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Costa Cruises Launches Independence Day Sale for 2026-27 Sailings
The promotion is limited to North American residents and must be booked by July 5, 2026, with Costa naming six ships but no starting fares.
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Marine Educator Cristina Ozores Named Explora III Godmother
The announcement came on World Ocean Day; Explora III is designed for about nine hundred twenty-five guests in oceanfront suites and about seven hundred crew.
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Celestyal to Screen 2026 FIFA World Cup Matches on Two Ships
Celestyal named no broadcast channel or rights provider, and full venue details and match timings will be confirmed cruise by cruise in each ship’s daily itinerary.
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MSC Cruises Reveals Longest Dry Slide at Sea for World Asia
The slide will carry guests from an elevated walkway around the Tree of Life to the World Promenade, spanning 12 decks in The Harbour family zone.
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Antalya Port Opens Shared Piers to Larger Cruise Ships
Aroya is expected to make ten more Antalya calls this year after sailing from Jeddah toward Istanbul via Sharm el-Sheikh, Port Sokhna and Suez.
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Seabourn Quest Returns From Drydock After Major Interior Renovation
The Club received a speakeasy-style redesign with a new bar and lighting, while more than twenty thousand square meters of removed carpet were kept out of landfill.
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Greek Police Charge Palestinian in Hamas-Linked Crown Iris Plot
The Crete arrest followed a tip from Cyprus, where four Palestinian men were detained in May as part of an investigation into alleged explosive-making materials.
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Valletta Cruise Port Signs Deal to Restore Power Station as Hotel
The Floriana building later housed the Central Power Station, where Malta’s first public electricity service began in 1894 with four steam-driven generating units.
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Global Ports Holding Wins 30-Year Ferrol Cruise Terminal Deal
The first phase calls for a 480-square-meter building, and Global Ports Holding plans a mobile facility so Ferrol can handle more than one cruise call at once.
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MSC Meraviglia Returns to Europe for First Time Since 2022
Passengers can board the seven-night rotation in Spain, France or Italy, with Tunis included as a call but not an embarkation port.
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Hapag-Lloyd Plans Four Europa Music Cruises for 2026-27
The Palma-to-Tenerife sailing also appears in Hapag-Lloyd's 2027 Golf & Cruise program, accompanied by PGA of Germany president Stefan Quirmbach.
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MSC World Asia to Be Named in Le Havre in 2026
Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, MSC World Asia is listed at about 215,863 gross tons, with capacity for 6,758 passengers and 2,142 crew.