Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Launches Shoe Reuse and Recycling Across U.S. Fleet
At Sneaker Impact’s Miami facility, each pair is inspected and graded; wearable shoes are cleaned for resale, while unusable pairs are broken down for materials.
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Atlas Ocean Voyages Picks Seaware to Unify Booking Operations
Atlas Adventurer is planned for 400 guests in 200 suites, with an inaugural season spanning Asia and Africa and a 128-night Grand Odyssey from Kobe to Cape Town.
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Family Entertainment Group to Manage Margaritaville at Sea Arcades
The agreement includes the Fin City Arcade aboard Margaritaville at Sea Islander, while the companies did not disclose financial terms or an implementation schedule.
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Port of Broome Industrial Action Threatens Cruise Turnarounds
Terminal 2’s floating wharf and landside support areas were developed to let vessels berth without waiting for tides in Broome’s tidal harbour.
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Crystal Firms Third Fincantieri Newbuild for 2034 Delivery
Crystal Grace, the lead ship in the series, is under construction at Fincantieri’s Marghera yard and is scheduled to debut in 2028. A second vessel is planned for May 2031.
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Transcend Names Connect, Its First Purpose-Built MICE River Vessel
Connect has sixty staterooms that can pair into thirty two-room suites, plus five full-group event spaces and ten breakout rooms.
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MSC Foundation and Vellmari Launch Ibiza Posidonia Project
Over three years, roughly six hundred volunteers and twenty-four dive centres are expected to join, with twenty-eight educators trained during the project.
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Viking to Launch First Chinese-Language Northern Europe Cruises
A fifteen-day route runs from Oslo to Stockholm with three Nordic capitals, Norwegian fjords and Berlin; a fourteen-day itinerary sails from Lisbon to Oslo.
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Miami-Dade Approves $23.15M PortMiami Deal for Margaritaville at Sea
The line will receive about 170 preferred calls at Cruise Terminal C as Beachcomber, its third and largest ship, joins a year-round Miami program.
Disney Cruise Line
Asuka Cruises Plans New Ship to Replace Aging Asuka II
Asuka II has operated for Asuka Cruises since 2006 after being built for Crystal Cruises in 1990; Nikkei said its engines and other components are outdated in 2026.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Cordelia Sky to Launch Chennai-Singapore Cruises in 2027
Each week-long sailing is scheduled to visit Langkawi and Port Klang, include an overnight stay in Phuket, and spend two days at sea in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal.
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Tarragona Cruise Port Opens First Flemingo Duty Free Store
Tarragona’s assortment pairs standard duty-free categories with local products from suppliers, including olive oils, vermouths, wines and nougat.