avanti debuts in May 2027 with 82 cabins, four junior suites, four suites, three restaurants and a private dining room aboard a 135-meter hull. In summer 2028 the Thurgau Arva joins, a roughly 190-guest ship named for …
Thurgau Travel, the Swiss river cruise company, is renewing its fleet with two new ships. The five-star Thurgau Avanti is due in May 2027: 135 meters long, with 82 cabins, four junior suites, four suites, three restaurants and a private dining room. The Thurgau Arva follows in summer 2028, carryi…
Azamara Journey will enter drydock on November 16, 2028, for two weeks of work under the line's Azamara Forward renovation program, with upgrades to dining, entertainment, staterooms, suites and public spaces. Plans include a reimagined Discoveries Restaurant, a dedicated Chef's Table experience,…
Atlas Ocean Voyages has unveiled the Owner's Suites on Atlas Adventurer, the expedition yacht due to debut in late 2028. There are only two, both forward on Deck 6 directly above the bridge, giving guests a captain's-eye view ahead. Each two-bedroom suite has about 1,365 square feet of space, two…
Carnival Firenze is running a series of adults-only SEA Cruises from Long Beach, open only to guests 21 and over and built around gaming. Four sailings of seven to 14 nights run through late November. The first left in mid-October for Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Ensenada. Next is a 14-night crui…
Cunard has released its winter 2028-29 program: 93 voyages between October 2028 and May 2029, visiting 104 destinations in 49 countries, with an average of 12 hours in port, 18 overnight calls and 18 late-evening departures. The season closes with Queen Mary 2's 500th transatlantic crossing, a 21…
Carnival Cruise Line has launched The Next Course, a culinary program that adds new restaurants, bars, menus and dining options across its 29-ship fleet and its next two Excel-class ships, Carnival Festivale (2027) and Carnival Tropicale (2028). Four new restaurants are planned for the new ships:…
MSC Cruises' newest ship, MSC World Atlantic, will offer a single Grand Hamptons Villa, a two-deck family suite on an aft corner of the ship. World Atlantic arrives at Port Canaveral in winter 2027 and will alternate seven-night and 14-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises, with stops inclu…
Virgin Voyages has changed this week's Brilliant Lady sailing from Los Angeles. The ship left on October 17, 2026, for a seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise. To keep clear of Hurricane Trudy, it is instead sailing a California itinerary. Brilliant Lady will now call at San Francisco, San Diego and…
Carnival Spirit's 16-night repositioning cruise from Seattle to its new home port of Mobile, Alabama, has been cut to a single port call. The ship skipped Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on October 17, 2026. It took a wider route to avoid the worst of Hurricane Trudy, and strong opposing currents slowed …
Riviera Travel River Cruises has introduced the Riviera Vacation Guarantee, which sets out what travellers can expect if a river cruise itinerary has to change. If significant changes are needed before departure, guests can sail the revised itinerary and receive a goodwill gesture, reschedule the…
Riverside Cruises will grow its European river fleet from three ships to five in 2028, bringing back the Mahler and introducing the Mozart. The line now owns all five of the former Crystal river ships and currently sails three of them: the Bach, the Ravel and the Debussy. The Mozart will sail the…
Water levels are the one thing every river cruiser worries about. Riviera Travel River Cruises now monitors 52 river gauges daily and has put its response to disruptions in writing with the new Riviera Vacation Guarantee. If a significant change is needed before departure, guests choose one of th…
River cruisers who liked the former Crystal river ships will have more chances to sail them. Riverside Cruises owns all five and sails three today, the Bach, the Ravel and the Debussy. In 2028 the Mahler returns and the Mozart debuts, taking the fleet to five. The Mozart will cruise the Rhine, Ma…
Guests on AmaWaterways' "Magic of Colombia" river cruise will be able to add a six-day journey to Machu Picchu, the line's first program in Peru. It is available on select sailings from April 2027 and on every departure the following year. After the cruise ends in Cartagena, travelers fly to Lima…
