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Man Faces Federal Child Abuse Material Charges After Cruise Arrest
The May 31 allegation involved a shipboard gift shop on Allure of the Seas; Royal Caribbean said it notified law enforcement and the sailing continued as planned.
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Swan Hellenic’s SH Minerva Earns DCA ESG Certification
The DCA ESG framework evaluates cruise ships against more than 1,200 parameters, including guest areas, maintenance systems and data protection.
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Carnival Plans 155 Halloween Cruises Across Entire Fleet in 2026
Carnival Conquest leads the schedule with nine three- and four-night Bahamas sailings from Miami, while Carnival Luminosa opens with a nineteen-night San Francisco-to-Tokyo voyage.
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Oceania Cruises Opens Bookings for 230-Plus 2028-29 Voyages
Aurelia, formerly Oceania Nautica, is due to debut in late 2027 after an OceaniaNEXT transformation ahead of world cruises from Miami and Los Angeles.
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Port Tampa Bay Adds Enclosed Boarding Bridges at Cruise Terminals
The equipment includes stabilization, automatic adjustment and live monitoring systems designed to support different ship configurations and embarkation heights.
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Ponant Opens 2028 Arctic Bookings With North Pole Voyages
The North Pole program includes sailing through pack ice along Svalbard's fjords and glaciers, plus an eighteen-night voyage with two calls in northern Greenland.
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AIDA Cruises Returns as Kiel Week Sponsor for 2026 Festival
Kiel Week draws more than three point five million visitors annually, and AIDA's "Between Sky and Sea" production will include drones and lasers.
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Harmony of the Seas Returns to Europe After Five-Year Absence
During the Navantia refit, Royal Caribbean added The Lime & Coconut and Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade while increasing the cabin count by roughly one hundred staterooms.
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Celestyal Adds Agios Nikolaos as Regular Crete Call
Celestyal Journey’s May 12 inaugural call brought about one thousand one hundred passengers and crew from thirty-two countries; Agios Nikolaos replaces Heraklion on the route.
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MSC Cruises Expands Aurea Spa Fleetwide With Medical Wellness
MSC has not named the first North America ships or pricing; the new menu includes intravenous therapy, dermal fillers and permanent make-up.
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Galveston Plans $40M Pelican Island Berth for Shipbuilding
The plan includes a 1,000-foot berth and a 500-foot dock on Pelican Island, where the port owns 357 waterfront acres, including 100 along Galveston Harbor.
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Explora II to Spend 2026-27 Winter in the Mediterranean
Among the additions, Algiers will be Explora Journeys’ first call in Algeria, while overnight stays are planned in Casablanca, Lisbon, Madeira and Malaga.