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Villa Vie Residences welcomed a new captain to its team this week, the company announced in a social media update.
After previously serving as staff captain onboard, Captain Emanuele Giudice will be sharing rotation with Captain Valentin Giuglea as master of t…
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TUI has announced that cruises onboard the Mein Schiff Flow, departing from July 2026, are now open for bookings.
TUI Cruises said in a press release that it will soon release two more “welcome sailings” in 2026.
The week-long “welcome trips” homep…
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Dream Vacations/CruiseOne announced that it is accelerating its commitment to travel advisor education with an expanded catalogue of training programs and 2026 events and training calendar.
The franchisor’s AI Assistant Learning Center has been redesigne…
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The MSC Grandiosa arrived at Port Canaveral on Saturday to begin week-long sailings to the Caribbean and Bahamas.
As the second MSC Cruises ship based at Port Canaveral, the MSC Grandiosa joins the MSC Seashore which shifts to three- and four-day cruises.
“MSC…
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Holland America Line is celebrating the holiday season with its second annual “Great HALiday Giveaway,” the company announced in a press release.
The 12-day online event runs from Dec. 5-16, 2025, and allows participants to enter a dedicated website daily for …
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Cunard’s Queen Victoria is back at its British homeport in Southampton for the 2025-26 winter season.
The 2007-built vessel returned to the UK in late October following her Mediterranean season.
The Queen Victoria’s 2025 summer season in the Mediterranean star…
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AIDA has showcased its Christmas sailings for 2025, revealing select highlights that guests can expect from the sailings:
Festive Atmosphere with No Stress
The AIDAnova and AIDAprima will be transformed into winter worlds with a maritime Christmas market. The …
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Trafalgar has appointed two former guests as the Godmothers of its new river cruise line, set to debut in April 2026.
The brand has selected Cassandra (Cassie) Estrella-Roca of Southern California and Kate McIntosh of Melbourne, Australia, to represent its deb…
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The Crown Princess recently arrived at a shipyard in Singapore for a routine drydock.
The Princess Cruises’ ship entered drydock on Nov. 29, 2025 after completing a world cruise that sailed from Australia earlier this year.
The 2006-built ship is now set to un…
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DNV’s latest white paper, “Methanol fuel in shipping,” highlights that methanol-fueled engines and technical systems have reached high levels of readiness.
The report also shows that existing global production sites, storage facilities and a …
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Ambassador Cruise Line has been named as an official partner of Hampshire Cricket following the signing of a multi-year agreement.
The company said in a press release that the partnership will see Ambassador receive brand and marketing exposure opportunities a…
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The Disney Treasure recently completed its first year of service for Disney Cruise Line after being handed over on October 24, 2024.
As the second ship in the company’s Wish class, the LNG-powered vessel was built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germ…
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National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions has put the spotlight on its National Geographic Photo Camp, a week-long photography experience.
Since the program’s inception in 2003, more than 3,000 students have participated in camps in dozens of countries an…
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises is launching the new Epicurean Enrichment Studio, which is described by the company as state-of-the-art culinary theaters onboard the Seven Seas Mariner and the Seven Seas Voyager.
According to a press release, the initiative will ele…
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Seabourn has unveiled its annual “Explore More Event,” featuring savings and offers on most 2026 through 2028 worldwide ocean voyages and expeditions to Alaska, Antarctica, Japan, the Mediterranean and more.
Available now until February 17, 2026, t…
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Broward County’s Port Everglades has announced that it has set a new benchmark for performance, based on preliminary Fiscal Year 2025 numbers.
In the cruise market, Port Everglades welcomed a preliminary count of 4,773,873 cruise guests in Fiscal Year 20…
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Bud Gilroy, president of the Tahiti Cruise Club, reported that the region had 110,000 passengers in 2024 for 465 calls, and that the numbers are expected to be the same this year.
“Despite the simultaneous refit during the first quarter of 2025 of the th…
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Spending some $120 million per year, Norway is basically subsidizing each passenger who travels on Hurtigruten or Havila on their coastal service. The program goes back to 1893 when the ships provided a vital link to remote coastal towns and villages along the…
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Ponant Explorations has launched the Status Match initiative across loyalty programs in its brand portfolio to unify its guest experience.
The launch follows the company’s acquisition of Aqua Expeditions in January 2025. Historically, Ponant, Paul Gaugui…
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Swan Hellenic and Travel Photo Tour have launched the first edition of Photojournalism at Sea, a creative program set to take place aboard the SH Vega.
The experience will unfold during the 10-day voyage from Valparaíso, Chile, to Callao, Peru, departing March…
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