For its 10th anniversary, VIVA Cruises is running 325 river sailings on seven ships in 2028, covering the Rhine, Main, Moselle, Danube and Douro as well as German canals and the Baltic coast. The Danube gets the most new options. The renovated Viva Moments sails seven-night trips between Passau, …
Paris and Normandy by river now come with an optional wellness program. Tauck will run two Wellness Departures of its 10-day "Rendezvous on the Seine" cruise aboard the riverboat Serene on July 28 and October 11, 2027. Hosted by wellness coach Nikki Polos of Workout Worthy, the sailings add guide…
Royal Caribbean changed the October 18, 2026 sailing of Oasis of the Seas from Cape Liberty (Bayonne, New Jersey) because of bad weather developing off the East Coast. The seven-night cruise was due to call at Port Canaveral, Perfect Day at CocoCay and Nassau; the ship sailed north to Halifax, No…
Seabourn has launched "Earth & Ocean," a culinary philosophy that will shape menus, programming and experiences across its fleet by pairing gourmet ingredients from around the world with dishes inspired by the places the ships visit. The idea grows out of Seabourn's Earth & Ocean restaurant, intr…
Silversea's 2026-27 Antarctica season gives guests an early look at The Cormorant at 55 South, the company's new hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile, billed as the southernmost hotel on Earth. Its official grand opening is November 5, 2026, and guests on earlier voyages get a preview stay. Through Ma…
MSC Cruises has opened bookings for its 2029 world cruise: 119 nights aboard the MSC Magnifica, visiting 45 destinations in 21 countries with nine overnight calls. The route includes a rare circumnavigation of Australia with first-time calls at Kangaroo Island, Broome and Darwin and a new overnig…
Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for the Norwegian Bella, the last of its Prima Class ships, which will sail seven-day round-trip Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona starting in May 2028. Ports on the inaugural season include Rome, Florence and Salerno in Italy, Marseille in France and …
AmaWaterways is adding its first Peru program: a six-day Machu Picchu journey offered as a post-cruise extension to its "Magic of Colombia" river cruise. It starts on select sailings from April 2027 and will be available on every departure of the itinerary the following year. After the cruise end…
VIVA Cruises has released its 2028 river cruise season: 325 sailings on seven ships on the Rhine, Main, Moselle, Danube and Douro, plus German canal and Baltic coast itineraries, to celebrate the line's 10th anniversary. Vienna gets a bigger role. The Viva Enjoy offers 22 seven-night round trips …
Tauck is adding optional fitness, nutrition and mindfulness programming to two 2027 departures of its 10-day "Rendezvous on the Seine" river cruise, which sails round trip from Paris through Normandy aboard the riverboat Serene. The Wellness Departures sail July 28 and October 11, 2027, hosted by…
With its 2026 Alaska season ending, Holland America Line is preparing for a milestone: 2027 marks 80 years of the line exploring Alaska. President Beth Bodensteiner said the line's decades of experience help it create experiences that let guests connect with the state in meaningful ways. Six ship…
Panama Canal cruise season is under way. The Carnival Miracle made the first transit of the 2026-27 season with an eastbound crossing. According to the Panama Canal Authority, 220 cruise ships are scheduled to pass through the canal between October 2026 and May 2027, from large Neo-Panamax ships …
AIDA Cruises is extending its Evolution modernization program, the largest in its history, to its Hyperion-class ships. AIDAperla goes into drydock in Marseille from April 2 to May 2, 2027, and AIDAprima follows from April 21 to May 21, 2028. New dining includes Best Burger @ Sea, East Fusion wit…
Cunard's Queen Victoria has left the Mediterranean on a 16-night repositioning cruise from Civitavecchia to Southampton, calling at Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena, Málaga, Lisbon and La Coruña. Before her fall and winter season she goes into drydock in the Netherlands for a 19-day refurbishment. It…
Cunard's Culinary Residencies with Michel Roux are returning. The two-Michelin-star chef will host five sailings on Queen Anne between May 2027 and June 2028. With Le Gavroche's doors on land closed, the ship is the only place in the world to taste the restaurant's cuisine. Dinners take place at …
AmaWaterways is building toward a fleet of more than 50 river ships by 2032, with new ships lined up for the Nile, the Mekong, the Danube, the Rhine and the Douro. CEO Catherine Powell said the line plans to expand thoughtfully into new markets outside Europe. The headline ship for 2027 is the Am…
