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Crystal Serenity Plans 2026 Drydock for Suite, Venue Upgrades
Deck 10 Aquamarine Classic Suites will get new furnishings without layout changes, while Crystal Cove receives a marble dance floor and new stage for live entertainment.
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Adora Mediterranea Returns to Tianjin for 25 Sailings
From July 2 through the end of August, Adora Mediterranea is scheduled to host family activities and workshops inspired by Mediterranean culture and ancient Greek art.
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Mein Schiff 3 Returns to Service After Rotterdam Drydock
TUI Cruises replaced about twelve thousand five hundred square meters of carpet on Mein Schiff 3, with part of the removed material processed into recycled underlay for reuse onboard.
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Phoenix Reisen’s Amera Enters Marseille Drydock for €15M Refit
Work includes modernizing 160 guest bathrooms, renovating the show lounge and adding new windows in the Pazifik Lounge on a ship that entered service as Royal Viking Sun.
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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.
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Harmony of the Seas Leads April Cruise Drydock Slate
The spring yard rush shows cruise lines using pre-summer maintenance windows to refresh major ships and add revenue-generating spaces before peak-season demand.
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Costa Fortuna Begins Final Season Before Margaritaville Move
The transfer shows Margaritaville at Sea moving beyond its short-cruise niche, using former Costa tonnage to build a larger presence in the competitive Florida-Caribbean market.
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Oceania Converts Nautica Into Suite-Heavy Aurelia for World Cruises
Oceania’s redesign reflects a wider luxury cruise shift toward smaller, suite-heavy ships built for travelers spending months at sea rather than just days.
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Celebrity Infinity Marks 25 Years as Europe Sailings Continue
Celebrity Infinity’s milestone underscores how seasoned ships still anchor premium cruise growth in Europe, where demand has turned the Mediterranean into a year-round market.
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Azamara Quest to Add Penthouse Deck in Fleetwide Refresh
Azamara’s first major fleetwide refresh signals how small-ship lines are investing in more premium space as destination-focused cruising grows more competitive.
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Fred. Olsen’s Borealis Makes First Call to Curaçao
Borealis’ inaugural visit underscores Curaçao’s push to attract longer, experience-led voyages from Europe, widening the island’s cruise mix beyond weeklong Caribbean circuits.
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MSC Poesia to Launch MSC’s First Alaska Season from Seattle
MSC’s Seattle debut shows how fiercely contested Alaska cruising has become, with lines betting that private-suite enclaves can lure premium travelers north.