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Viking Orders Expedition Ships, More Ocean Ship Options Viking is continuing its growth track as the company announced it had entered into a deal to build two expedition ships for delivery in 2030 and 2031. The two expedition ships will join the current Viking expedition fleet, the 378-guest Polaris and Octantis. A… Read more U.S. Military Looks to Charter Passenger Vessel for Greenland Housing The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command is asking the maritime industry for help housing troops in Greenland, according to a Sources Sought notice posted on SAM.gov. The Military Sealift Command wants information on passenger vessels that could accommodate at… Read more Viking Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results Viking Holdings has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Full Year 2025 Key Highlights and 2026 Advance Bookings Total revenue was $6,501.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of 21.9%, comp… Read more Disney Wonder Returns to the West Coast The Disney Wonder recently returned to the West Coast for a series of cruises departing from its homeport in San Diego. The Disney Cruise Line vessel arrived in Southern California in early March following a winter deployment in Australia and New Zealand. Mark… Read more Fog Delays Carnival Elation’s Paradise Return to Jacksonville The Carnival Elation arrived later than scheduled to its homeport in Jacksonville on Monday due to foggy conditions. According to a statement shared by Carnival Cruise Line, the vessel had to revise embarkation plans as a result. Guests were asked to delay the… Read more NCLH: Struggles ‘Self-Inflicted Wounds’ Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Chief Financial Officer Mark Kempa told analysts that a significant portion of the cruise line’s current performance struggles have nothing to do with the consumer or competitive conditions, speaking on the company&#… Read more Elliott Responds to Norwegian Earnings Outlook: ‘Disappointing’ Elliott Investment Management has responded to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ outlook for 2026 as “disappointing” in a statement. The activist investor group revealed a more-than 10 percent stake in the company in February, along with a letter and comprehensi… Read more Celebrity Infinity Resumes Service Following Technical Issue The Celebrity Infinity welcomed guests back on Feb. 27, 2026, after spending nearly two weeks out of service in Greece. As previously reported by Cruise Industry News, the vessel had a cruise cancelled earlier this month due to a technical issue. According to … Read more NCLH Negotiating Charter and Sale Option for Regent Seven Seas Navigator The Regent Seven Seas Navigator may be soon leaving the Regent Seven Seas Cruises fleet, according to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ recently-filed annual report. “We are currently negotiating a bareboat charter with a purchase option for Seven Seas Navigator… Read more NCLH’s Chidsey Confirms Elliott Contact, Set For Investor Roadshow Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ new President and CEO John W. Chidsey confirmed the company has been in contact with activist investor Elliott Management and said he is hitting the road immediately for a two-week investor roadshow. “We have been in… Read more New NCLH CEO Plans Strategic Changes, Admits Execution Hurdles In his debut earnings call as CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), John Chidsey offered an assessment of the cruise operator. Chidsey diagnosed a series of internal “execution failures” and “bureaucracy” that have prevented the… Read more MSC Cancels Departures in the Middle East MSC Cruises cancelled two of its upcoming cruises in the Middle East onboard the MSC Euribia due to the current situation in the Arabian Gulf. According to statements sent to booked guests the sailings that were scheduled to depart from Dubai on February 28 an… Read more TUI Halts Arabian Gulf Operations for Two Ships TUI Cruises is cancelling cruises in the Arabian Gulf that were set to take place onboard the Mein Schiff 4 and the Mein Schiff 5 this week. According to a statement issued by the company, cruises scheduled to depart from Dubai and Doha on Feb. 28, Mar. 1 and … Read more Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Q4 and Full Year 2025 Financial Results Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, and provided guidance for the first quarter and full year 2026. Highlights Grew total revenue 3.7% to $9.8 billion in 2025. GAAP net in… Read more Power Outage Delays Carnival Sunshine Return to Norfolk A power outage delayed the return of the Carnival Sunshine to its homeport in Norfolk on Sunday, March 1, 2026. According to a statement shared by Carnival Cruise Line, the technical issue caused a significant delay in embarkation plans for the ship’s cu… Read more Celestyal Updates Status of Sailings in the Middle East Celestyal Cruises issued an update regarding its upcoming sailings in the Middle East onboard the Celestyal Discovery and the Celestyal Journey. According to the company, both ships will remain alongside in Dubai and Doha for the time being due to the geopolit… Read more Orderbook Update: More Ships and Continued Push Over 200,000 New Berths The global cruise industry orderbook has grown to 78 ships and more than 206,600 berths, with an estimated combined value of $80.0 billion, according to the latest update of Cruise Industry News’ global cruise ship orderbook. The updated figures reflect … Read more Drone Show Welcome in Shanghai for Holland America Line Holland America Line’s Westerdam docked at Shanghai’s Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal on Tuesday, February 25, marking the city’s first international cruise call of the Lunar New Year period. The ship arrived from South Korea’s … Read more HX Expeditions Highlights 2026 Alaska Program HX Expeditions has finalized its 2026 Alaska program, comprising two new Alaska itineraries. These are the nine-night “Alaska’s Inside Passage: Fjords of the Great Land” voyage and the 12-night “Alaska’s Inside Passage: Where the Mountains Meet the Sea.” The c… Read more Cruise Planners Earns Top Honor from Celebrity Cruises Once More Cruise Planners has won Celebrity Cruises’ Partner of the Year 2025 Chairman’s Award for the sixth year in a row. This is Celebrity Cruises’ highest distinction for top-performing agency partners, awarded to elite agencies that consistently drive outstanding r… Read more

