Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Sends Mariner to Europe for Summer 2027
The program includes a seven-night Barcelona cruise in late July timed to the 2027 total solar eclipse, whose path of totality crosses Gibraltar and North Africa.
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Fred. Olsen Offers Free Flights on Balmoral Grand Voyage Sectors
The opening eight-night sailing departs Southampton on September 30, 2026, with calls at Vigo, Cadiz for Seville, Malaga, Melilla and Alicante.
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TUI Cruises Returns Two Ships to Service After Hormuz Disruption
Mein Schiff 5 restarted from Heraklion on May 15, followed by Mein Schiff 4 from Trieste, with both summer programs scheduled into mid-October.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Jade and Gem Return With New Vibe Beach Clubs
On Norwegian Jade, a Deck Fourteen public area became a for-fee sun deck with cabanas, premium lounge seating and an added hot tub. The ship also added Starbucks on Deck Seven.
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Miray Plans Black Sea Cruises as Gemini Remains Laid Up
The roundtrip Istanbul cruises list calls at Sochi and Batumi along with Trabzon and Amasra, and Miray has not said whether the delayed start affects them.
MSC Cruises
Barcelona Mayor Seeks to Double Short-Stay Cruise Passenger Fee
A University of Barcelona study estimated 2024 cruise tourism generated about €1.2 billion in Catalonia and supported more than 9,500 jobs.
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Regent Adds Flou Sleep Systems to Seven Seas Prestige Suites
Seven Seas Prestige is due to begin its inaugural season with thirteen cruises in the Caribbean and Europe, starting from Barcelona on December 13, 2026.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Swaps Alicante for La Spezia on Legend of the Seas
Royal Caribbean told guests that full-time mobility scooter users and wheelchair users unable to take a few steps may be unable to go ashore at La Spezia.
Royal Caribbean
LTH-Baas Completes Royal Caribbean Drydock Work on Two Ships
On Ovation of the Seas, LTH-Baas installed three thousand five hundred meters of ventilation ducting with as many as three hundred fifty specialists onboard.
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VidantaWorld Opens 2027 Mediterranean Sailings on Elegant
Elegant was rebuilt from the former Voyager with larger suites, expanded outdoor decks and two tenders for yacht-oriented ports such as Saint-Tropez.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Warns of Barcelona Cruise Delays Under New EU Border Checks
Virgin said Barcelona’s port had eight scanning machines for the Entry/Exit System and that authorities had so far declined its offer to pay for more kiosks.
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TUI Cruises Names Three Guests as Mein Schiff Flow Godmothers
The selection drew about nine hundred applicants and fifteen thousand Mein Schiff fan votes; the InTUItion-class ship is listed for three thousand nine hundred eighty-four passengers.