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Celestyal Adds Agios Nikolaos as Regular Crete Call
Celestyal Journey’s May 12 inaugural call brought about one thousand one hundred passengers and crew from thirty-two countries; Agios Nikolaos replaces Heraklion on the route.
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Aman at Sea Eyes First Madeira Call in 2028
APRAM said the interest emerged during June 9-12 MedCruise meetings in Palermo, where Madeira also discussed shore-excursion options with existing callers.
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Fred. Olsen Adds Four First-Time Ports to 2027 Winter Program
The launch set’s longest itinerary is Bolette’s thirty-three-night Caribbean Christmas Island Hopping cruise from Southampton, calling at Barbados, Tortola and Madeira.
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Engine-Room Work Starts on Royal Caribbean’s Sixth Icon-Class Ship
The prefabricated module contains the ship’s main engines, liquefied natural gas tanks and auxiliary machinery before tugboats move it from Gdynia to Turku.
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Holland America to Position Oosterdam off Spain for 2026 Eclipse
Adam Burgasser, a University of California San Diego professor who joined Koningsdam for the 2024 eclipse, will sail on Oosterdam for question-and-answer sessions and live commentary.
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Regent Seven Seas Sets First Elemis Wellness Voyage for 2027
The Elemis sailing departs August 21, 2027, from Trieste to Barcelona, with BeMoved classes, mindfulness enrichment and Blue Zone-inspired culinary menus.
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Celebrity Cruises Deploys Eight Ships in Europe for Summer 2026
Celebrity Xcel, which entered service in late 2025, is sailing its first Mediterranean and Atlantic summer with seven- to eleven-night cruises from Barcelona and Piraeus.
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MV Gemini Arrested in Greece Over Miray Cruises Debts
Bureau Veritas lists Gemini’s certificates as suspended as of May because a survey was overdue, while Equasis identifies its Cameroon registry as a false flag.
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Santorini Limits Athinios Cruise Disembarkation to 30%
At Ormos Fira, passengers reach the clifftop town by cable car or a stairway of roughly six hundred steps; the harbor has no direct road access.
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Fincantieri Delivers LNG-Ready Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises
The ship can carry three thousand nine hundred eighty-four passengers and has a heat-processing system that converts organic waste into recyclable material.
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Aroya to Show 2026 World Cup Matches on Mediterranean Cruises
The 3,400-guest ship will sail seven-night cruises to Turkey, Egypt and Greece while the World Cup runs June 11 to July 19 in North America.
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Maine Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Cruise Ship Assault
The victim contacted local law enforcement in Maine after returning home, and the case was referred to the FBI before charges were filed in June 2025.