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Seward Greenhouse Wins Royal Caribbean’s First Port Partners Award
The greenhouse modules with solar power are expected to raise Exit Glacier Greenhouses’ output from seven hundred pounds in 2026 to four thousand pounds within a year.
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Aroya Cruises Expands 2026 Sales Reach With Lufthansa City Center
The line currently operates one vessel, Aroya Manara, the former World Dream that Cruise Saudi acquired in March 2023. No individual sailing dates were announced.
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Costa Cruises Launches Independence Day Sale for 2026-27 Sailings
The promotion is limited to North American residents and must be booked by July 5, 2026, with Costa naming six ships but no starting fares.
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Starboard Launches Alaska-Exclusive Goods on Brilliant Lady
Virgin’s Seattle departures run through September, with seventeen seven- to twelve-night voyages scheduled to twelve Alaska and Pacific Northwest destinations.
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Voyager of the Seas Begins First Alaska Season From Seattle
The Seattle itineraries call at Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Victoria, with one seven-night program adding scenic cruising at Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier.
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Carnival to Sell Limited-Edition Bulleit Bourbon on 14 Ships
The barrel was selected in January by Starboard’s Lisa Bauer and Carnival’s Christine Duffy at Starboard’s Unleash the Potential Summit.
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Carnival Completes SYNKROS Casino Rollout Across 29 Ships
Carnival uses SYNKROS internally as SURF, short for Serving Up Rewards and Fun, with the rollout now covering 40 onboard casinos across Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line.
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Vladivostok Resumes Cruise Calls After Six-Year Pause
The former Pacific Venus had called regularly at Vladivostok before 2019, and the itinerary also included Sokcho in South Korea and Sakaiminato in Japan.
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Fiera Capital Boosts Royal Caribbean Stake by 32% in Q4
Chief executive Jason Liberty told investors the quarter included a "record WAVE season," while analysis cited a 109 percent load factor and $941 million in net income.
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Vancouver Hits 1 Million Cruise Passengers Processed by Biometrics
The terminal typically runs four biometric stations on cruise days, with twelve tables available for peaks and staff adjusting tablet heights for passengers.
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HX Expeditions Cuts Direct CO2 Emissions 12% in 2025
HX provided one thousand six hundred fifty-two complimentary cabin nights for researchers, and guests submitted forty-six thousand four hundred sixty-six citizen-science observations.
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Victory II Opens Green Bay’s Expanded 2026 Cruise Season
Passengers were scheduled for excursions to the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay Botanical Garden and Lambeau Field before Victory II’s planned June 10 departure.