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Transcend Cruises Sets August Launch for Corporate River Ship
Connect’s sixty identical staterooms can convert into thirty two-room suites, and five onboard venues can accommodate the full capacity of one hundred twenty people.
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Polar Latitudes Expeditions Names Filip Werne Hermann CEO
Founder and board member John McKeon said Hermann’s vision for Polar Latitudes’ future gave the board confidence in the appointment.
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Radiance of the Seas Marks 25 Years in Royal Caribbean Service
Delivered by Meyer Werft in Papenburg in March 2001, Radiance of the Seas crossed the Atlantic without guests before its Fort Lauderdale christening.
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MSC Raises Daily Service Charges on North American Sailings
MSC Cruises said guests who prepaid before the May 11 increase are not affected; it is the line’s first North American service-charge change since October 2023.
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Mexico Cruise Passenger Traffic Rises 15% in Early 2026
Puerto Chiapas was among the fastest-growing Pacific ports, with ship arrivals up 83.3 percent and passenger traffic up 80.5 percent in early 2026.
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Meyer Werft Pitches Battery-Electric Cruise Ship for 2031
Johannes Bade said the ship is best suited to regions with close-together ports, and Meyer Werft named Florida and the Bahamas among possible deployment areas.
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Ambassador Renews ORCA Partnership for 22 No-Fly Cruises
Ambience is assigned 13 sailings and 193 days at sea, while Ambition has nine sailings and 115 days under the shipboard education and citizen-science program.
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Qingdao Opens Tender to Review Coastal Cruise Ship Design
The tender describes the vessel as a near-sea luxury sightseeing cruise ship for coastal tourism, and no shipyard or construction timetable has been released.
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Silversea Sets 2027 Venetian Society Reunion Voyage
Hosted by Silversea President Bert Hernandez, the sailing is tied to a Venetian Society refresh set for July 1, 2026, adding new ways for members to earn credit.
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Costa Diadema Starts Norwegian Fjords Cruises in Northern Europe
Before arriving in Northern Europe, Costa Diadema completed a twenty-five-night repositioning voyage from Santos with calls in Cape Verde, Morocco and Belgium.
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Cunard Unveils Queen Mary 2 U.S. 250th Anniversary Cruise
Sail4th is expected to bring more than 100 vessels through New York Harbor, and Cunard called it the largest international tall-ship flotilla ever assembled.
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Azamara Pursuit Marks 25 Years During 2026 Alaska Season
Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique as the eighth and final R-class ship, the vessel later sailed as Minerva II, Royal Princess and Adonia before joining Azamara.