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Minnesota Pastor Dies After Spinal Injury Aboard Sun Princess
After emergency spinal surgery in Naples on August 17, Junker arrived at Mayo Clinic in Rochester on August 23 for further treatment arranged by his family.
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Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Drops Princess Cays From Six Ships in 2026
The Oct. 17, 2026 Regal Princess departure is the last published Princess itinerary including the 40-acre Eleuthera retreat, which has hosted passengers since 1992.
Carnival Cruise Line
Wärtsilä Signs Eight-Year Deal for Carnival LNG Cruise Ships
Shore monitoring and condition-based maintenance are part of the scope, with Wärtsilä also tying performance targets to fewer unplanned stops.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages Adds Astronauts to 2026 Solar Eclipse Cruises
It will be the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe since 1999, with totality crossing northern Spain and waters east of the Balearic Islands.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Completes Celebration Key Pier Expansion on Grand Bahama
Star Princess is scheduled to visit on November 1, 2026, followed by AIDAdiva on November 9 during a Caribbean sailing from New York City.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Opens 2028 Europe Sales for Biggest Season Yet
Six ships will sail from thirteen departure ports, with itineraries covering one hundred twenty-eight destinations in thirty-seven countries and access to one hundred one UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Harding+ Extends Princess Cruises Retail Deal Through 2031
Harding+ said its stock integrity program remains part of the plan, improving inventory accuracy and supply chain execution while reducing back-of-house retail tasks.
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Global Cruise Ship Orderbook Climbs to $90 Billion
Princess’s three Voyager-class ships will be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard, the company’s largest shipbuilding facility by area and capacity.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Orders Three LNG-Capable Megaships for $2.3B
The order highlights how cruise brands are booking scarce shipyard slots years ahead, a bet that demand for ever-larger ships will hold through the next decade.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises Orders Three LNG Voyager-class Ships from Fincantieri
The order shows big cruise brands are locking in megaship capacity for the next decade while leaning on liquefied natural gas as a bridge fuel amid tightening emissions rules.
Princess Cruises
Fishermen Block Corsica Ports, Forcing Princess to Skip Ajaccio
Corsica’s port blockade shows how rising costs and industry pressure can ripple beyond fishing, exposing how fragile Mediterranean cruise and ferry networks are for island economies.
Princess Cruises
St. Maarten to Host Sun Princess and Allura Maiden Calls on Jan. 1
Landing both a mega ship and a boutique luxury debut underscores St. Maarten’s clout in a crowded Caribbean market, and tests how ports scale standout experiences for every cruiser.