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Holland America Opens Bookings for Expanded 2028 Europe Season
Nieuw Amsterdam is set for its first Europe deployment in more than ten years, and Zuiderdam’s post-refit schedule begins in the Mediterranean.
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Azamara Quest Enters Drydock for First Forward Refit
MJM Marine will carry out the work on the 2000-built Azamara Quest, including a new Penthouse Suite Deck with twelve suites and OneSpaWorld spa additions.
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Regent Seven Seas to Cut Suites in Explorer-Class Redesigns
Seven Seas Splendor is scheduled first in November 2027, followed by Seven Seas Explorer in April 2028 and Seven Seas Grandeur in October 2028.
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MSC Opens 2028 Alaska Bookings as Poesia Returns to Seattle
MSC Poesia’s recent refit added sixty-nine MSC Yacht Club suites, a private sundeck with whirlpools, Butcher’s Cut steakhouse and Kaito Sushi Bar.
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Queen Victoria to Add New Cabins During 2026 Drydock
Queen Victoria will add eight Britannia staterooms, including three Deluxe Oceanview cabins with floor-to-ceiling windows, for voyages from November 11, 2026.
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Star Pride Begins Summer Iceland Cruises From Reykjavik
The itinerary includes a twenty-four-hour call in Seydisfjordur, and August departures add Husavik before a fourteen-night Greenland voyage to Boston.
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Carnival Adventure Misses Mystery Island Due to Pontoon Door Issue
Captain Francesco Bencivenga told guests Vanuatu’s after-dark island travel rule is tied to the risk of moving a beetle that can damage coconut trees.
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TUI River Cruises Orders Two 94-Cabin Ships for 2028
TUI has not yet identified vessel names, a shipyard, deployment rivers or financial terms for the pair, after TUI Luzia's planned 2027 Douro debut.
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Celebrity Reflection to Add 13 Venues in 2027 Overhaul
The redesigned Grand Plaza will center on a Martini Bar beneath a suspended chandelier, while Sunset Park adds cabanas, lawn games, outdoor movies and live music.
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Crystal Tops Travel + Leisure Midsize Cruise Ranking Again
Travel + Leisure noted refurbished Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, Abercrombie & Kent-curated excursions and a nearly one-to-one crew-to-guest ratio.
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Tianjin Cruise Homeport Enters Peak Summer With Two Ships
Visio became the first cruise ship above one hundred thousand gross tons to homeport in Northeast China during its Dalian maiden call.
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Holland America Opens 2027-28 Caribbean Season With Longer Routes
Created with Pan Am, Zuiderdam’s 28-day anniversary voyage departs Miami on October 30, 2027, visiting 19 ports in 13 countries.