Danube river cruisers get a new kind of ship in 2027. AmaWaterways' AmaRudi is the line's second double-width ship after the AmaMagna and is set to be the largest river cruise ship in Europe. She will carry 196 guests in 98 staterooms, and the extra beam goes to public spaces: more places to dine…
Royal Caribbean will base four ships in Alaska in summer 2028: Anthem, Ovation, Serenade and Voyager of the Seas. They will sail seven-night cruises from Seattle, Vancouver and Seward between April and September. Bookings are open now to Crown & Anchor Society members. Anthem sails between Seward…
Holland America Line has opened bookings for the first five sailings of the Oosterdam after her makeover. She is the first ship to go through Holland America Evolution, a multiyear upgrade that brings features from the line's newer Pinnacle Class ships to older vessels. New features include Solo …
Variety Cruises will begin a new seven-night "Croatia Island-Hopping & Montenegro" itinerary in April 2027 aboard the 34-guest Callisto. It will sail weekly, roundtrip from Dubrovnik. The slower-paced route takes in lesser-known islands such as Vis, Lastovo and Mljet before sailing into Montenegr…
Holland America Line has shared details of its Pan Am 100th Anniversary Legendary Voyage. The 28-day roundtrip cruise sails from Miami on the Zuiderdam on October 30, 2027, visiting 18 destinations along parts of Pan Am's historic routes through the Caribbean and Central America. The ship will re…
Cunard's Queen Anne will leave the Cunard fleet after her 2028-29 world voyage. She will then be reimagined, renamed and enter service with sister line P&O Cruises in May 2029. Before then she plays a central role in the Four Queens celebration in Liverpool in May 2028. P&O's Arcadia will sail a …
Disney Cruise Line's new Disney Believe will be based in Fort Lauderdale for its maiden season, sailing four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas and the Caribbean from Port Everglades. The 2,500-guest Wish-class ship, now under construction at Meyer Werft, begins its inaugural voyage on Decemb…
Construction of Royal Caribbean's Hero of the Seas at Meyer Turku in Finland is running ahead of schedule, so the fourth Icon-class ship will welcome its first guests on August 1, 2027, ten days earlier than planned. The new first sailing is a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauder…
Norwegian Cruise Line expects early delivery of the Norwegian Aura from Fincantieri, so it has opened two new Mediterranean sailings ahead of the ship's previously announced May 21, 2027 maiden voyage. A 10-day cruise leaves Trieste on May 2, 2027 for Dubrovnik and Split, Croatia; Bar, Montenegro…
Smithsonian Journeys and AmaWaterways are adding two new eight-day river cruises for 2028. "Waterways of Holland and Belgium: Timeless Cities, Art and Heritage" sails from Amsterdam to Bruges, Rotterdam and Antwerp on July 22-29 and Sept. 2-9, 2028, from $3,639 per person. "Cruising the Rhine and…
Smithsonian Journeys has released its 2028 river cruise collection, operated with AmaWaterways: 50 departures on 15 itineraries along the Danube, Rhine, Douro, Seine and Rhône, plus three Mekong sailings through Cambodia and Vietnam. There are two new eight-day voyages. "Waterways of Holland and …
River cruisers will have another way to see Portugal's Douro Valley in 2028, when Amadeus River Cruises launches a new ship there. It is the Austrian family-owned line's first move onto the Douro, after the Amadeus Aurea debuted this year and with the Amadeus Mira due next spring. On the Rhine an…
Family-owned Amadeus River Cruises is expanding to Portugal's Douro River in 2028 with a brand-new ship. The move follows the launch of the Amadeus Aurea this year and the expected delivery of the Amadeus Mira next spring. Executive vice president Marcus Leskovar told Cruise Industry News that th…
Celebrity Cruises has quietly changed one of its Concierge Class perks. For sailings departing after September 21, 2026, Concierge Class guests no longer get the "daily delectable delights" afternoon canapés delivered to their stateroom. Instead, the $9.95 per-order room service fee is waived for…
Royal Caribbean is changing the cancellation penalties on its North America sailings from October 11, 2026, for both new and existing bookings. Cruise lengths will be grouped as 1-4 nights, 5-9 nights and 10 nights or longer, instead of today's 1-4, 5-14 and 15-plus. That puts 10- to 14-night cru…
