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Aurora Expeditions CEO Michael Heath Resigns After Four Years
The company said no interim CEO or timetable was announced, while its latest Antarctic season included 30 voyages and passenger volume up 30 percent.
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AmaWaterways Adds Carnival Veterans to Lead Fleet Expansion
The expansion includes three ships planned for 2027 on the Rhine, Danube and Mekong, plus new vessels for the Nile, Chobe and Portugal's Douro River.
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Seabourn Encore Opens 2026 Alaska Season With Vancouver Debut
On Seabourn Encore, The Colonnade will offer a Surf & Sear Sailaway dinner, an Alaskan Seafood Boil and Fisherman’s Table evenings near Sitka and Misty Fjords.
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VidantaWorld Opens 2027 Mediterranean Sailings on Elegant
Elegant was rebuilt from the former Voyager with larger suites, expanded outdoor decks and two tenders for yacht-oriented ports such as Saint-Tropez.
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Haifa Opens NIS 16 Million Cruise Terminal for 2026 Season
The terminal opened before the May fourteen season start and includes twenty-eight border-control stations, with a design that can also serve a remote third berth.
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Columbia Cruise Services Opens Shanghai Office for Adora Fleet
Adora Flora City completed a 12-day sea-trial program with 937 professionals from 12 countries carrying out 149 tests before its scheduled November 6, 2026 delivery.
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Marella Cruises Rolls Out Reusable Coffee Cups Across Fleet
Marella said its three-month Coffee Port trial avoided 180,000 disposable items while serving about 3,500 takeaway drinks a week in reusable cups.
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Windstar Opens 2028 Alaska Bookings for Star Seeker
Star Seeker, Windstar's first newbuild in more than three decades, carries two hundred twenty-four guests, with guides leading kayak and Zodiac outings.
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MSC Cruises Plans Seven-Ship North America Deployment in 2028
The 2028 itineraries include overnight calls at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Sandy Cay’s debut nearby, with five beaches and tender access from ships docked at Ocean Cay.
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Viking Names Leah Talactac CEO as Hagen Becomes Executive Chairman
Founded in 1997, Viking operates more than one hundred river, ocean and expedition ships and says its 2024 initial public offering was the New York Stock Exchange's largest that year.
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Virgin Warns of Barcelona Cruise Delays Under New EU Border Checks
Virgin said Barcelona’s port had eight scanning machines for the Entry/Exit System and that authorities had so far declined its offer to pay for more kiosks.
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Carnival Dream Delayed Off Belize by Anchor Retrieval Problem
Guests said divers might be needed to inspect the anchor near reef waters outside Belize City, a tender port where ships transfer passengers ashore by smaller vessels.