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StarDream Cruises to Show FIFA World Cup 26 Matches on Three Ships
The coverage will use IMG-owned Sport 24’s special event service. Adidas activations will add activity areas, exclusive merchandise and football quizzes.
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Asuka III Marks First Year Since Meyer Werft Delivery
During its delivery voyage around Africa, Asuka III passed the original Asuka off the Canary Islands and later sailed with Asuka II near St. Helena.
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Adora Cruises to Launch Port Klang Sailings in Late 2026
The announcement followed Malaysian tourism minister Tiong King Sing’s visit to Adora’s Shanghai headquarters for talks on cruise and cultural tourism cooperation.
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Princess Cruises Expands Singapore Homeporting With Three Ships
The program includes ten- to twenty-eight-day itineraries from Singapore to Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, plus longer voyages between Singapore and Japan.
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Asia Cruise Market Tops 3 Million Passengers Amid Uneven Recovery
Disney Adventure arrived in Singapore in March for a year-round deployment that tourism executives said could handle five hundred thousand passengers annually.
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Azamara to Launch First Full Asia Season in 2028
The 2028 program adds 12 maiden ports, among them Sokcho in South Korea and Tokushima in Japan, plus river cruising on the Yangtze into Shanghai.
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Philippines Expects Cruise Passengers to Nearly Triple in 2026
Projected ship calls would edge down to about one hundred twenty-eight from one hundred thirty-six last year, while Subic Bay roundtrips factor into homeporting plans.
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South Korea Expects Record 1.8 Million Cruise Passengers in 2026
South Korea added Masan and Saemangeum as cruise call destinations in 2025, bringing the country to nine destinations beyond Busan, Jeju and Incheon.
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Hong Kong Targets More Cruise Turnarounds After 20% Growth
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal can berth two three-hundred-sixty-meter ships at once and process about three thousand passengers an hour. Ocean Terminal serves smaller ships.
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Piano Land to End Hong Kong Season Amid Possible Europe Move
A potential redeployment would signal how China’s cruise restructuring is reshaping older tonnage while giving Europe’s Spanish-speaking market a new entrant.
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Makes Bilingual Service Standard Fleetwide
For a brand long rooted in German-speaking travel, bilingual service signals a deliberate push to widen its luxury and expedition appeal in key overseas markets.
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Oceania Converts Nautica Into Suite-Heavy Aurelia for World Cruises
Oceania’s redesign reflects a wider luxury cruise shift toward smaller, suite-heavy ships built for travelers spending months at sea rather than just days.