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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.
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Port Canaveral Advances $175 Million Cruise Terminal Upgrade
Port Canaveral’s investment underscores how fast cruise growth is reshaping Florida ports as lines bring larger ships and passengers expect smoother arrivals.
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Port Canaveral Begins $95 Million Cruise Terminal 10 Expansion
The terminal is planned for ships carrying as many as six thousand seven hundred passengers, with Disney Cruise Line, MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean among its users.
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MSC Sets 2026 Opening for Catalina Sugar Beach in Dominican Republic
MSC Opera is due to call weekly from La Romana as MSC Cruises begins what it said will be its first year-round Southern Caribbean program.
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Penang’s Swettenham Pier Can Now Berth Two Mega Cruise Ships
Penang’s expanded Swettenham Pier can now berth two mega cruise ships at once, with a planned ground transport area for up to eighty buses.
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Port Tampa Bay Starts Work on Fourth Cruise Terminal for 2029
Kimmins Contracting is placing fill and relocating stormwater systems through late 2026 before a settlement period stabilizes the Ybor Channel site.
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Mexico Cruise Traffic Rises 17% as Pacific Ports Lead Gains
Puerto Chiapas posted the fastest named-port gain, with passenger traffic up 90.2 percent and ship arrivals up 71.4 percent near the Guatemala border.
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Acapulco Cruise Port Unveils New Brand Under 24-Year Deal
The new logo references La Quebrada’s cliff divers, with a turquoise color tied to Acapulco Bay, and Emilio Vazquez Villanueva was named general manager.
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Port of Galveston Starts First Mobility Study Amid Cruise Growth
The port has secured almost five million dollars in grants for road, sidewalk and wayfinding improvements as the review identifies priority fixes.
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St. Thomas Cruise Harbor Dredging to Start in September 2026
Havensight can berth up to three large cruise ships, but Boschulte said the channel and turning basin lacked the depth for the largest vessels to enter safely.
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Papeete Cruise Calls to Rise 25% in 2026 as Operators Add Ships
Silversea’s Silver Whisper is scheduled for seventeen voyages from April through September 2026, including Society Islands sailings from Papeete.
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Mein Schiff 6 Starts Homeport Sailings From Leixões
Passengers can combine the northbound and southbound loops into a fourteen-night voyage without repeating ports, spanning Portugal, Spain, Morocco, the United Kingdom and France.