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Port Tampa Bay Adds Enclosed Boarding Bridges at Cruise Terminals
The equipment includes stabilization, automatic adjustment and live monitoring systems designed to support different ship configurations and embarkation heights.
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Carnival Cruise Line
Galveston Plans $40M Pelican Island Berth for Shipbuilding
The plan includes a 1,000-foot berth and a 500-foot dock on Pelican Island, where the port owns 357 waterfront acres, including 100 along Galveston Harbor.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Names Six Artists for Legend of the Seas
The line received two hundred fifty applications, with final pieces set for shipboard spaces from the Royal Promenade to the Suite Sundeck and guest boarding area.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cites NOAA Forecast for Quieter 2026 Hurricane Season
Carnival’s Miami Fleet Operations Center is staffed around the clock and uses a seventy-four-foot, fifty-seven-screen video wall to track details for all twenty-nine ships.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean’s Seventh Oasis-Class Ship Enters Assembly
Currently identified as B35, the unnamed 236,900-gross-ton newbuild will join a class that began with Oasis of the Seas in 2009 and includes Utopia of the Seas.
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Global Ports Holding Opens St. Vincent Cruise Port Talks
The June 11 agreement centers on a government-owned concession model, with Global Ports Holding proposing phased upgrades at Kingstown and work on shore excursions.
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On the Blue Cruise Sets 2027 Miami Sailing With Rock Lineup
The full-ship charter is slated to visit Puerto Plata, Charlotte Amalie, Tortola and Great Stirrup Cay, with theme nights and a Mellow Yellow Dance Party.
Royal Caribbean
Fiera Capital Boosts Royal Caribbean Stake by 32% in Q4
Chief executive Jason Liberty told investors the quarter included a "record WAVE season," while analysis cited a 109 percent load factor and $941 million in net income.
Royal Caribbean
Grandeur of the Seas Begins Year-Long Latin America Season
The Vision-class vessel is Royal Caribbean’s oldest ship, with capacity for about 1,950 passengers and roughly 760 crew, and last sailed short cruises from Port Tampa Bay.
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Ambassador Adds UK Coach Transfers to Tilbury for 2027 Cruises
Ambassador says agent and guest feedback identified travel to London Tilbury as a booking barrier, especially for passengers outside the London area.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Viva Moves to Miami, Cancels San Juan Sailings
Affected sailings run from November 1, 2027, through January 23, 2028, while Norwegian Prima keeps round-trip Southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan.
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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.