Cruise News Top Stories

Viking Orders Expedition Ships, More Ocean Ship Options

Viking is continuing its growth track as the company announced it had entered into a deal to build two expedition ships for delivery in 2030 and 2031. The two expedition ships will join the current Viking expedition fleet, the 378-guest Polaris and Octantis. A…

Read more
U.S. Military Looks to Charter Passenger Vessel for Greenland Housing

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command is asking the maritime industry for help housing troops in Greenland, according to a Sources Sought notice posted on SAM.gov. The Military Sealift Command wants information on passenger vessels that could accommodate at…

Read more
Viking Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results

Viking Holdings has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Full Year 2025 Key Highlights and 2026 Advance Bookings Total revenue was $6,501.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of 21.9%, comp…

Read more
Disney Wonder Returns to the West Coast

The Disney Wonder recently returned to the West Coast for a series of cruises departing from its homeport in San Diego. The Disney Cruise Line vessel arrived in Southern California in early March following a winter deployment in Australia and New Zealand. Mark…

Read more
Fog Delays Carnival Elation’s Paradise Return to Jacksonville

The Carnival Elation arrived later than scheduled to its homeport in Jacksonville on Monday due to foggy conditions. According to a statement shared by Carnival Cruise Line, the vessel had to revise embarkation plans as a result. Guests were asked to delay the…

Read more
NCLH: Struggles ‘Self-Inflicted Wounds’

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Chief Financial Officer Mark Kempa told analysts that a significant portion of the cruise line’s current performance struggles have nothing to do with the consumer or competitive conditions, speaking on the company&#…

Read more
Elliott Responds to Norwegian Earnings Outlook: ‘Disappointing’

Elliott Investment Management has responded to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ outlook for 2026 as “disappointing” in a statement. The activist investor group revealed a more-than 10 percent stake in the company in February, along with a letter and comprehensi…

Read more
Celebrity Infinity Resumes Service Following Technical Issue

The Celebrity Infinity welcomed guests back on Feb. 27, 2026, after spending nearly two weeks out of service in Greece. As previously reported by Cruise Industry News, the vessel had a cruise cancelled earlier this month due to a technical issue. According to …

Read more
NCLH Negotiating Charter and Sale Option for Regent Seven Seas Navigator

The Regent Seven Seas Navigator may be soon leaving the Regent Seven Seas Cruises fleet, according to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ recently-filed annual report. “We are currently negotiating a bareboat charter with a purchase option for Seven Seas Navigator…

Read more
NCLH’s Chidsey Confirms Elliott Contact, Set For Investor Roadshow

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ new President and CEO John W. Chidsey confirmed the company has been in contact with activist investor Elliott Management and said he is hitting the road immediately for a two-week investor roadshow. “We have been in…

Read more
New NCLH CEO Plans Strategic Changes, Admits Execution Hurdles

In his debut earnings call as CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), John Chidsey offered an assessment of the cruise operator. Chidsey diagnosed a series of internal “execution failures” and “bureaucracy” that have prevented the…

Read more
MSC Cancels Departures in the Middle East

MSC Cruises cancelled two of its upcoming cruises in the Middle East onboard the MSC Euribia due to the current situation in the Arabian Gulf. According to statements sent to booked guests the sailings that were scheduled to depart from Dubai on February 28 an…

Read more
TUI Halts Arabian Gulf Operations for Two Ships

TUI Cruises is cancelling cruises in the Arabian Gulf that were set to take place onboard the Mein Schiff 4 and the Mein Schiff 5 this week. According to a statement issued by the company, cruises scheduled to depart from Dubai and Doha on Feb. 28, Mar. 1 and …

Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Q4 and Full Year 2025 Financial Results

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, and provided guidance for the first quarter and full year 2026. Highlights Grew total revenue 3.7% to $9.8 billion in 2025. GAAP net in…

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Power Outage Delays Carnival Sunshine Return to Norfolk

A power outage delayed the return of the Carnival Sunshine to its homeport in Norfolk on Sunday, March 1, 2026. According to a statement shared by Carnival Cruise Line, the technical issue caused a significant delay in embarkation plans for the ship’s cu…

Read more
Celestyal Updates Status of Sailings in the Middle East

Celestyal Cruises issued an update regarding its upcoming sailings in the Middle East onboard the Celestyal Discovery and the Celestyal Journey. According to the company, both ships will remain alongside in Dubai and Doha for the time being due to the geopolit…

Read more
Orderbook Update: More Ships and Continued Push Over 200,000 New Berths

The global cruise industry orderbook has grown to 78 ships and more than 206,600 berths, with an estimated combined value of $80.0 billion, according to the latest update of Cruise Industry News’ global cruise ship orderbook. The updated figures reflect …

Read more
Drone Show Welcome in Shanghai for Holland America Line

Holland America Line’s Westerdam docked at Shanghai’s Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal on Tuesday, February 25, marking the city’s first international cruise call of the Lunar New Year period. The ship arrived from South Korea’s …

Read more
HX Expeditions Highlights 2026 Alaska Program

HX Expeditions has finalized its 2026 Alaska program, comprising two new Alaska itineraries. These are the nine-night “Alaska’s Inside Passage: Fjords of the Great Land” voyage and the 12-night “Alaska’s Inside Passage: Where the Mountains Meet the Sea.” The c…

Read more
Cruise Planners Earns Top Honor from Celebrity Cruises Once More

Cruise Planners has won Celebrity Cruises’ Partner of the Year 2025 Chairman’s Award for the sixth year in a row. This is Celebrity Cruises’ highest distinction for top-performing agency partners, awarded to elite agencies that consistently drive outstanding r…

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