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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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TUI Cruises Expects Bio-LNG Ships to Cut 50,000 Tons of CO2
The Fincantieri-built InTUItion-class ships are about 333 meters long and carry about four thousand passengers each, with shore-power connections.
Virgin Voyages
Portsmouth Completes First Commercial Cruise Shore-Power Link
Brittany Ferries' Guillaume de Normandie was the ferry connected alongside Valiant Lady, with Portsmouth expecting three simultaneous connections later this year.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Pride Tests HullSkater Robot to Boost Efficiency
The robot can be kept aboard in a portable unit with a launch and recovery ramp, and inspection and grooming missions typically run two to eight hours.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cancels Nine Jubilee Sailings From Galveston in 2027
Rebooking requests are due by August 5, 2026; guests who move to a comparable sailing keep their cruise rate and get onboard credit.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises Plans Eight-Ship Europe Lineup for Winter 2027-28
After winter, MSC Seaview is scheduled for its first Greece, Turkey and Croatia season, sailing a nine-night route from Trieste with a thirteen-hour Istanbul call.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Marks 25 Years of Shore Power in Juneau
The 2001 installation was the cruise industry’s first hydroelectric shore-power connection, allowing ships to draw local electricity while docked.
Carnival Cruise Line
Bacardi Expands Cruise Packaging Pact After Carnival Waste Cuts
The model uses reusable four-and-a-half-liter ecoTOTEs, each equal to six standard bottles, with SmartPour dispensing and CircularONE tracking systems.
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Guangzhou Nansha Homeport Prepares for Adora Flora City Debut
Nansha is aligning berth allocation, gangways, shore power and clearance workflows, while coordinating events in Nansha and downtown Guangzhou.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Huna Totem Scales Back Juneau Cruise Dock as Costs Top $250M
The fifth downtown dock is intended to move anchored ships to direct berthing, eliminating an estimated 2,400 tendering trips a year without raising Juneau’s five-ship daily limit.
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Southampton Study Links Cruise Pollution to Lung Inflammation
Researchers measured air quality at six sites and found the highest concentrations near the cruise terminal area, with vanadium the most enriched element.
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Port of Quebec to Add Shore Power at Berth 30 by 2028
The installation is part of nearly seventy million dollars in Berth thirty spending, where Terminal thirty serves larger ships unable to use the city-center facility near Old Québec.