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The new Asuka III arrived in Japan earlier this week after her long journey from Europe to Asia.
Built by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, the new Asuka Cruise ship arrived at the port of Yokohama on June 2, 2025.
The LNG-powered vessel is now getting read…
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The Sapphire Princess is set to join the Diamond Princess for Princess Cruises’ 2026-27 winter season in Asia.
The sister ships will offer a series of ten- to 42-night itineraries to destinations in the Far East and Southeast Asia including Japan, Singapore, M…
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The new AIDA Cruises ships will be equipped with multi-fuel engines that will be able to run on multiple fuels, the company’s CEO, Felix Eichhorn, said.
This means that the ships will run on LNG when they enter service but will be ready to operate on bio-LNG,…
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Fincantieri and TUI Cruises have launched the new Mein Schiff Flow, the second ship in the InTUItion class, at the Monfalcone shipyard.
The ship is designed for dual-fuel operation using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Marine Gas Oil (MGO), and is the sister s…
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MSC Cruises has announced the MSC Magnifica will get its Yacht Club concept later this year as part of significant onboard enhancements that will also see the introduction of a new spa and gym.
What the company called a substantial drydock refurbishment will t…
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MSC Cruises has announced that the MSC Opera will operate year-round in the South Caribbean beginning in winter 2026-27 through summer 2027. This marks the first time the cruise line will deploy a ship in the region during the summer season.
For the winter 202…
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The Queen Anne is set to mark its first year in service for Cunard after being delivered on April 19, 2024.
As the 249th ship to sail under the company’s flag, the 3,000-guest ship was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy.
After sailing to its …
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AIDA Cruises’ CEO Felix Eichhorn confirmed that all seven Sphinx Class ships are scheduled to undergo refits as part of the AIDA Evolution program.
In an interview with the Hamburger Abendblatt, he said that as part of the initiative all the vessels will be mo…
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The cruise brands catering to the national German market are forecast to grow their annual capacity to 2.5 million passengers by 2033, up from an estimated capacity of 2.1 million this year (double occupancy), according to the 2025 Cruise Industry News Annual …
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Royal Caribbean International recently released the first pictures of its upcoming new ship, the Star of the Seas.
Currently under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, the LNG-powered vessel will be the second in the company’s Icon-class series…
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MSC Cruises today ordered two more LNG-powered 5,400-guest World Class vessels from Chantiers de l’Atlantique to complement the four already delivered or under construction.
The two new orders, currently referred to as World Class 5 and 6, will be delivered in…
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The Seaventure is now sporting the colors of its new owner and operator, 66 Degrees Expeditions. The livery includes a white hull highlighted by dark blue accents and an orange funnel.
The company’s logo and slogan “Beyond Adventures” are also painted on the s…
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The global cruise fleet is set to add over 70 new ships entering service from 2025 through 2023, growing the fleet to over 500 cruise ships, excluding potential retirements, according to the 2025 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
For 2025, the passenger capa…
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Silversea is planning a substantial increase in guest capacity for the Silver Muse during an upcoming drydock.
According to the ship’s new deck plans, its double occupancy will grow by approximately seven percent, reaching 632 guests from just under 600 guests…
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As the secondhand cruise ship market picks up pace, Cruise Industry News looks at some of the key transactions and moves that have taken place in recent weeks.
For a complete overview of the market, see the Secondhand Market Report.
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Carnival Cruise Line is changing the itineraries of four cruises set to take place onboard the Carnival Venezia and the Mardi Gras in 2025.
According to a statement sent to booked guests, all of the cruises will replace visits to Grand Turk with stops in Amber…
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Costa announced that the 2003-built, 2,720-guest Fortuna will leave its fleet in September 2026, while the Serena will see an extensive drydock this coming November followed by a new deployment, as part of the company’s fleet upgrade program.
The 2007-built Se…
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Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas is ready for its first-ever cruise deployment in Alaska.
After completing a winter season in Singapore and Southeast Asia, the 2015-built vessel embarked on a repositioning voyage to North America in late Apri…
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G Adventures will be introducing a new expedition vessel for the upcoming Antarctica season.
The new vessel, the Ocean Adventurer, will replace G Adventures’ Expedition. It has been chartered from SunStone and will take on the Expedition name in tribute …
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Cruise Industry News takes a look at the financial performance of the “big three” cruise corporations following the first quarter of 2025.
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