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AIDA Cruises Returns as Kiel Week Sponsor for 2026 Festival
Kiel Week draws more than three point five million visitors annually, and AIDA's "Between Sky and Sea" production will include drones and lasers.
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Douglas Mawson Makes Maiden Caen Call During D-Day Events
A new Colombelles swing bridge scheduled for summer 2027 would provide a forty-meter navigable width, allowing ships up to one hundred eighty-five meters long to reach the port.
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Mein Schiff Relax Cleared After Explosives Alert in Kiel
Roughly two thousand passengers were already aboard as the precautionary response moved them away from the port side and set a safety perimeter of about one hundred fifty meters.
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Oceania Plans Three-Ship Northern Europe Season for 2027
Oceania says Insignia, Vista and Marina can pair major cities with smaller calls such as Rosendal, Stornoway, Seydisfjordur and Karlskrona.
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Fred. Olsen to Launch First Dance-Themed Cruise in 2026
The itinerary calls at Amsterdam during its Light Festival before Honfleur, with time ashore around cobbled streets, timber-framed houses and the harbor.
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AIDAsol Reaches 15 Years in Service for AIDA Cruises
AIDAsol was the first AIDA Cruises ship fitted with shore power, allowing its engines to be shut down while alongside at equipped ports.
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Polar Latitudes Expeditions Names Filip Werne Hermann CEO
Founder and board member John McKeon said Hermann’s vision for Polar Latitudes’ future gave the board confidence in the appointment.
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Hurtigruten’s Midnatsol Resumes Norway Service After Refit
Midnatsol returned to Hurtigruten's coastal fleet in late 2024 after three years with HX as Maud, regaining its original name and joining the Signature fleet.
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Baltic Ports Organization Sets Hamburg Shore Power Seminar
Hamburg’s role as a working test bed shows how shore power is moving from climate pledge to infrastructure challenge for ports balancing cleaner berths with costly grid upgrades.
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Le Havre Handles First Dual Call at New Verrazzano Terminal
The milestone signals Le Havre’s push to compete more strongly for Northern Europe cruise traffic as ports invest in larger terminals for bigger ships and tighter itineraries.
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Deutschland Starts Final Summer Season for Phoenix Reisen
The farewell underscores how chartered classic ships are becoming harder to sustain, even for operators with loyal German-speaking audiences.
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Holland America’s Rotterdam Returns After Drydock Upgrades
The refit shows how premium lines are using familiar ships to meet stronger demand for richer onboard entertainment and more flexible family travel in Europe.