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AIDA Rebrands 2026-27 Repositioning Cruises as Time-Out Voyages
AIDAbella is scheduled to leave Kiel for Barbados on October 25, 2026, with its return Atlantic crossing beginning March 27, 2027.
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CLIA to Open 2027 RiverView Sales for Budapest-Vienna Sailing
The 2026 RiverView conference in Amsterdam drew around 600 delegates and assembled eight ships for visits, after almost 400 agents attended in Budapest in 2025.
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Nor Cruises Deal Could Give CSSC First Foreign Large Cruise Order
The agreement was signed Wednesday at a Hamburg maritime trade fair, includes options for three more vessels and calls for the proposed ships to use Fincantieri designs.
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Riga Cruise Passengers Near 2025 Record After Strong August
Scenic Eclipse II, Seven Seas Grandeur and Explora III made maiden calls in August; Explora III arrived with eight hundred nine passengers and six hundred eighty-nine crew.
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Mein Schiff 7 Completes Renewable Methanol Bunkering Test
MB Energy supplied twenty-five cubic meters of renewable methanol, with Johs. Martens delivering it by truck while about two thousand nine hundred passengers were aboard Mein Schiff 7.
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Sea Cloud Cruises Opens Bookings for 2027 Atlantic Voyages
The Dublin-to-Honfleur sector is part of Sea Cloud Cruises' North American Suite Life Upgrade offer, with eligible bookings required by October 31, 2026.
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Scenic Eclipse II Makes Maiden Call in Hamburg
The 228-passenger yacht overnighted at HafenCity Cruise Terminal during a seven-country sailing that included a transit of the Kiel Canal.
Holland America Line
Nieuw Statendam Departs Rotterdam for Solar Eclipse Cruise
Astronomer Tom Vassos is leading lectures, a Q&A and real-time eclipse commentary, with Nieuw Statendam passengers receiving protective viewing equipment.
Holland America Line
Holland America’s Zuiderdam Begins 35-Night Voyage of the Vikings
The cruise is part of Holland America's Legendary Voyages series, with an overnight in Rotterdam and less-visited calls such as Red Bay, Paamiut and Husavik.
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Fincantieri Delivers Explora III as Fleet’s First LNG Ship
The 72,810-gross-ton Explora III has 463 suites for about 922 guests and was built under RINA class surveillance with certification for polar regions.
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TUI Cruises Sets Schlagerliner 5 From Bremerhaven in 2027
The five-night sailing is scheduled to call at Rotterdam and Dover, with two sea days set aside for concerts, autograph sessions and karaoke.
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Hapag-Lloyd Plans 20th Europa's Best With 23 Michelin Stars
Guests will be served at Pool Deck degustation counters, with ten European wine experts and ten haute cuisine specialists joining the short cruise.