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UnCruise to More Than Double Aleutian Islands Capacity in 2028
The 1976-built Wilderness Explorer is being renovated in Seattle with steel work, a new water-maker and updates to its galley, lounge, bar and dining room.
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Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Plans 52 European Voyages in 2028
Ilma’s May 9 Athens roundtrip includes Amorgos and Nafplio along with Mykonos and Santorini, while Evrima’s July 12 sailing follows Norway’s coast.
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Hobart Named Host of Australian Cruise Conference in 2027
Hobart last hosted the association in 2012; Abel cited direct flights to every Australian capital except Darwin, new luxury hotels and the city’s Antarctic role.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Miami Judge Dismisses Frank Del Rio’s Fraud Suit Against NCLH
Judge Mavel Ruiz found Florida's statute of frauds kept Del Rio from using fraud claims to pursue pay beyond his signed two-and-a-half-year, $10 million agreement.
Princess Cruises
Crown Princess Opens Australia’s 2026-27 Cruise Season in Sydney
The call also wraps up Crown Princess’s one hundred fourteen-night world cruise, which visited forty-four destinations before crossing the South Pacific.
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Viking Takes Delivery of 82-Guest Nile River Ship
The Nile cruiser has forty-one staterooms, a crew of forty-eight and an indoor-outdoor Aquavit Terrace, with the cruisetour beginning and ending in Cairo.
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Azamara Names Alex Pinelo Chief Sales Officer
Pinelo succeeds Michelle Lardizabal, who left in May for Signature Travel Network. His career includes roles at AmaWaterways, Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line.
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New Alliance Warns Rising Costs Threaten Australia’s Cruise Sector
The report says cruise lines spend about one point five billion Australian dollars locally each year, while passengers add about one point eight billion.
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Atlas Adds Four Long Voyages to Adventurer’s Debut Season
The Grand Odyssey Expedition departs Kobe for Cape Town on November 30, 2028, and includes three exclusive shoreside experiences.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Plans Mahahual K'iin Community Center
Chosen through a community vote, the center’s name means “the sun of Mahahual,” and plans call for a soccer pitch plus basketball and volleyball courts.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Group Adds Former Airbnb Operations Chief to Board
Before Airbnb, Bunch held senior leadership posts at Apple and Hewlett-Packard, and she serves on The Vanguard Group’s board and its Audit Committee.
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Star Clippers Names Former Lindblad Executive Leo Chang CEO
The Monaco-based company, founded in 1989 by Mikael Krafft, operates Royal Clipper, Star Flyer and Star Clipper and has a United States presence in Miami.