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Royal Partner+ Tops 200 Agency Partners in China
Launched March 10, Royal Partner+ offers agents price quotes in about thirty seconds, automatic confirmation letters and more than three hundred marketing materials.
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Mitsui Ocean Names Kelly Predmesky North America Sales Lead
The Summer in Japan Sale covers 11 sailings from June through September 2026 aboard the 458-guest Mitsui Ocean Fuji, with shore experiences included in most ports.
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AIDAprima Marks 10 Years Since Hamburg Debut
Construction delays cancelled AIDAprima’s repositioning voyage, sending the ship to Germany with crew only before Emma Schweiger christened it in Hamburg.
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Nippon Maru Ends 36-Year Career With Final Yokohama Call
Mitsui Ocean Fuji also called at Yokohama for the farewell, while Nippon Maru remained docked there with no post-service plan disclosed.
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Mitsui Ocean Cruises Launches 2026 Summer in Japan Sale
The all-suite Mitsui Ocean Fuji, formerly Seabourn Odyssey, entered service for Mitsui in December 2024, with South Korean calls at Busan, Yeosu and Jeju.
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Azamara Launches New Entertainment Slate on Pursuit
Azamara is using entertainment to deepen its destination-focused identity, showing how smaller premium lines are turning onboard culture into a sharper point of differentiation.
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Atlas Opens 2026 Bookings for Hybrid Sailing Yacht Adventurer
Atlas's wind-assisted hybrid yacht shows how expedition cruising is betting on quieter, lower-fuel tech as lines chase growth in Asia beyond the polar playbook.
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Japan Consortium Develops Methanol Retrofit Designs for Bulk Carriers
Bulk carriers will sail for years, so methanol retrofits may be the quickest decarbonization lever. Japan’s new consortium targets class-ready conversion designs.
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Princess Cruises' Biggest Asia Deployment Puts Two Ships in Tokyo
Princess is treating Japan as the anchor market for Asia cruising, a sign the region’s fly-cruise rebound is maturing into longer, culture-driven itineraries.
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Asuka III to Take Over Annual World Cruise After Asuka II's Farewell
With two ships built for different travelers, Asuka Cruise is betting that shorter, work-friendly sailings can grow Japan’s cruise market while its flagship tradition stays intact.
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Oriental Land Forms Subsidiary for Disney-Branded Japan Cruises
Oriental Land’s move into Disney-branded cruising signals a new battleground for family travel in Japan, as operators chase year-round leisure growth beyond theme parks.
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R Yacht Picks cruisePAL Systems for Sefu Ahead of 2027 Debut
As Japan’s cruise newcomers bet on boutique, year-round sailing, integrated reservations and onboard technology are becoming the backbone for consistent, hotel-style service at sea.