Princess Cruises is raising the price of its two bundled packages by $5 per person per day on voyages departing on or after October 13, 2026. Princess Plus goes from $65 to $70 a day bought before the cruise, or from $70 to $75 bought on board. Princess Premier goes from $100 to $105 pre-cruise, …
Mexico has launched a plan to bring homeport cruises, where voyages begin and end, to Puerto Vallarta. The initiative was announced in late September by Tourism Secretary Josefina Rodríguez Zamora and Navy Secretary Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, according to Agencia Quadratin. A new cru…
Holland America Line's Zaandam is wrapping up its Alaska season with an 18-night Great Bear Rainforest and Alaska Explorer cruise round trip from Vancouver. The voyage calls at 11 ports in Alaska and Canada, including less-visited Prince Rupert, Homer and Anchorage (with an overnight), plus Kodia…
Ambassador Cruise Line has put its third and fourth Caribbean fly-cruise seasons on sale, both aboard the Renaissance. Each winter has 10 sailings: eight 14-night round trips from Bridgetown, Barbados, plus a repositioning voyage out from the UK and one back. The 2027-28 season runs November 10, …
American Cruise Lines christened its newest ship, the American Ranger, on September 24 at Historic Catskill Point in Catskill, New York. It is the company's third new ship this year and the fourth of its Patriot Class. The ceremony took place during the ship's first nine-day Hudson River Fall Fol…
The Hudson River's newest cruise ship is now officially named. American Cruise Lines christened the 130-guest American Ranger on September 24 at Historic Catskill Point, midway through its first nine-day Hudson River Fall Foliage cruise from New York City to Albany. Hudson cruisers should note a …
MSC held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 28 for Sandy Cay, a new private island in The Bahamas right next to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. Site work is already well under way, and the island is scheduled to open in 2028 exclusively for guests of MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys. MSC says S…
Princess Cruises says its Thanksgiving-to-New Year's sailings are filling fast, with limited space left. Options include a seven-day Mexican Riviera cruise on Discovery Princess from Los Angeles (November 21-28), a 12-day Panama Canal and Caribbean holiday cruise on Caribbean Princess from Fort L…
Virgin Voyages has adjusted 16 departures of Brilliant Lady's 2027 Alaska and Pacific Coast season from Seattle and Vancouver. The line says ports and scenic routes are changing, but ship, voyage length and the onboard experience are not. On 13 sailings, scenic cruising at Endicott Arm and Dawes …
After nearly three years sailing only to the Western Caribbean, the Carnival Jubilee is now offering Bahamas cruises from its home port of Galveston, Texas. The new eight-night itinerary visits Nassau and two Carnival private destinations, Celebration Key and RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, with three …
Cunard's Queen Elizabeth has completed the line's final Alaska cruise, a seven-night roundtrip from Seattle with calls at Ketchikan and Victoria. It closed a four-month season of seven- to 11-night voyages that included Sitka, Haines and Wrangell, plus scenic cruising in the Inside Passage, Glaci…
Princess Cruises has launched a native app in ChatGPT, which it says makes it the first cruise line to do so. By tagging @princesscruises and adding the Princess plugin to a ChatGPT account, travellers can search cruises and check pricing and availability without leaving the conversation. The app…
Century Cruises, the river line best known for its Yangtze River fleet in China, has announced the Century Diamond, the second ship in its new generation of European river vessels. The inaugural voyage is scheduled for August 2027, following the recent debut of the Century Star on the Danube. The…
Travellers planning a Rhine river cruise have a new ship to consider for 2027. Century Cruises will introduce the Century Diamond in August 2027, sailing primarily eight-day itineraries between Basel and Amsterdam, with some departures extending to other European rivers in the line's program. The…
Carnival Luminosa left San Francisco on September 20, 2026, on one of Carnival's longest cruises of the year: an 18-night crossing to Tokyo with calls at Ketchikan and Icy Strait Point, scenic cruising at Hubbard Glacier, and, after eight days across the Pacific, Otaru, Aomori, Shimizu and Kobe. …
Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot has completed five years of polar expeditions since its delivery on August 2, 2021. The 245-guest ship was designed as the first luxury icebreaker, with a Polar Class 2 hull that reaches places such as the Weddell Sea, the Ross Sea and Peter I Island, and hybrid LNG…
Seabourn Ovation made its first call at Quebec City on September 23, 2026, staying overnight during a 12-day cruise from New York to Montreal that left on September 13. The voyage visited Newport, Boston, Rockland, Halifax, Charlottetown and Saguenay, with scenic cruising through the Cape Cod Can…
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Jade left Vancouver on September 21, 2026, on a 16-night repositioning cruise to Yokohama, calling at Ketchikan, Sitka, Whittier and Kodiak, cruising Hubbard Glacier and stopping in Hakodate before arriving October 7. It is the ship's first season in the region s…
Virgin Voyages has welcomed its two-millionth Sailor. The milestone guest, a seven-time Sailor from Leland, North Carolina, was surprised with his wife at Terminal V in Miami on September 24, 2026, before boarding Resilient Lady. The couple received a suite upgrade, a Bimini beach cabana, a spa t…
Holland America Line is marking the upcoming 30th anniversary of its private island, RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, with a sweet partnership: Magnolia Bakery's famous Banana Pudding will be served in the Lido Market on Holland America's Caribbean cruises throughout the 2026-27 season. It is the first …
A nor'easter off the U.S. East Coast has slowed the Carnival Sunshine on its way home from an eight-night Canada cruise to Halifax, Sydney and Saint John. The ship was due in Norfolk on Sunday, September 27, 2026, and now expects to arrive on Monday, September 28. Carnival says it reduced speed a…
Carnival Panorama sailed from Long Beach on September 26, 2026, on a revised eight-night Mexican Riviera cruise to stay a safe distance from Hurricane Polo. The planned calls at Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán are cancelled. The ship adds Ensenada instead, then continues to La Paz and Cabo San Lucas…
Princess Cruises has changed the Grand Princess's 10-night Baja Peninsula and Sea of Cortez cruise, which left Los Angeles on September 25, 2026, to keep the ship clear of Hurricane Polo. The original plan called at La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Guaymas. La Paz, Guaymas and Puerto V…
Celestyal has opened bookings for 190 shore excursions for its winter Mediterranean cruises: 118 for Celestyal Discovery's new Western Mediterranean itineraries in winter 2026-27 and 2027-28, and 72 for Celestyal Journey's Eastern Mediterranean sailings in winter 2027-28. There are half-day, full…
Greece has a new small-ship line. Blue Zephyr Cruises began its first season this week with the 100-passenger Blue Zephyr, opening with its seven-night "Classic Cyclades" cruise from Lavrio, near Athens, to Syros, Delos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros and Samos, plus Kuşadası in Turkey for Ephesus. The li…
Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, left Southampton on September 20, 2026, on a 19-night Mediterranean and Greek Islands cruise. It calls at Cádiz, Cagliari, Santorini, Heraklion, Katakolon, Mykonos and Piraeus, with Gibraltar on the way home. The voyage was also sold in shorter segments. For the …
Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas is back in Los Angeles. The ship arrived on September 22 after a summer in Alaska and a three-night repositioning cruise from Vancouver, and opened its season with a three-night cruise to Ensenada. Through the season it sails three-night Baja cruises and four…
Celebrity Cruises' first-ever Grand Voyage left Canada Place in Vancouver on September 13, 2026, aboard the freshly refurbished Celebrity Solstice. The 110-night Pacific crossing visits 58 ports in 15 countries and ends in Hong Kong on January 2, 2027. After Ketchikan, Juneau and Icy Strait Point…
Norwegian Sun has reached 25 years with Norwegian Cruise Line. Lloyd Werft delivered the 78,309-ton ship on August 31, 2001; its name came from a travel agent naming contest, and it was christened alongside Norwegian Star in Miami in November 2001. It has since sailed in Alaska, Northern Europe, …
A nor'easter forecast for the U.S. Northeast and Atlantic Canada forced Norwegian Cruise Line to change the end of Norwegian Escape's seven-night Canada and New England cruise, which left New York on September 18. The ship sailed from Halifax at 5:00 PM on September 24, five hours earlier than pl…
