Royal Caribbean
PortMiami Adds Traffic Measures as Cruise Crowds Reach New Highs
Passengers heading to terminals AA, A, B, C and D are being directed through the PortMiami Tunnel; those using terminals E, F, G, J and V should use the bridge.
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Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Discusses Melbourne Homeport for 2028-29
Crown Princess opened Victoria’s 2026-27 cruise season at Station Pier on October 12, arriving with 3,000 visitors and 1,200 crew. The terminal has 63 ships scheduled.
Holland America Line
Holland America Details 2027 Pan Am Centenary Cruise
In Trinidad and Tobago, the “Pan Am’s Caribbean: Wings of Trinidad” excursion visits Chaguaramas, the former flying-boat base where Clippers landed.
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Variety Cruises Launches Croatia and Montenegro Itinerary for 2027
The fare includes four guided excursions to Dubrovnik’s Old Town, Mljet National Park, Hvar and Kotor, plus 14 onboard meals with drinks at lunch and dinner.
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Costa Serena’s Return Leaves Gap in Santos Short-Cruise Program
Costa Serena will introduce the Sea Destinations program to South America, with onboard parties off Copacabana and near Balneario Camboriu rather than extra port calls.
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Salika Kebschull Named Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Managing Director
Kebschull previously led cruise consultancy at Sea Cloud Cruises and held hotel-sector roles at Relais & Châteaux and Hotel München Palace.
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PortMiami Announces 16-Ship Cruise Lineup for 2026-27
The schedule begins with Ponant Explorations’ L’Austral and Explora III in October 2026, then concludes with Royal Caribbean’s Hero of the Seas in August 2027.
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UnCruise Opens 2027-28 Baja Sailings With Local Suppliers
Seafood comes from a local fishermen’s collective, while vegetable scraps go to The Serpentarium in La Paz, a zoological park conserving endemic species.
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Bhaya Soul Becomes SLH’s First Asia-Pacific Luxury Boat
Bhaya Cruises is promoting combined wellness itineraries pairing a voyage through the bays with a stay at Namia River Retreat on the Thu Bon River.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Brings Cruise Search to ChatGPT
Travelers need a free ChatGPT account and must connect the Princess app before directing requests to @princesscruises to compare ships and itineraries.
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Natchez Breaks Ground on $5M Mississippi River Cruise Dock
Planned near Silver Street and the Under-the-Hill district close to downtown, the facility will include water and electrical service and public river access.
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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.