Cruise News

  • BC Cruise Services has announced that it received the Best Global Tour Operator 2025 award from MSC Cruises. The tour operator for cruise ships, which is part of Alsa, said that the award recognizes its shore excursions offered to MSC passengers, who have rate…
  • Carnival Cruise Line announced that 10 nurses and healthcare workers from Queensland Children’s Hospital were welcomed aboard the Carnival Luminosa for a spa experience as a thank you from the company, which is a longtime partner of the Children’s …
  • Two Marella Cruises ships are currently undergoing routine drydocks in Europe: the Marella Discovery and the Marella Voyager. Upon completing a summer deployment in the Mediterranean, the Voyager arrived at the Navantia shipyard in Cádiz, Spain, on November 6,…
  • The Celebrity Xcel recently welcomed its first guests onboard in Florida, kicking off its maiden season for Celebrity Cruises. Built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France, the Edge-class vessel was delivered to the company in late October. After …
  • Aurora Expeditions has unveiled its Antarctica 2027-28 season, featuring 34 voyages across the company’s fleet. The season offers a collection of sailings across the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, the Weddell Sea, the Antarctic…
  • Carnival Cruise Line is stepping up to support Jamaica’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. In addition to donating goods and funds to the island country, the company is scheduling visits to ports that are already able to welcome guests back. “As we…
  • The SH Minerva has welcomed guests back for its first expedition cruise after almost three years laid up. Rejoining Swan Hellenic’s fleet, the ship is sailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a 17-night expedition cruise to Antarctica. The vessel was welcomed…
  • Barcelona is planning to reduce the number of cruise passenger arrivals starting in 2027, Catalan News reported. The initiative is part of a previously announced plan, which will reorganize cruise operations in the Spanish port while decreasing the number of g…
  • The Carnival Miracle is currently returning to North America following the completion of its summer season in Europe. Set to spend the winter sailing from Tampa, the Spirit-class vessel kicked off a 14-night repositioning voyage on November 8, 2025. The trans-…
  • The Spirit of Adventure has recently completed five years of service for Saga Cruises after being delivered on Sep. 29, 2020. As the second newbuild ever ordered by the UK-based company, the vessel was constructed at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The 99…
  • Ambassador Cruise Line has unveiled its “Autumn Sales Campaign,” available on select no-fly cruises from April 2026 through March 2028. Guests aboard the Ambition and Ambience can benefit from 25 percent off a range of itineraries in its 2026-27 an…
  • CFC announced that it concluded its Mediterranean season in October. The company saw an average occupancy rate of 80 percent across the eight cruises that it offered from Marseille from August 16 to October 18, 2025, and said it carried just over 8,000 guests.…
  • Royal Caribbean International is returning to Baltimore in 2027, the company revealed in a recent press release. The Vision of the Seas will mark the brand’s return to the homeport in Maryland, offering five- to nine-night cruises to the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cana…
  • Avalon Waterways and the Globus family of brands are celebrating Black Friday with a “From Here to Anywhere Sale” offering deals available from November 10 to December 10, 2025, for select 2026 and early 2027 vacations. “For travelers dreamin…
  • Birka Gotland has announced that the company will be hosting its Christmas table this year, supplemented by the Christmas show, Winter Wonderland. The table and show will be opened onboard as of Tuesday, November 17, offering a classic Swedish Christmas table …
  • The Costa Serena welcomed guests back earlier this month after undergoing a major refurbishment in China. Completing a 200-million-euro fleet revitalization program, the 2007-built vessel introduced a new look.. According to Costa, the refit aimed at modernizi…
  • Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has unveiled nearly 50 new voyages for its 2027-28 season in Asia, with calls including Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand, according to a press release. The new deployment includes itineraries rang…
  • Carnival Cruise Line will offer its new Cheers! Zero Proof beverage packages on sailings in 2026, according to the company’s Brand Ambassador, John Heald. Launched earlier this year, the new alcohol-free package was initially available for sailings departing t…
  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has launched two new concepts developed by Corporate Executive Chefs Timon Lohrengel and Marcel Jücker: a vegetarian caviar menu at the newly redesigned Pearls restaurant onboard the Europa, and a new pop-up fish restaurant, Le Petit Poisso…
  • Cunard has announced its Black Friday Sales promotion, available to guests from November 12 through December 8, 2025. The company said that guests can plan their next voyage with fares from $899, offering up to 40 percent off and up to $300 onboard credit, as …
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