Some guests booked on Allure of the Seas' September 27, 2026, cruise from Fort Lauderdale have received an email from Royal Caribbean asking whether their travel plans are flexible. The six-night sailing calls at Perfect Day at CocoCay, Nassau and Falmouth, Jamaica. There are two options. Guests …
Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas will stay tied up at PortMiami overnight on Saturday, September 26, because of required maintenance. Guests still board on Saturday as planned, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection rules require, but the ship now sails at 4:00 PM on Sunday, September 27, rather…
Celebrity Edge is on its way to Australia. The ship left Vancouver on September 18, 2026, on a ten-night cruise to Honolulu with an overnight in Hilo, and will follow with an 18-night "Tahitian Treasures" crossing to Sydney via Moorea, Raiatea, Papeete, the Bay of Islands and Tauranga. Its fourth…
Windstar Cruises' newest ship, the 224-guest Star Explorer, is being readied at the West Sea shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, ahead of its entry into service in December. Captain Matthew Holloway and Staff Captain Matthew Mullins, part of the ship's inaugural team, recently visited to chec…
The Port of Palm Beach is moving forward with a $43 million capital project to improve its cruise terminal and berth. At its September 24 meeting, the Port Commission voted to issue a competitive solicitation for the work, which was identified as a priority in the port's 2023 Master Plan. "This p…
Carnival Cruise Line has changed the itinerary of Carnival Encounter's seven-night Great Barrier Reef cruise from Brisbane, departing September 26, 2026, because of tide restrictions in Cairns. Instead of overnighting in Cairns, the ship will leave at 8:00 PM on September 29 to take advantage of …
Royal Caribbean has replaced the Canada and New England itinerary on Vision of the Seas' nine-night cruise from Baltimore with a sailing to Port Canaveral, Nassau and Grand Bahama, citing adverse weather and high winds along the Northeast coast. The cruise was due to leave Baltimore on September …
Guests boarding five Carnival Cruise Line ships this weekend will take part in a full, in-person safety drill. Carnival says the mustering will be mandatory on Carnival Horizon, Carnival Panorama, Carnival Sunshine, Carnival Vista and Carnival Firenze between September 26 and September 28, 2026. …
Fincantieri has laid the keel for Four Seasons II, the second ship from Four Seasons Yachts, at its Ancona shipyard in Italy. In keeping with maritime tradition, a commemorative coin was welded into the hull during the ceremony. The 34,000-gross-ton, 207-metre ship will carry 79 suites and keep t…
With its Middle East itineraries cancelled for the season, Explora Journeys is moving the new Explora V into Europe for winter 2027-28. The ship had originally been set to sail in the Red Sea; it will now spend December 2027 to April 2028 in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Islands. The season …
Disney Dream made its first-ever call at Funchal on Portugal's Madeira Island on September 16, 2026, with 2,645 passengers and 1,436 crew on board. Port officials marked the visit with a traditional plaque exchange. The stop is part of a 13-night transatlantic crossing from Southampton to Fort La…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has expanded its partnership with Motorsport Lab. For 2027, it is adding four exclusive pre- and post-cruise programs for car enthusiasts, offered with seven European voyages. They focus on Barcelona, England's Goodwood Estate and Italy's Motor Valley. In Barcelona, Moto…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is reported to have dropped plans for a new cruise destination at Daniel's Head, an 18-acre property in Bermuda's Sandys Parish about six kilometers from the Royal Naval Dockyard cruise port. Bermuda outlet Bernews first reported the news. The company signed a non-b…
Azamara has opened bookings for its 2029 World Cruise, a 195-night voyage aboard Azamara Quest that sails from San Diego on January 3, 2029 and ends in Copenhagen on July 17, 2029. It visits 126 ports, including 12 maiden calls, in 40 countries and territories across five continents, with no repe…
Explora Journeys, the luxury brand of MSC Group, has signed a letter of intent with Den Breejen Shipyard to build its first luxury river ships. The move marks MSC Group's planned entry into river cruising. Explora says it wants to take the approach behind its "Ocean State of Mind" philosophy, whi…
