Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Reimburses Oasis Guests After Storm Delay
Guests without internet packages received 60-minute access vouchers to rearrange travel, while Royal Caribbean-booked airfare was to be adjusted automatically.
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Victory Casino Cruises Suspends Port Canaveral Sailings Indefinitely
Before the suspension, Victory I ran five-hour cruises twice daily from Terminal B-2, with casino play beginning about 45 minutes after departure.
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Port of Palm Beach Seeks Bids for $43 Million Cruise Expansion
Margaritaville at Sea Paradise has operated from Palm Beach since April 2022; the approximately 722-foot ship carries up to 1,680 passengers on Bahamas sailings.
MSC Cruises
MSC World Atlantic Floats Out Ahead of 2027 Caribbean Debut
Designed for up to 6,762 passengers, MSC World Atlantic will have 2,626 cabins and more than 38,000 square metres of public areas across seven districts.
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Viking Takes Delivery of 82-Guest Nile Ship Sekhmet
Built for Nile operations, the 72-meter Viking Sekhmet carries 41 outside staterooms and 48 crew members, with an Aquavit Terrace offering indoor and outdoor space.
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MSC Breaks Ground on Sandy Cay Private Island in The Bahamas
Construction and site preparation were already well underway before the ceremony, with plans for five beaches, swimming and snorkeling, dining venues and private retreats.
Royal Caribbean
Astoria’s 2026 Cruise Season Nears Close With Serenade Visit
The fall schedule had been due to start with Brilliant Lady on September 12, but the Port of Astoria said that visit, expected to bring about 2,700 passengers, was canceled.
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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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AROYA Brings 3,400 Tourists to Aqaba from Jeddah
The ship docked at eight in the morning and is due out at nine in the evening, with shuttle buses assigned for downtown Aqaba, Petra and Wadi Rum.
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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.
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Edge Begins Repositioning Voyage to Australia
The Hawaii leg includes a thirteen-hour call at Kailua Kona, an overnight stay in Hilo and a night aboard in Honolulu before passengers disembark.
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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.