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13 Costa Smeralda Guests Face Prosecutors After Shipboard Brawl
Surveillance footage and crew accounts traced the confrontation to a comment near the nightclub before it moved into corridors and a nearby elevator bank.
Mediterranean
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Cruise Ships Add Shore Power as Ports Lag on Electric Berths
CLIA says forty-seven retrofits and thirty-nine newbuilds would lift shore-power-equipped ships to about two hundred seventy-nine by 2039, covering eighty-two percent of capacity.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Lays Keel for Fifth Icon-Class Ship in Finland
Project managers placed freshly minted coins beneath the first steel block, a maritime tradition, before construction continues in the dock for two years.
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Windstar Expands Destination Discovery Events Fleetwide in 2027
Star Pride will carry the first two after-hours Tower of London departures in May 2027, followed by Star Explorer's Ireland christening voyage on May 31.
MSC Cruises
MSC World Asia Completes Final Sea Trials Ahead of Delivery
Captain Paolo Benini will command the inaugural seven-night sailing, a Barcelona round trip calling at Marseille, Genoa, Civitavecchia, Messina and Valletta.
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Golden Horizon Sold for £110 Million After Years Laid Up in Split
Brodosplit describes the five-masted Golden Horizon as the world's largest square-rigged cruise vessel, with 36 sails and room for 324 passengers across six decks.
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Viking Astrea Floats Out Ahead of 2027 Hydrogen Cruise Debut
The 54,300-gross-ton ship will carry 998 guests in 499 staterooms, with fuel cells capable of producing up to six megawatts of power.
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Madeira Court Orders Funchal Cruise Ship Auction
Funchal is offered as-is, where-is with a minimum bid of 802,354 euros, and prospective buyers can inspect the laid-up vessel in Lisbon on September 18.
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Costa Cruises Plans 28 Istanbul Sailings for Summer 2027
Costa intends to reserve one hundred cabins on each departure for the Turkish market, totaling two thousand eight hundred cabins across the programme.
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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.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Sky Ends 27 Years With NCL Before Cordelia Transfer
A planned follow-on itinerary through the Red Sea was canceled because of regional security conditions; refurbishment has shifted from Dubai Drydocks World.
Holland America Line
Holland America Moves Oosterdam Refit Up by Five Weeks
The dry dock is planned for Marseille, with Oosterdam the first of six Vista and Signature Class ships in a program valued at more than $500 million.