MSC Cruises
MSC World Asia Unveils Six Stage Shows Ahead of 2026 Debut
Following final sea trials off France’s Atlantic coast, MSC World Asia is due for delivery on November 25, with a naming ceremony set for November 28 in Le Havre.
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Seabourn Offers Up to $2,000 Onboard Credit Through 2029
Sample itineraries include Seabourn Quest’s seven-day Sweden, Denmark and Kiel Canal voyage in August 2027, pairing Scandinavian city visits with a Kiel Canal transit.
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TUI Cruises Schedules Six Porto Turnarounds for 2027
Weekly charter flights from German cities brought most Mein Schiff 6 guests to Porto, where Capasiar Unipessoal handled port agency and husbandry services.
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Blue Zephyr Cruises Launches Eastern Mediterranean Season From Lavrio
Built in Italy in 1991 as Renaissance VI, the 4,200-gross-ton Blue Zephyr underwent a six-month refurbishment that retained its fifty-seven-suite cabin count.
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Queen Anne Departs Southampton on 19-Night Mediterranean Cruise
Queen Anne’s 2027 circumnavigation will include Cunard’s return to Santos after 30 years, with an overnight in Rio de Janeiro timed to coincide with Rio Carnival.
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Celestyal Opens Bookings for 190 Mediterranean Shore Excursions
Beginning in December 2027, Journey’s Athens-to-Istanbul route includes an overnight call in Alexandria, allowing more time for trips to Cairo and the pyramids.
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Global Ports Expects Ferrol Cruise Terminal to Open in Spring 2027
GPH projects about twenty-three thousand cruise passengers at the Galician port in 2026, rising to around eighty thousand by 2034 under its management.
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Golden Horizon Heads to Malta for Refit After Reported Sale
Croatian outlet Jutarni.hr described the reported buyer as a Swiss shipowner operating about 100 vessels and valued the transaction at 110 million euros.
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Gemini Heads to Greek Auction With Bid Set at Scrap Value
Miray also cancelled planned Aegean and Black Sea operations for 2026 because of the detention, and Gemini remains prohibited from sailing in Greece.
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Windstar Reviews Star Explorer Conversion Ahead of 2026 Debut
The former World Explorer was built at West Sea in 2019 and will sail a nine-night Western Mediterranean maiden voyage calling at Cartagena, Gibraltar and Malaga.
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Explora V Drops Red Sea Sailings for Winter Mediterranean Season
Explora I’s first full South American winter season includes ten itineraries across thirty-seven destinations and anchoring at Balneario Camboriu for New Year’s Eve fireworks.
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Regent Seven Seas Adds 2027 Motorsport Programs in Europe
In Italy’s Supercar Escape, guests can drive a Ferrari on roads around Maranello and dine at Cavallino, Ferrari’s restaurant reimagined by Massimo Bottura.