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Tom Lynch, who was widely known in the cruise and hospitality industry and Director Global Sourcing & Procurement at The Apollo Group, passed away on June 5.
Lynch’s career touched many ships, companies, ports, offices and people around the world.
Those wh…
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Royal Caribbean has announced a leadership expansion which it said in a statement is designed to further strengthen its presence across Asia Pacific, including Singapore and Southeast Asia.
This will see Ben Bouldin, who is currently president of Greater Chin…
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Every match of the FIFA World Cup 26, as well as The Open Championship and Wimbledon, will be broadcast onboard P&O Cruises and Cunard cruises this summer, according to a statement.
From June 11 to July 19, 2026, all 104 FIFA World Cup matches will be ava…
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Carnival UK has announced major organizational changes for its brands P&O Cruises and Cunard.
In addition to executive role changes, this will entail establishing new teams that will work across brands and functions for faster decision‑making, deeper coll…
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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is offering 50 percent off all cruises on close-to-home voyages from 15 homeports across the continental United States and Canada, plus Kids Sail Free on select sailings.
Guests can also take advantage of NCL’s Free at Sea pro…
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Hurtigruten has launched its annual Summer Sale for North American travelers, offering discounts of up to 50 percent off select Norwegian coastal departures through April 2027.
The sale runs through July 16, 2026.
“Demand for Norway has never been strong…
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Oceanwide Expeditions announced that on Thursday, June 18, 2026, all remaining crew members of the Hondius who quarantined have completed their quarantine period and are returning to their home countries.
This includes all crew in the Netherlands after disemba…
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Concordia Damen has announced it has delivered the Century Star to Century Cruises, the first of three ships the Dutch shipyard will deliver to the company.
The second ship is expected at Concordia Damen in August 2026.
Chris Kornet, managing director of Conco…
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Norwegian Cruise Line is changing six ports of call and its departure port for an itinerary set to be operated by the Norwegian Star starting on November 12, 2027.
According to a statement sent to booked guests, the cruise also features a new departure port an…
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Carnival Corporation’s European deployments took the brunt of the Middle East conflict in the second quarter, but bookings have begun reversing the headwinds and point to strong demand for 2027, President and CEO Josh Weinstein said on the company’…
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Carnival Corporation leaned on cost discipline to offset a yield setback tied to the Middle East conflict, executives said on the company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings call.
Cruise costs without fuel per available lower berth day were essentially flat y…
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The Aroya sailed from Istanbul on Saturday for Aroya Cruises’ first cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey in 2026.
After repositioning to the Eastern Mediterranean earlier this month, the vessel has been offering itineraries to Turkey and Egypt.
Sailing…
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Wall Street analysts reaffirmed their bullish stance on Carnival Corporation following the company’s second-quarter results and earnings call on Tuesday, with three firms maintaining buy-equivalent ratings and pointing past a trimmed full-year yield outl…
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Carnival Corporation will hold to its one-to-two-ships-per-year newbuild cadence into the next decade, even as it expects to keep ordering vessels for delivery in the 2030s, President and CEO Josh Weinstein said on the company’s second-quarter 2026 earni…
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The AIDA Evolution upgrade program has been so successful that Carnival Corporation has greenlit a similar drydock program for Holland America Line, with additional brands expected to follow, according to Josh Weinstein, president and CEO, speaking on the comp…
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Carnival Corporation announced financial results for the second quarter 2026 and provided an updated outlook.
Net income of $537 million with record adjusted net income2,3 of $569 million, up over 20 percent compared to the prior year.
Record revenues of $6.7…
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Hurtigruten Group has completed a €430 million refinancing of its debt facilities.
The new €330 million facilities replace its existing debt and cut annual financing costs significantly, paired with a €100 million equity issue.
As shared in a statement, the mo…
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StarDream Cruises has announced fuel surcharge relief across its regional deployments aboard the Genting Dream, Star Navigator and Star Voyager.
Thanks to this, the surcharge for Singapore and Malaysia deployments will be fully waived, while the fuel surcharg…
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The Port of San Diego has unveiled the start time for Big Bay Boom, said to be the largest Fourth of July fireworks show on the West Coast.
At 9:15 p.m. on Independence Day, July 4, 2026, fireworks will launch simultaneously from four barges across San Diego …
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Carnival Cruise Line will offer a series of “Frightfully Fun” cruises across its fleet ahead of Halloween in 2026.
According to an update shared by the company’s Brand Ambassador John Heald, the sailings will take place between late September…
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