Royal Caribbean
Hero of the Seas Floats Out at Meyer Turku in Finland
At launch, the approximately 250,800-gross-ton ship was more than 60 percent complete after crews filled the dock with more than 90 million gallons of water overnight.
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Princess Cruises
UQ Study Finds Cruise Waivers Often Void Under Australian Law
In December 2023, Australia's High Court held Carnival's waiver in the Ruby Princess case unfair and void, allowing United States passengers to remain.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Victoria’s Ogden Point to Receive 14 Cruise Ships Sept. 7-13
Friday’s three arrivals are scheduled inside a 45-minute window, with Norwegian Bliss, Eurodam and Royal Princess all due to depart before midnight.
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Margaritaville at Sea Islander Departs Tampa on Longest 2026 Cruise
Formerly Costa Atlantica, Islander joined Margaritaville at Sea in 2024 and now sails year-round from Tampa to the Western Caribbean, Florida and the Bahamas.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Legend Repositions to Civitavecchia for Med Cruises
Before leaving Dover, Carnival Legend hosted Carnival’s first solar eclipse cruise, with guests viewing just under two minutes of totality off northern Spain on August 12, 2026.
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AIDA Rebrands 2026-27 Repositioning Cruises as Time-Out Voyages
AIDAbella is scheduled to leave Kiel for Barbados on October 25, 2026, with its return Atlantic crossing beginning March 27, 2027.
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Silversea to Return to Alaska With 29 Voyages in 2027
The season also marked Silversea’s first use of Seward’s Dale R. and Carol Ann Lindsey Alaska Railroad Terminal, which opened in June 2026 with shore power capability.
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Adora Cruises Links Aiyou Club With Alibaba’s Fliggy
The tie-up builds on an October 2023 distribution deal, when Adora opened its first online store outside its direct sales channels on Fliggy.
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EST-Floattech Wins Battery Order for 15 River Cruise Vessels
Each vessel will carry 650 kilowatt-hours of installed capacity for partial electric propulsion, hotel demand and emergency power on the Danube and in the Black Sea region.
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CLIA to Open 2027 RiverView Sales for Budapest-Vienna Sailing
The 2026 RiverView conference in Amsterdam drew around 600 delegates and assembled eight ships for visits, after almost 400 agents attended in Budapest in 2025.
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Costa Serena to House 4,000 at 2026 Asian Games
A further two thousand athletes and officials are expected to stay in wooden, shipping container-style units in Nagoya's Garden Pier area.
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CroisiEurope Opens 2027 Program With Amazon Cruises
The Amazon program includes ten-night routes from Manaus, Santarem and Tabatinga, with calls near Jau National Park and the Anavilhanas archipelago.