Another luxury name is heading for Europe's rivers. Explora Journeys, the high-end brand of MSC Group, has signed a letter of intent with Den Breejen Shipyard to build its first luxury river ships. The line says it will bring the European hospitality and design of its ocean ships to Europe's best…
Demand for the Rhône is behind Tauck's newest riverboat. The line says Rhône bookings were pacing nearly 30% ahead of 2025, and in 2028 it will add ms Harmonie, a 130-guest sister to ms Lumière built for the river, doubling its Rhône capacity. The two ships will sail best-sellers such as Savoring…
Tauck will add a new riverboat, ms Harmonie, to its French fleet in 2028. The 130-guest sister ship to ms Lumière was designed for the Rhône and will double Tauck's capacity on the river, sailing itineraries such as Savoring France: Paris, Lyon & Provence. Harmonie is one of five new Tauck river …
Riviera Travel River Cruises is adding private shore events to four of its European river itineraries for 2028 under a new banner, The Riviera Moment. On the Danube, guests on The Blue Danube get a private classical concert in Vienna's Strauss Hall (from $2,649 per person, April 2028 onward). Rhi…
Riviera Travel River Cruises has opened sales for all of its 2028 itineraries and launched The Riviera Moment, a set of private events available only to Riviera guests on some of its most popular European sailings. They include a private classical concert in Vienna's Strauss Hall on The Blue Danu…
Margaritaville at Sea has named Zac Brown as godfather of its new ship, Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber. He will christen the ship in Miami on January 9, 2027, and perform for guests before it departs on its inaugural sailing. Brown helped create Same Boat, the Beachcomber's live music venue, w…
Guests on P&O Cruises' Arvia got a surprise in Ibiza: legendary DJ Pete Tong played a 90-minute set for more than 900 passengers in the ship's glass-roofed SkyDome while Arvia was docked at Botafoc Pier. The show took place during a 14-night western Mediterranean roundtrip from Southampton that d…
Princess Cruises' Crown Princess left Sydney earlier this month on a 35-night voyage through the South Pacific and Hawaii. After Fiji and Samoa, the 3,100-passenger ship called at Honolulu, Nawiliwili, Kahului and Hilo. It is now heading for French Polynesia, where highlights include a late-night…
Windstar Cruises has opened bookings for summer 2028 in Europe, with five ships (Star Explorer, Star Legend, Star Pride, Wind Spirit and Wind Surf) sailing the Mediterranean and Northern Europe from March through October. The season offers 348 itinerary combinations, from four-day getaways to a 5…
UK-based Ambassador Cruise Line has bought the 670-passenger Oceania Sirena from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. The ship stays with Oceania Cruises on a leaseback through spring 2028. From summer 2028 it will sail as the Ambella for a new German-language brand, Ambassador Kreuzfahrten, offering …
The Hudson River has a new ship. American Cruise Lines' 130-guest American Ranger left New York City on September 22 on an eight-night Hudson River cruise to Albany, its first voyage. Along the way it calls at Sleepy Hollow, West Point, Hyde Park, Kingston, Catskill and Troy, and the line is repe…
American Cruise Lines' newest ship, the 130-guest American Ranger, sailed from New York City on September 22 on its maiden voyage, an eight-night cruise up the Hudson River to Albany. The open-jaw itinerary visits Sleepy Hollow, West Point, Hyde Park, Kingston, Catskill and Troy, and repeats thro…
Royal Caribbean Group has agreed to take a 50% equity interest in Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts for approximately $3 billion, forming a joint venture that moves the cruise company into all-inclusive Caribbean resorts. The partnership covers the full Sandals and Beaches collection. The two c…
Vancouver's Canada Place cruise terminal is on track for its busiest season on record. Between February and the end of June 2026 it handled 141 cruise ship calls, up 8 percent, and 560,000 passenger visits, up 11 percent, according to the Port of Vancouver's mid-year report. Canada Place is a maj…
Travellers hoping to cruise the Arabian Gulf over the next two winters will not find a sailing. Research by Cruise Industry News shows that every cruise line that had planned regular Gulf itineraries has now cancelled them for both 2026-27 and 2027-28, following the military conflict in the regio…