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Port of New Orleans Tops 1 Million Cruise Passenger Movements in 2025
New Orleans is emerging as a rare river-and-ocean cruise gateway, signaling how lines are betting on the Gulf Coast for year-round demand as larger ships return.
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Azamara Names 2025 Travel Partner Award Winners Across 15 Categories
Azamara’s trade-first push shows how cruise lines are doubling down on advisors to win premium, destination-heavy travelers, turning partnerships and training into growth engines.
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Margaritaville at Sea Unveils Beachcomber Bars, Zac Brown Venue
As Caribbean sailings from Miami get more crowded, Margaritaville is betting on shipwide nightlife and a celebrity-curated music hall to stand out beyond itineraries.
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Royal Caribbean Drops Japan Ports on Select Shanghai Sailings
Geopolitics is redrawing Northeast Asia cruise maps, pushing more Shanghai sailings toward South Korea. Ports like Incheon stand to gain as Japan calls fall out of favor.
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Wrangell Approves 40-Year Lease for American Cruise Lines Dock
As small ship cruising expands in Southeast Alaska, ports are testing how to partner without surrendering the waterfront. Wrangell's model may shape talks from Haines to Petersburg.
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MSC Opera to Homeport Year-Round in La Romana Starting Nov 2026
Year-round homeporting in La Romana shows cruise lines are pushing beyond the winter rush. It also elevates the Dominican Republic from a port call to a regional hub.
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Carnival Elation First Ship Lifted by New Freeport East End Drydock
With cruise fleets aging and retrofit schedules tightening, Freeport’s expanded drydock capacity signals a shift toward keeping Caribbean maintenance closer to home.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Names John Chernesky Chief Sales Officer
As cruise capacity expands, Norwegian is betting that tighter coordination between advisor and direct sales will sharpen pricing and partnerships in a more competitive booking market.
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Royal Caribbean Starts Building Fifth Icon Class Ship at Turku Yard
Another Icon Class build signals Royal Caribbean’s bet that demand for mega-ships will hold. For Turku, the long pipeline keeps Finland at the center of cruise shipbuilding.
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Celebrity Solstice Enters Singapore Drydock for 45-Day Refit
Celebrity is betting big on modernizing midlife ships instead of ordering new tonnage, as premium lines race to refresh onboard experiences and protect yields in a crowded market.
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Carnival Schedules 600+ Drydock Days in 2026 for Efficiency Retrofits
Carnival is turning routine yard time into a proving ground for repeatable fuel-saving retrofits, reflecting how cruise lines are chasing efficiency as rules tighten.
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Fog Delays Carnival Spirit in Mobile, Shifts New Year Cruise Boarding
The fog hold shows how quickly Gulf Coast cruise turnarounds can snarl during peak holidays, testing smaller ports as Carnival grows Mobile into a bigger homeport.