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The City of Dubrovnik in Croatia will continue to charge a tourist fee for cruise ships visiting in 2027, according to a report by The Dubrovnik Times.
According to the local newspaper, the City Council recently passed a proposal that will keep the rates uncha…
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Paul Gauguin Cruises has announced that it is building upon its Moana Explorer Program with 12 voyages scheduled for 2027 on the Paul Gauguin.
The complimentary program, developed in partnership with Te mana o te moana, launched in 2020 as a way to engage youn…
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The Scenic Eclipse opened the 2025-26 cruise season in Uruguay with a visit to the Port of Montevideo earlier this week.
Offering a repositioning cruise to Antarctica, the Scenic vessel was the first to arrive in the country for the season.
According to Urugua…
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Ponant Explorations Group has announced the release of its second Ponant Science program report. Launched in 2021, the program welcomes scientific researchers onboard.
The company said in a press release that these expeditions provide access to remote ecosyste…
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ASENAV and Antarctica21 celebrated a major milestone in Chilean naval engineering: the launch the Magellan Discoverer.
The ceremony marked the exact moment the vessel was floated for the first time, on the Calle Calle River in the city of Valdivia.
According t…
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Tourisme Montréal and the Port of Montréal have signed a new three-year partnership agreement to support the city’s cruise growth.
The announcement was made at the inaugural Montréal Cruise Forum on Tuesday, October 22.
It was confirmed at the event that…
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The World Residences at Sea has appointed Lyubomir “Lubo” Ivanov Stoyanov as beverage manager aboard The World.
Stoyanov joins The World with over 30 years of experience in fine dining, luxury hospitality and wine service.
His career began in Bulga…
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South Korea is ramping up investment in its cruise industry, with the government announcing a plan to attract one million cruise passengers annually by 2027.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, together with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, has o…
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Swan Hellenic has announced its 2026 Explore Space at Sea Series, offering a series of expedition cruises in a partnership with the SETI Institute, an offshoot of NASA’s High Resolution Microwave Survey focused on the search for extraterrestrial intellig…
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The AIDAluna recently arrived at the Chantier Naval de Marseille in France for its AIDA Evolution refurbishment.
As the second ship to undergo a refit under the initiative, the 2009-built vessel entered drydock following a fall season in Western Europe.
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cruisePAL announced that two APT vessels are now sailing with cruisePAL SMS/POS.
The company said in a press release that the cruisePAL team visited the APT Ostara and APT Solara to install its software and train the crew.
The company said: “We were happ…
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Celestyal announced in a statement that on Tuesday, October 21, passengers on Norse Atlantic Airways’ last flight of the season from JFK to Athens received a special gift.
All 300 of the onboard passengers were awarded a “Golden Ticket” from …
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Holland America Line has announced the launch of new dishes and cocktails for the Caribbean cruise season, celebrating the region’s local flavors.
Launching onboard all six ships exploring the region from October 2025 to April 2026, the new menu items an…
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The new Star Seeker recently departed from the West Sea shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, for a series of sea trials.
The 10,000-ton vessel is scheduled to be delivered later this year.
After departing from Portugal on Oct. 23, the Star Seeker is set to …
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Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado said that the fuel farm crisis currently threatening operations in Miami is an opportunity to “bring the port into the 21st century.”
As previously reported by Cruise Industry News, the port’s bunker depot, which …
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Royal Caribbean International celebrated the beginning of the construction of its seventh Oasis-class ship on Thursday.
According to a press release, the milestone was marked with a steel-cutting ceremony held at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire.…
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Princess Cruises has announced that its Royal Princess has been named the 2025 “World’s Best Culinary Cruise Ship” by the World Culinary Awards.
Voted on by the culinary community, industry experts and consumers from around the world, the awa…
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HX Expeditions is celebrating 130 years of exploration by offering guests the opportunity to book an 1896-themed cabin. In 1896, HX launched the world’s first expedition cruise. The anniversary cabin offering is now open for bookings.
“The 1896 Cab…
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Celebrity Cruises has taken delivery of and welcomed the Celebrity Xcel and announced the name of its sixth Edge Series ship, the Celebrity Xcite.
The ship’s first piece of steel was cut, and construction commenced at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique …
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The Emerald Princess was in Le Havre on October 12 with 2,888 passengers and 1,126 crew members aboard.
To mark the call, nine crew left the ship to play a friendly football match against the local team, AS La Selle La Forge, in Épouville.
Organized by a playe…
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