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Victoria Welcomes Six Inaugural Cruise Calls at Ogden Point
Victoria’s growing mix of cruise brands points to Ogden Point’s rising appeal, while Indigenous-led welcomes help define the port’s identity in a competitive Pacific Northwest market.
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MSC Cruises
MSC Poesia Adds Whale Observer to Reduce Alaska Strike Risks
The deployment brings Poesia into Southeast Alaska waters where nine vessel-strike incidents were reported near Juneau from 2020 through 2024, six involving calves.
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Valletta Cruise Port Signs Deal to Restore Power Station as Hotel
The Floriana building later housed the Central Power Station, where Malta’s first public electricity service began in 1894 with four steam-driven generating units.
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Global Ports Holding Wins 30-Year Ferrol Cruise Terminal Deal
The first phase calls for a 480-square-meter building, and Global Ports Holding plans a mobile facility so Ferrol can handle more than one cruise call at once.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Frank Del Rio Sues Norwegian Cruise Line Over $8M Retirement Deal
Del Rio alleges retirement talks began aboard Norwegian Prima in Venice and continued in Iceland, before a signed agreement covered 10 quarters instead of 18.
MSC Cruises
MSC Meraviglia Returns to Europe for First Time Since 2022
Passengers can board the seven-night rotation in Spain, France or Italy, with Tunis included as a call but not an embarkation port.
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Trafalgar Launches $150 Advisor Incentive for River Cruises
New bookings must be deposited and registered with promo code TR26EARN, while group charters are excluded from the incentive.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Partner+ Tops 200 Agency Partners in China
Launched March 10, Royal Partner+ offers agents price quotes in about thirty seconds, automatic confirmation letters and more than three hundred marketing materials.
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Victory II Opens Duluth Summer Cruise Season
The DECC seawall, repaired last year, is Duluth's primary cruise dock, with customs and security processing for foreign-flagged vessels on routes crossing the United States-Canada border.
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Margaritaville Taps MJM Marine and Mivan for Beachcomber Refit
Costa Fortuna is due to enter a twelve-week drydock in late September 2026, and Margaritaville has not yet named the yard for the work.
Carnival Cruise Line
Judge Lets Nassau Propeller Lawsuit Against Carnival Proceed
Carnival’s bid to dismiss the case, arguing independent Bahamian companies operated the excursion, was denied by United States District Judge William Dimitrouleas.
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SeaDream Plans 13 Caribbean Voyages for 2028-29 Season
Both yachts are scheduled to be in Gustavia harbor on December 31, 2028, for New Year’s Eve celebrations and fireworks during the holiday sailings.