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  • John Weinstein, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, downplayed concerns from Wall Street analysts around a spike in Caribbean cruise capacity in the first quarter. More ships, geopolitical concerns, airfare costs and private island development are drivi…
  • Carnival Corporation has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 and provided an outlook for the first quarter and full year 2026. Key Highlights Full year net income of $2.8 billion with record adjusted net income1 of $3.1 billio…
  • Norwegian Cruise Line today announced its 2027-28 deployment, along with the return of its Free at Sea Plus package. According to a press release, the new season includes over 370 sailings with a focus on the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Bermuda, the Mexican Rivier…
  • MSC Cruises announced in a statement that it will launch two new itineraries during the summer 2026 season in the Eastern Mediterranean. From April 4, 2026, the Lirica will operate 29 weekly voyages from Venice-Marghera to Kotor in Montenegro, Mykonos (with an…
  • Windstar Cruises has officially taken ownership of the new Star Seeker, following a handover ceremony on December 15 at the WestSEA Shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The 224-guest yacht is the first new build in Windstar’s Star Class and marks a major mi…
  • MSC Cruises today announced a new order for four next-generation cruise vessels and two additional options from Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany marking the launch of its “New Frontier” platform. With a maximum passenger capacity of 5,400 at 180,0…
  • Just south of Tokyo, the Izu Islands, a chain of nine volcanic islands that are part of Tokyo, feel worlds apart from the city. Every year, visitors are drawn to their peculiar geological landscapes, rich flora and fauna, and crystal-clear seas, making the isl…
  • Carnival Cruise Line sent another shipment of hurricane relief supplies today to Ocho Rios, Jamaica aboard the Carnival Horizon. The latest delivery includes 24 pallets weighing more than five tons of critically needed supplies, including hygiene kits, medical…
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings today named Marc Kazlauskas as President of Norwegian Cruise Line (Norwegian), effective Jan. 19, 2026, according to a press release. He joins the company with more than 30 years of senior leadership experience across sales, oper…
  • China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has announced that it signed a deal with Mystic Cruises to build one cruise ship with an option for three additional ships. The deal was signed at a ceremony in China last week, with Mario Ferreira, president o…
  • MSC Cruises has revealed a new list of entertainment activities at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the company’s private island in the Bahamas, which will be rolled out from January 2026. The additions will complement the existing offerings of snorkeling, …
  • The Disney Treasure recently completed its first year of service for Disney Cruise Line after being handed over on October 24, 2024. As the second ship in the company’s Wish class, the LNG-powered vessel was built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germ…
  • Azamara Cruises has announced that Cyber Monday 2025 delivered the strongest booking day in the company’s history, with new bookings up approximately 5 percent over its previous record. The broader multi-week Black Friday Sale also ranked among the top f…
  • Port Canaveral has earned the distinction as the busiest cruise port in the world with over 8.6 million revenue passenger movements in its fiscal year 2025, just beating out Miami. The confirmed tally is the highest number of cruise passengers in the port̵…
  • Ocean Advice, which is owned by United Waterways, has signed a deal to build eight cruise ships in China, with the agreement calling for four coastal vessels and four expedition ships, and with a first ship to be delivered in 2029 from China Merchant Heavy Ind…
  • The latest update of Cruise Industry News’ global cruise ship orderbook shows that 14 new vessels are set to enter service in 2026. According to CIN’s independent research, the new ships will add over 33,000 berths to the industry’s fleet for a cost of approxi…
  • Port Canaveral has welcomed another new ship to its homeported fleet with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess, which began a winter season of six- and eight-day Caribbean sailings on Sunday afternoon. The ship follows the Caribbean Princess, which ho…
  • Century Cruises is heading to Europe in 2026 with the launch of the Century Star, which is set to sail on the Danube River starting in September. “Century Star, the first of many vessels planned for the Danube and Rhine, is a testament to the vision set by Cha…
  • Adora Cruises announced significant changes to its itineraries in the first quarter of 2026, which will now sail exclusively to South Korea and Southeast Asia. According to a press release, the Adora Magic City and the Adora Mediterranea will offer itineraries…
  • The MSC Grandiosa is currently offering a repositioning cruise to North America ahead of its maiden season in Port Canaveral. Having completed its summer season in the Mediterranean, the 2019-built vessel departed from Genoa on Nov. 19, 2025. As part of its tr…
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