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Marella Cruises Adds Alcohol-Free Drinks Fleetwide From August 2026
The standard range will add alcohol-free red, white, rosé and sparkling wines alongside Heineken alcohol-free beer, Somersby cider and gluten-free Estrella.
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Jed Stafford
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Carnival Legend Guests View Total Solar Eclipse Off Northern Spain
Darkness lasted just under two minutes as passengers gathered on the outer decks with Carnival-provided viewing glasses during the eleven-night Dover roundtrip.
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Seatrade Cruise Names 2026 Awards Finalists Across Six Categories
The 2026 lineup replaces the 2025 River Cruise Initiative category with Expedition Cruise Initiative of the Year and includes two individual honors.
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Anti-Slavery Chief Urges Australian Standards for Cruise Crews
Introduced as a temporary measure in 1998, the section 11 exemption lets qualifying cruise ships sail between Australian ports without a coastal-trading license.
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Silver Endeavour Marks Five Years Since Crystal Cruises Debut
Silversea lists Silver Endeavour at twenty thousand four hundred forty-nine gross tons, with one hundred ten suites for two hundred twenty guests and two hundred seven crew.
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Atlas Adventurer Sets 128-Night Asia-Africa Debut in 2028
The longest inaugural-season voyage is the one hundred twenty-eight-night Grand Odyssey Expedition from Kobe to Cape Town, departing November 30, 2028.
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Madeira Shortlisted for Two 2026 World Cruise Awards
Madeira Ports Administration said this is the archipelago’s fifth consecutive year in the program, after cruise-destination wins in 2022, 2023 and 2025.
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Aurora Opens 2028 Season With New Cultural Expeditions
Aurora also opened its expedition ships to children aged six and older, with savings of up to fifty percent off the Best Available Fare for ages six to fifteen.
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Costa Cruises to Bring Sea Destinations to South America
Costa Serena is due to reach Buenos Aires after a sixty-five-night world cruise from Tokyo, following farewell departures from Naha, Keelung and Shanghai.
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66 Expeditions Names Samuel Gagnon to Lead Expedition Operations
Gagnon brings fifteen years in remote-area expedition travel to 66 Expeditions, which launched in late 2024 and operates Seaventure, the former Bremen.
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MSC Musica Rescues Eight Men From Small Boat Near Ibiza
First mate Roberto de Girolamo led the lifeboat operation, and Salvamento Marítimo and the Guardia Civil in Sant Josep were alerted before the handover.
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Port of Broome Industrial Action Threatens Cruise Turnarounds
Terminal 2’s floating wharf and landside support areas were developed to let vessels berth without waiting for tides in Broome’s tidal harbour.