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Cunard Delays Queen Elizabeth’s Seattle Departure for Maintenance
The Port of Seattle schedule listed Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas at Pier 91 on September 18; Queen Elizabeth moved to another berth overnight.
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Viking Astrea Floats Out as Line’s Second Hydrogen-Powered Ship
Its fuel-cell installation, supplied by Isotta Fraschini Motori, is designed to provide up to six megawatts for zero exhaust-emission operation on portions of a sailing.
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MOL Cruises Sets 2026 Launch for Mitsui Ocean Sakura
The former Seabourn Sojourn is being converted in Nagasaki and will carry up to 458 passengers in 229 ocean-view suites, most with balconies.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Aura to Debut Whitney Houston Theater Show in 2027
Norwegian Cruise Line developed the Houston production with The Estate of Whitney E. Houston and Primary Wave Music for the three-story Aura Theatre & Club.
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Travelmarvel and Quark Sign 10-Year Expedition Ship Charter
APT Travel Group described the project as one of its largest investments, and the ship will be its first ocean vessel purpose-built for Travelmarvel.
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Celebrity Compass Floats Out Ahead of 2027 Danube Debut
The one hundred seventy-two-passenger vessel will have eighty-six staterooms and six dining venues, with Martini Bar and Cafe al Bacio carried over from ocean ships.
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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.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Opens Bookings for Tropicale's 2028 Galveston Cruises
Sunsation Point will span multiple decks at the aft, with Carnival WaterWorks Ultra adding six slides and Fairway 66 Mini Golf getting a Route 66 theme.
Royal Caribbean
Hero of the Seas Floats Out at Meyer Turku in Finland
At launch, the approximately 250,800-gross-ton ship was more than 60 percent complete after crews filled the dock with more than 90 million gallons of water overnight.
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Costa Serena to House 4,000 at 2026 Asian Games
A further two thousand athletes and officials are expected to stay in wooden, shipping container-style units in Nagoya's Garden Pier area.
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Hanseatic Spirit Marks Five Years in Service After First Drydock
The ship's maiden voyage departed Hamburg on August 26, 2021, followed by a naming ceremony off the German island of Helgoland with Nemi, a seal, as godmother.